Some English Words

1. Ponderous
Meaning: slow and clumsy because of great weight.
Synonym: clumsy, slow, heavy, awkward,
Antonym: light, graceful, elegant
Sentence: "a swarthy, ponderous giant of a man"

2. Poignant
Meaning: evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.
Synonym: touching, moving, sad, saddening, affecting,
Antonym: unaffecting, unemotional, unimpressive
Sentence: "a poignant reminder of the passing of time"


3. Plebiscite
Meaning: the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.
Synonym: vote, referendum, ballot, poll
Sentence: "the administration will hold a plebiscite for the approval of constitutional reforms"

4. Plausible
Meaning: (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable.
Synonym: credible, reasonable, believable,
Antonym: unlikely, improbable
Sentence: "a plausible explanation"

5. Portend
Meaning: be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen.
Synonym: presage, augur, foreshadow, foretell, prophesy
Sentence: "the eclipses portend some major events"

6. Posthumous
Meaning: occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator., (of a child) born after the death of its father.
Synonym: postmortem
Antonym: antemortem
Sentence: "he was awarded a posthumous Military Cross"

7. Potable
Meaning: safe to drink; drinkable.
Synonym: drinkable
Antonym: contaminated, dirty, foul, polluted;
Sentence: "there is no supply of potable water available"

8. Potpourri
Meaning: a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to perfume a room.
a mixture or medley of things.
Synonym: mixture, assortment, collection, selection
Sentence: "he played a potpourri of tunes from Gilbert and Sullivan"

9. Pragmatic
Meaning: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
Synonym: practical, realistic
Antonym: idealistic, impractical, unrealistic, utopian
Sentence: "a pragmatic approach to politics"

10. Predilection
Meaning: a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something.
Synonym: liking, fondness, preference, partiality,
Sentence: "your predilection for pretty girls"