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collateral

Short Definition : security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters

Definition
(noun) a security pledged for the repayment of a loan Definition
(adj) descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
Synonyms : indirect
Example Sentence
  • cousins are collateral relatives
  • an indirect descendant of the Stuarts
Definition
(adj) serving to support or corroborate
Example Sentence
  • collateral evidence
Definition
(adj) accompany, concomitant
Example Sentence
  • collateral target damage from a bombing run
Definition
(adj) situated or running side by side
Example Sentence
  • collateral ridges of mountains
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When you give a loan to someone and he doesnot return the money what will you do??? You'll call him repeatedly but he will say "CALL LATER". To avoid this scene, you will take some kind of security such as property, jewellery...

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REMEMBER THE MOVIE COLLATERAL DAMAGE... damages are caused if security is not proper.... so easily remember.. its security given for loan...

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colateral - a house or a jewel is lateral to the loan and hence a co-lateral. If you are late in paying loans, then you have to pay with the co-late-ral

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collation

Short Definition : a light meal; collating

Definition
(noun) a light informal meal
Synonyms : bite snack
Definition
(noun) assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence Definition
(noun) careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for collation

col(collage)+late+on -->if u r late for coll u can have only a light meal :)

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Collation is a light meal,often offered to guests when there is insufficient time for fuller entertainment. It is often rendered cold collation in reference to the usual lack of hot or cooked food. COLD FOOD AT OCCASION= COLLATION

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If I don't have time to eat have COLA instead - that would be light.Cola+Tiffin=Collation.

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think of it as CALL-AT-ON...ur girlfriend call u for a light meal at her home..

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split as cold + nation >> in cold nations(where the temperature is usually low), we get only fried chicken or salads for meals, which is a kind of light meal for we indians...

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collected

Short Definition : composed; calm; self-possessed

Definition
(adj) brought together in one place
Synonyms : gathered
Example Sentence
  • the collected works of Milton
  • the gathered folds of the skirt
Definition
(adj) in full control of your faculties
Example Sentence
  • the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination
  • perfectly poised and sure of himself
  • more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen
  • strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble

colloquial

Short Definition : pertaining to conversational or common speech; informal; N. colloquialism: colloquial expression

Definition
(adj) characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
Synonyms : conversational
Example Sentence
  • wrote her letters in a colloquial style
  • the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for colloquial

colloquial - can be read as Coll - local so we use local language(informal) language in our college..

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It contains the root LOQ which means it is related to speech

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LOCAL language conversation,( a conversation in local language say Gujarati is informal) Where as ENGLISH is formal language for business etc

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colloquy

Short Definition : informal discussion; conversation

Definition
(noun) a conversation especially a formal one Definition
(noun) formal conversation
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for colloquy

call a guy.. conversation on phone

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sounds like colloquium - an educational meeting where a formal conversations takes place.

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call+lucky... if u call lucky ur friend you will have an informal discussion

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elocution- for both colloqual and colloquy -means pertaining to speech or conversation

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CALL ALL TREES for a high level meeting.

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colloquy = col + loquy;coal + loquy (talk); talk like coal i.e black ype talk i.e bad mannered talk.

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collusion

Short Definition : conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude

Definition
(noun) secret agreement Definition
(noun) agreement on a secret plot
Synonyms : connivance
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for collusion

people who involve in collusion, try to create an Illusion that everything is fine

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You can just see some Illusions of a collusion.

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ollu- resembles ullu(owl) ,,ullu banaya..vo fraud nikala..

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collusion: sounds like कालू-योजन(आ) means some evil plans

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co-illusion illusion created by a secret agreement among the group of people

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collision of ppl wid "kala vision" or bad prpos...so conspiracy...

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You might make an allusion about a collusion, but you wouldn't talk about it openly

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conclusion of collusion

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See as COL. see an illusion of Agreement b/w two countries...

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Etymology: from Old French collusion; from Latin collusionem, "act of colluding"; from colludere, from com-, "together" + ludere, "to play"; from ludus "game".

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Terrorist having a Collusion about an Explosion

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(sounds like illusion): That they have secret agreement, it was his illusion.

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relate with Collision of alpha n beta particles in radioactive element experiments.. such experiments are done under secret

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colossal

Short Definition : huge

Definition
(adj) so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
Synonyms : prodigious stupendous
Example Sentence
  • colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple
  • has a colossal nerve
  • a prodigious storm
  • a stupendous field of grass
  • stupendous demand
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for colossal

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remember the colosseum - one of the seven wonders of the world, which was a huge theatre in the olden days

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Its huge loss

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collision refers to bombardment of two massive objects with force,so remember collision wih colossal

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COLOUR+LOSS....loss of hair colour or colour of skin(vitilgo) is a huge loss

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colossus

Short Definition : gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance

Definition
(noun) someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful Definition
(noun) a person of exceptional importance and reputation
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for colossus

if you can remember colossal...a great statue..gigantic..

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remember colosseum - the Italian amphitheater. It is an epitome of colossus(enormous structure)in architecture

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coma

Short Definition : deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow

Definition
(noun) a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
Synonyms : comatoseness
Definition
(noun) (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds) Definition
(noun) (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed

comatose

Short Definition : in a coma; extremely sleepy

Definition
(adj) relating to or associated with a coma
Example Sentence
  • comatose breathing
  • comatose state
Definition
(adj) in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli
Example Sentence
  • a comatose patient
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for comatose

Coma - in a coma tose - coma ka dose ... very sleepy

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"comatose"- sounds like a toast to coma

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