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concave

Short Definition : hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex

Definition
(adj) curving inward
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consists of cave.. so hollow.. cave is always curved inwards

concede

Short Definition : admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal

Definition
(verb) admit (to a wrongdoing)
Synonyms : confess profess
Example Sentence
  • She confessed that she had taken the money
Definition
(verb) be willing to concede
Synonyms : grant yield
Example Sentence
  • I grant you this much
Definition
(verb) give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
Synonyms : cede grant yield
Definition
(verb) acknowledge defeat
Example Sentence
  • The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for concede

Concede = Cede.

sounds like "convince". If you convince someone about something, he admits it.

con+cede---surrender(cede) surrender and accept sth to be true reluctantly

pathan CONCEDED many runs in the match!

concede is sounding like kaunsi ,so your friend may ask about a particular girl and u may pretend or not admit and say kaunsi girl

when srishant starts conceding runs he succumbs to or accepts defeat before the pressure put by the batsmen..

conceit

Short Definition : vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry)

Definition
(noun) feelings of excessive pride Definition
(noun) an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things Definition
(noun) a witty or ingenious turn of phrase
Example Sentence
  • he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit
Definition
(noun) an artistic device or effect
Example Sentence
  • the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree
Definition
(noun) the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride
Synonyms : conceitedness vanity
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for conceit

kaun(con)+ ceit(seat) . person who asks who sat on my seat is arrogant!

kaunsi site hack karu?? conceit excessive self pride..

if a poor beggar is sitting somewhere ... u say kon (CON) - bethega(CEIT) idhar...

a conceited person CONCEALS more information then asked for..i.e. he keeps on bragging

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kaunsi(CON-)seat(-CEIT)self love and vanity like political leaders for their assembly seats.

conceit- conceived pride(or a pride which is over-assumed)

when from concePt you remove P and add I where I stands for egoistic it becomes conceIt

when from concePt you remove P and add I where I stands for egoistic it becomes conceIt

self-esteem, vanity, egotism, compla

concentric

Short Definition : having a common center

Definition
(adj) having a common center
Example Sentence
  • concentric rings
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for concentric

Think of Con(com)Center...Com - Center...COMMON CENTER!!!

conception

Short Definition : beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception

Definition
(noun) an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
Synonyms : concept construct
Definition
(noun) the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon Definition
(noun) the event that occurred at the beginning of something
Synonyms : creation
Example Sentence
  • from its creation the plan was doomed to failure
Definition
(noun) the creation of something in the mind
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for conception

conception is coming to a concept..or forming an idea..

sounds like "inception" and is same in meaning too.

sounds as in reception...its about to begin

concerted

Short Definition : mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together

Definition
(adj) involving the joint activity of two or more
Example Sentence
  • concerted action
  • the conjunct influence of fire and strong wind
  • the conjunctive focus of political opposition
  • a cooperative effort
  • a united effort
  • joint military activities
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for concerted

### CONCERTS ### every on knows that concerts are done in a planned and determined way, especially by more than one person, government, country, etc,Synonyms: combined, joint, mutual, prearranged

concer(CONCERN)+TED...SO if you are concerned about your company's performance ,you will even AGREE WITH your enemy to work TOGETHER ,BECAUSE you love your organization.

At a concert everybody dances together in a agreeable way so that nobody gets hurt.

co certified

concession

Short Definition : an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; Ex. oil concessions in the North sea; CF. concessionair

Definition
(noun) a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
Synonyms : grant
Example Sentence
  • he got the beer concession at the ball park
Definition
(noun) the act of conceding or yielding
Synonyms : conceding yielding
Definition
(noun) a point conceded or yielded
Example Sentence
  • they won all the concessions they asked for
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for concession

Concessional, after a session it is YES for contract

CESSION means yielding or to CEDE (cede means yielding) remembr lyk- is loksabha CESSION(session) se kya mila(kya yield hua)... So concession means act of yielding

conciliatory

Short Definition : reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)

Definition
(adj) making or willing to make concessions
Synonyms : compromising flexible
Example Sentence
  • loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet
Definition
(adj) intended to placate
Synonyms : conciliative
Example Sentence
  • spoke in a conciliating tone
  • a conciliatory visit
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for conciliatory

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Heyy thz sounds like CONSOLING...which means soothing...

concil is pronouncing like council,in council elections the standing candidate wants to win the feelings of others

Can remember this with the word reconcile. Once u have a fight with your friend, then you do something good to appease him....so as to get back to normal friendship (or you reconcile with him) So this can be taken as a conciliatory act.

ConCILIAtory. Cilia line our lungs to prevent particles from being logged. In the end they are HELPing you. ConCILIAtory helps.

you can conciliate by counseling.

In India always for a dispute a council is elected, so as at least to solve a dispute with peace n goodwill.. Such things are called conciliatory... ;)

conciliatory[console the military] we have to console the military to stop the violance against citizens and discuss peacefully

It resembles "silly". If you are in a meeting if you dont give conciliayory speech it would be silly.

con(together)+silna=bring friendship back together

council is going take eat i.e making friendly relationship.

concise

Short Definition : brief and compact

Definition
(adj) expressing much in few words
Example Sentence
  • a concise explanation
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for concise

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con(KAM MEANS LESS)) + cise(SIZE).......SO anything which is LESS in SIZE.

succinct

conclave

Short Definition : private secret meeting

Definition
(noun) a confidential or secret meeting
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for conclave

con+cave = conversation in a cave .. having a secret conversation in the cave

conclave- con in US resembles a convict or a prisoner, they have a private meeting in a cave(clave)..

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COME+CAVE....come in the cave, we will have secret meeting there!!!!!

Memory aid : con (conference) + clave (cave); we are going to organize a secret conference (meeting) in a cave.

conclave and collusion are synonyms. I thought I saw a con (convict) playing clave (musical instrument) in a secret inmate salsa band, but it was an illusion (rhymes with collusion)

(CON-)kaun(-CLAVE)clever.Everyone MEETS to decide whose cleverest.

Remember it as concave cave : people are having a meeting in that concave cave.

all the ppl (con) r in the cave for a conclave meeting

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