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conifer

Short Definition : pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen

Definition
(noun) any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
Synonyms : coniferous tree
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for conifer

conifer refers to coniferous forests a typical forest bearing the same quality

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conifer -> cone; so conifer means tree bearing cone like fruits

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conjecture

Short Definition : surmise; guess; V.

Definition
(noun) a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
Synonyms : speculation
Example Sentence
  • speculations about the outcome of the election
  • he dismissed it as mere conjecture
Definition
(noun) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence Definition
(noun) reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence Definition
(verb) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Example Sentence
  • Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for conjecture

sounds like 'lecture' ..assume you guess an answer for a question asked during a lecture

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conclusion drawn on base of junk... conjuction

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Con+jector (Kon (who in hindi)+ actor): It is hard to infer on the basis of insufficient data, Ki KON ACTOR hai aur kon saccha hai.

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conjecture:con(kon) hai jec(jack)...chal GUESS mar..

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Abe! Kya? Kaun-jack-tour jaayega? Kabhi nai.. woh darpok hai. --- concluding without facts- con-jec-ture.:-)

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almost looks like "conjure" (to make something up)

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Sally did a conjecture and had to receive a lecture because of her guesswork

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I object! Your lecture is pure conjecture.

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c+on+jec+ture--- ON JUC(joke) of someone saying I haven’t studied, we cant deduce whethere he is saying truth or lie.. so we have to GUESS

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conjugal

Short Definition : pertaining to marriage

Definition
(adj) of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
Synonyms : connubial
Example Sentence
  • connubial bliss
  • conjugal visits
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for conjugal

in Indian music we have JUGALbandi, which is harmony of 2 different intruments...can imply marriage frm it

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con = together,and u+ur gal=u and ur girl want to stay together forever,you get married!!

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in certain bacteria and algae, conjugation tube is a structure through which sperm is transfered to female body.

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con+jugal.jugal bandi---> couple--->marriage

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CONCERNING + YUGAL(HINDI word meaning couple or pair)

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Con<together> + jugal.read it as hindi word yugal (couple)..so conjugal means the event in which the couple meet...i.e. ''MARRIGE''

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ConJugal : you see a girl and you like her and wanna marry her.. then you say I wanna CON-U -GAL .. ( ask her for marriage- so conjugal: Pertaining to marriage arrangement)

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conjure

Short Definition : cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a

Definition
(verb) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Example Sentence
  • raise the specter of unemployment
  • he conjured wild birds in the air
  • call down the spirits from the mountain
Definition
(verb) ask for or request earnestly
Example Sentence
  • The prophet bid all people to become good persons
Definition
(verb) engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
Example Sentence
  • They conspired to overthrow the government
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for conjure

To con a jury u need magical power

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con (come) + jure (jor). Put your "jor" (efforts) to make someone come.

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conjure is like..con and jure..so con is like kannu..and jure in telugu means to suck in..so..making a devil pull out your eye..kannu juresthaa kashmora pampinchi..

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kaun jadugar.. proved by bringing something magically

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con refers to together,jury refers to political action,political actions are always involved with conspiracies

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con+jure = con +jury... imagine the con and the jury are havin a secret meeting wherin they r discussing (imagining/inventing) a plan ...a magic to grant parole or free con from charges ..i.e. summon a devil...:)

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COME+JWAR(jwar in hindi means fever)...how do you get fever?????...it appears unexpectedly or seemingly from nowhere....

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KAAN+JOR--main tere HAATH JORTA HOON KAAn JORTA hoon but please get conjured.

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ye ladka conjure=KANJER(BEVAKUF)hai..kyonki na ye sochta hai,n imagine krta hai or na hi black magic se kuch produce krta hai

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conjure - like adjure it means to urge actually to swear. People conjure(summon) devils to perform magic by imagining ( conjuring ) the images of the devils

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conjure = connection of jurry's comments, You are requesting to jury to pardon you & relief from that.

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in the centre of the word conjure, there is a "j" which stands for jinn genie jaadoo (magic) and to conjure jinn or devils you have to almost do their pooja or ask them earnestly or beseech them

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connivance

Short Definition : pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire

Definition
(noun) agreement on a secret plot
Synonyms : collusion
Definition
(noun) (law) tacit approval of someone's wrongdoing
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for connivance

Sounds like "convenience"...today everybody is convenient in ignoring the wrong thing...

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cunning assistance!!!

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can relate it with "cunning glance"

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split the word conn+ ivance Con-to decieve ivance reminds us of ignorance so connivance=ignoring something deceiving/wrong

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Con+naïve = cons (cheats) and acts naïve, inturn pretends to ignore, in a way, conspiring to commit the crime...

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connivance can be conni,vans...in telugu konni means few.so few vans are taken to do a dangerous deed.especially maruthi van..

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CONNIVANCE: CONN(kaun,WHICH);IVANCE(events)...so it basically means which events are u talkin abt..pretending u were not there when those evnts occured

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Konnuduvein ( i'll kill you) if you tell some one abt this incident... villan threatening common man to approve his wrong doing

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connivance: cooperation+cunning +in advance or secretly approving wrongdoing

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con+jure con means kannu in telugu and jure sounds like jerripothu. If u don't eat food i will turn your eye into jerripothu.

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In the centre of the word connivance is -niv- which stands for knife or backstabbing. Co stands for cooperation , so cooperation for backstabbing or a secret conspiring. Vance stands for advance plot. Con also stands for condone

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connoisseur

Short Definition : person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art

Definition
(noun) an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
Synonyms : cognoscente
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for connoisseur

(In Hindi Language) Connoisseur sounds like kaun inse sure nahi hoga, kaun nahi sure.. Ye to expert hai. He is connoisseur. He is EXPERT.

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in connoisseur take "nn" and "ss" as two persons. theres a tie between them. so who is the winner? connoisseur should decide who is the winner. so he is a judge.

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Connoisseur is always SURE as he is an expert or a good judge

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connoisseur,is like noise ur..so imagine a situation of a singing competition in which the judge says what a noise ur

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Conozco from Spanish means to know. Connoisseur is someone with a lot of knowledge- an expert

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read it as kon issue solve karega??? the answer is judge of art...

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kaun+no/is+sure? => obviously an EXPERT says "not sure" or "is sure"

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a wine connoisseur CONsiders the wine by smelling with his NOSE and becoming SURE about it

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connotation

Short Definition : suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote

Definition
(noun) what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
Synonyms : intension
Definition
(noun) an idea that is implied or suggested
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for connotation

can + notation -notations have implied meaning

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it is like annotate which has an implied meaning

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CONVEYED + NOTATION behind something

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connotation(co+notation): every notationn will have an implied meaning.% this notation means percentage.an implied meaning.

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connubial

Short Definition : pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state

Definition
(adj) of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
Synonyms : conjugal
Example Sentence
  • connubial bliss
  • conjugal visits
Definition
(adv) in a conjugal manner
Synonyms : conjugally
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for connubial

nubial is close to nuptial hence something related to marriage.

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connu+ bi+al ; conn sounds like conversation/relation , bi = two people ,al = hall ; so conversation in a hall(room) mostly btw husband & wife

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when ur bro comes to u and says.that he like a gal..u say KAUN HAI BHAI(CONN U BHAI),so that u can talk to her abt marriage with ur bro

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connubial=>rem with NUBILE-girls elegible for marriage;CON-with;so with nubile means something pertaining to marriage

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Can+U+Bia(marriage)+l

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consanguinity

Short Definition : kinship; relationship by birth

Definition
(noun) (anthropology) related by blood
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for consanguinity

sanguinary means blood... so bloody relation is consanguinity

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con + sang(sang ya saath mein rahna) + uinity. When you live saath-saath (together), you have kinship or a relation by birth.

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con san guinity: last term sounds like SON GENUINITY, means pure, relationship by birth,he is ur own son and not ur neighbours..hehe

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con+sang+uinity assume you sang after your relative was born

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To correct '1.6k', "sanguine" does not mean blood, it means "cheerful, optimistic etc." "Sanguinary" means "involved in /liking killings, blood etc."

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conscientious

Short Definition : scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker

Definition
(adj) characterized by extreme care and great effort
Synonyms : painstaking scrupulous
Example Sentence
  • conscientious application to the work at hand
  • painstaking research
  • scrupulous attention to details
Definition
(adj) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong
Example Sentence
  • a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for conscientious

focus on scientious part of this word...and relate it to scientist..they are careful while conducting new experiments.

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pronouncing the word 'conscientious' requires lot of care.so conscientious means doing a work carefully.

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it simply means "conscious"

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Conscientious people work with a devotion supported by their conscience (zameer) which is an internal willl to do good and correct

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con - koń (horse). "W Szczebrzeszynie koń brzmi w trzcinie". + imagine koń (horse) as scientist.

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