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commemorate

Short Definition : honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war

Definition
(verb) mark by some ceremony or observation
Synonyms : mark
Example Sentence
  • The citizens mark the anniversary of the revolution with a march and a parade
Definition
(verb) call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
Synonyms : remember
Example Sentence
  • We remembered the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
  • Remember the dead of the First World War
Definition
(verb) be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
Example Sentence
  • This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps
  • We memorialized the Dead
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for commemorate

come + memory(ative) remembering something and honouring it. if we forget some1 bday we ll close eyes and says please come to memory.

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Focus on Memor which does mean memory and com means together so commemorate means when people recall their past great events together it can be expressed as commemorate.

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focus on the first half of word commem(COMMEND)+orate.and we always COMMEND AND honour the PEOPLE who had done something great for us..

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commemorative

Short Definition : remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp

Definition
(noun) an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person Definition
(adj) intended as a commemoration
Synonyms : commemorating
Example Sentence
  • a commemorative plaque
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for commemorative

com + MEMORATIVE memory = remembering

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!re!-collecting(COM)-memorial(MEMORATE)

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commensurate

Short Definition : equal in extent; of the same size

Definition
(adj) corresponding in size or degree or extent
Example Sentence
  • pay should be commensurate with the time worked
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for commensurate

SPLIT AS COMMON - ENSURED -RATE. WHICH MEANS, OUR RATE WILL BE EQUAL TO THE CHEAPEST PRODUCT!

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common measure?

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think about mensuration which is a study of length, and angle

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come and see the rate. it'll be equal to the rate of the cheapest product.

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com-together, mensuro (latin)- measure.

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common men always ensure rate,he always ensure that rates are according to products size weight n measurement.

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commensurate ( gommen sap is sur and can ate the man equal to its size

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it is like compensate.whether it is able to compensate or not(by matching with size or rate or something)

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com(common)mensuration (branch of maths dealing with size, area).. hence common size..

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commiserate

Short Definition : feel or express pity or sympathy for

Definition
(verb) to feel or express sympathy or compassion
Synonyms : sympathise sympathize
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co+miserate ...share one's misery by being with them or identifying their misery vicariously

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commisioner felt sympathetic and expressed his pittness over mis erate's death.

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Its a great misery! We should all commiserate!

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Sounds like Coma + se => wen u see some one in coma state u tend to express pity or sympathy.

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commiserate can be split as com,misery..come for the misery to express your feelings..

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in india commissioner is rated (bribe) for doing work. i feel pity for him as he has become like a product in the market which people use for money.

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Committee( Of people) + (someone's) sorrow + Ate.

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commodious

Short Definition : spacious and comfortable

Definition
(adj) large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)
Synonyms : convenient
Example Sentence
  • a commodious harbor
  • a commodious building suitable for conventions
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for commodious

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people always want there cammod(commod) to be spacious and comfortable,as a living room...lol..!!!

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something which can accomodate more commodity -- commodious.

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a commodity gives us more comfort and too keep a number of commodities, we need a spacious house!!

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A COMODO Dragon is a huge lizard.

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Commodious is something which can ACOOMODATE lot of things in it.

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Commodious is something which can ACOOMODATE lot of things in it.

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a commodious commode[کمد لباس] is more desirable than a small one.

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commonplace

Short Definition : ordinary; N: something ordinary or common; trite remark

Definition
(noun) a trite or obvious remark Definition
(adj) completely ordinary and unremarkable
Example Sentence
  • air travel has now become commonplace
  • commonplace everyday activities
Definition
(adj) not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
Example Sentence
  • an unglamorous job greasing engines
Definition
(adj) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Example Sentence
  • bromidic sermons
  • his remarks were trite and commonplace
  • hackneyed phrases
  • a stock answer
  • repeating threadbare jokes
  • parroting some timeworn axiom
  • the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for commonplace

all the students dont get scholarship are in commonplace that means they are ordinary

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commonwealth

Short Definition : nation governed by the people; republic; people of a nation

Definition
(noun) the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico) Definition
(noun) a politically organized body of people under a single government
Example Sentence
  • the state has elected a new president
  • African nations
  • students who had come to the nation's capitol
  • the country's largest manufacturer
  • an industrialized land
Definition
(noun) a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another Definition
(noun) a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Synonyms : democracy republic
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for commonwealth

Common people well held the ruling power.

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communal

Short Definition : held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune

Definition
(adj) for or by a group rather than individuals
Example Sentence
  • dipping each his bread into a communal dish of stew
  • a communal settlement in which all earnings and food were shared
  • a group effort
Definition
(adj) relating to a small administrative district or community
Example Sentence
  • communal elections in several European countries
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for communal

communal pertains to community.

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make communal..commun to common

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commun means to share so, commune, community, communism, communicable, communication, commonality, incommunicado all are associated with to share somthing between groups

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Common to all.

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commune

Short Definition : small (often rural) community whose members share work and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings; Ex. commune with nature

Definition
(noun) the smallest administrative district of several European countries Definition
(noun) a body of people or families living together and sharing everything Definition
(verb) communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity
Example Sentence
  • He seemed to commune with nature
Definition
(verb) receive Communion, in the Catholic church
Synonyms : communicate
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for commune

commun means to share so, commune, community, communism, communicable, communication, commonality, incommunicado all are associated with to share somthing between groups

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compact

Short Definition : agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement

Definition
(noun) a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
Synonyms : powder compact
Definition
(noun) a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
Synonyms : concordat covenant
Definition
(noun) a small and economical car
Synonyms : compact car
Definition
(verb) have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
Synonyms : pack
Example Sentence
  • This powder compacts easily
  • Such odd-shaped items do not pack well
Definition
(verb) compress into a wad
Synonyms : bundle pack wad
Example Sentence
  • wad paper into the box
Definition
(verb) make more compact by or as if by pressing
Synonyms : compress pack together
Example Sentence
  • compress the data
Definition
(verb) squeeze or press together
Example Sentence
  • she compressed her lips
  • the spasm contracted the muscle
Definition
(adj) closely and firmly united or packed together
Example Sentence
  • compact soil
  • compact clusters of flowers
Definition
(adj) having a short and solid form or stature
Example Sentence
  • a wrestler of compact build
  • he was tall and heavyset
  • stocky legs
  • a thickset young man
Definition
(adj) briefly giving the gist of something
Example Sentence
  • a short and compendious book
  • a compact style is brief and pithy
  • succinct comparisons
  • a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for compact

com+PACT.. A pact is an agreement

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Com-together, pact is similar to pack- means packed together or tight

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com PACT- pact means greementa written a

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compact= co+pact and pact= agreement

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come and sign a pact(compact) that you will compact this in briefcase by contracting not breaking.

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