Word 21st Aug 2011

Word: Pallet
Form: noun
Meaning: Large wooden or metal tray or platform for carrying goods esp. one that can be raised using a fork-lift truck.

Word 20th Aug 2011

Word: Palimpsest
Form: noun
Meaning: Manuscript from which the original writing has been removed in order to create space for new writing.

Word 19th Aug 2011

Word: Palate
Form: adjective
Meaning: roof of the mouth.
similar word or word derived from it: Palatable(adjective), meaning:pleasant to taste

Word 18th Aug 2011

Word: Paladin
Form: noun
Meaning: Champion, Aladdin was paladin of the magic world.
Eg: a paladin of liberty.
Syn: guardian, hero, knight
Ant: coward, loser

Word 17th Aug 2011

Word: Padre
Form: noun
Meaning: (used esp as a form of address) clergyman in the armed forces.

Word 16th Aug 2011

Word: Palanquin
Form: noun
Meaning: A palanquin or palki was a kind of litter used in India for the conveyance of travelers. It was a wooden, rectangular box with movable sides and was large enough to allow the passenger to sit or lie down. It was carried by four bearers, by means of two poles passed through rings attached to it.

Word 15th Aug 2011

Word: Palatial
Form: adjective
Meaning: like a palace.

Word 14th Aug 2011

Word: Pallete
Meaning: Thin board on which an artist mixes colours when painting with a hole for the thumb to hold it by.

Word 13th Aug 2011

Word: Pachyderm (n)
derm = skin
so pachyderm can be remembered as thick skinned animal
Mnemonic: thick skinned animal

Meaning: Any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.