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C1 Mneomonics Flashcards

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cacophony

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(noun): a harsh, unharmonious sound. “kuh KAW fun ee”

Think: cough symphony

The sounds from the tuberculosis ward were a cacophony- a unpleasant cough symphony

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cadge

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(verb): to beg or get via begging. “Cadj”

Think: locked in a cage

If you’re locked in a cage, you’ll cadge for food and water

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cajole

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(verb): to coax. “ka JOLE”

Think: cage hole

At the vet, I have to cajole my cat out of the cage hole so he can be examined

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calamitous

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(adjective): related to a terrible event “ka LAM it us”

Think: calamari vomit

It’s calamitous when you eat undercooked calamari, become votimous, and puke on your date

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callous

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(adjective): unsympathetic; hard-hearted. “KAL us”

Think: callus

The callous dictator thought nothing of executing his rivals; he must have had a callus on his soul

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callow

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(adjective); inexperienced; immature. “KAL owe”

Think: shallow

Popping her gum while reading Cosmo, the callow teenager was shallow only because she hadn’t seen much of the world yet

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calumnious

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(adjective): slanderous, defamatory, an untrue statement intended to injure one’s repuation.
“kuh-LUM-nee us”

Think: gossip column

The author of the famous gossip column was less concerned with provoking lawsuits through his calumnious statements than he was with attracting hordes of readers through salacious headlines

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camaraderie

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(noun): togetherness. “ com uh ROD er ee”

Think: comrades

The russian camera factory workers shared a sense of camaraderie, calling each other comrades

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canard

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(noun) : a false report or rumor. “cuh NARD”
think: Qatar

There’s widespread canard that Qatar bribed FIFA to host the World Cup

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canny

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(adjective): clever “CAN knee”

Think: can knee

I’m canny because I can use my knee to drive my car when I need both hands for something else

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canonize

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(verb) : to make a saint (literal) or to put someone beyond reproach (figurative). “CAN nun eyes”
think: can on ice

In order to properly canonize St. Patrick, one must keep a beer can on ice at all times

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capacious

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(adjective): spacious. “ka PAY shus”

Think: Batman’s cape is spacious

Batman is a big guy, so his cape is spacious and capacious

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capitulate

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(verb): to surrender. “ka PIT chew late”

Think: capsized? it’s to late

Once your boat has capsized, it’s too late to think about winning the race: capitulate and just try not to drown

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capricious

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(adjective) : impulsive; done without forethought. “ka PRISH us”
think: capri pants

Jenny made the capricious decision to buy five pairs of capri pants, which she later regretted when they went out of style

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captious

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(adjective): overly critical. “CAP shus”

Think: red CAPS

Our English teacher is captious: our papers come back with lots of red writing that’s in all CAPS

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cardinal

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(adjective): of main importance. “KAR din ull”

Think: cardinal bird

You’d think the bright red male cardinal (noun) was the most cardinal (adjective) bird because of its vivid color

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caricatured

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(verb): distorted, often comically, “care ick cah chured”

Think: cartoon character

Check out any political cartoon character and you’ll see someone caricatured: any cartoon of Trump will have enormous hair

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castigate

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(verb) : to criticize severely. “KAS tig ate”
think: castrate

The worst way for a Mafia boss to castigate someones is to castrate him

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caterwaul

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(verb): to cry or to complain loudly

Think: cat in wall

if there’s a cat in your wall it will probably caterwaul since it wants to get out

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causal

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(adjective): relating to the cause of something or causing something “KAW zul”

Think: cause

There is a causal link between laziness and poor grades; being lazy causes less studying and therefore lower marks. (dont confuse causal with casual)

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celerity

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(noun) : quickness. “suh lear it ee”
think: accelerate

After Cee Lo switched to an all -celery diet, he lost 30 pounds and his ability to accelerate increased,, as did his celerity

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censure

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(verb): to criticize harshly. “SEN sure”

Think: censor

If you really wanted to censure your rival’s editorial you could just censor is completely

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Cerebral

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(adjective) : intellectual. “suh REE brul”
think: cerebrum

Einstein was so cerebral that they studied the cerebrum of his brain after he died

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chagrin

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(noun): distress caused by disappointment. “shuh GRIN”

Think: chuggin’ tragic

you wont believe this, but to my chagrin, Chad is chuggin’ a bottle of mouthwash right now- this is a tragic date

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champion

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(verb): to fight for “CHAM pee in”

Think: champion (noun)

If you champion (verb) that turtle in the turtle race and cheer for her really loudly, it’s more likely she’ll become the champion (noun)

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chary

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(adjective): very cautious; “cherry”

Think: chair-wary

My brothers were always pulling my chair away as I was about to sit down, so now I’m chary, or chair-wary

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chicanery

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(noun): trickery. “shi CAN er ee”

Think: chick-gain-ery

Your frat brother’s feigned interest in that cute girl’s paintings was clearly chicanery; his motive was “chick-gain-ery”

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choleric

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(adjective): irritable. “CALL er ick”

Think: cholera

I’d be choleric too if someone’s fecal matter made me get cholera

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churlish

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(adjective) : rude, difficult. “CHURL ish”
think: church lush

The church lush usually showed up to mass stumbling drunk, inviting us to call him churlish

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cinematic

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(adjective): suggestive of a movie “sin im at tick”

Think: cinema

The video you shot on you IPhone is cinematic enough to be shown in a cinema

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circuitous

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(adjective) : roundabout; not direct “sir KYOO it us”
think: circuit-ish

the crooked cabdriver took a circuitous route; his path was circuit-ish to increase the fare

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circumscribed

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(adjective): restricted. “SIR kum skribed”

Think: circumference scribed

The evil scribe drew a magical circumference around our campsite, which circumscribed our movement to that circle

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circumspect

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(adjective) : cautious. “sir kum SPECT”
think: circle inspect

When you rent a car, walk in a circle to inspect it for dents; if you’re not circumspect now, they may charge you later

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circumvent

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(verb): avoids; gets around something
“sir kum VENTS”

Think: circumference vents

She circumvents the guards by crawling around the enemy base’s circumference through the vents

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clairvoyant

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(adjective) : able to see the future “clare VOY int”
think: clear voyage

My trusted psychic, Miss Cleo, assured me that rowing a boat from California to Hawaii would work out just fine. “I see a clear voyage in your future, “ said the clairvoyant woman

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clandestine

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(adjective): secret. “klan DEST in”

Think: clan of destiny

because we’re the clan of destiny, we have to keep our meetings clandestine- otherwise, the empire will kill us all

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clangorous

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(adjective): loud; nosy. “KLAYNG er us”

Think: clang

The disinterested 3rd graders in the school band clanged on their instruments as hard as they could, producing a clangorous racket

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clemency

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(noun): mercy. “KLEM in see”

Think: Clemens mercy

The pitcher Roger Clemens was shown mercy by the jury and found not guilty- an act of clemency, since he was accused of taking steroids

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climatic

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(adjective): pertaining to climate and weather

Think: dramatic

Due to global warming, climatic events such as hurricanes and floods have been much more dramatic in recent years. (don’t confuse with “climatic:, which refers to the climax of a work of art.)

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cloying

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(adjective): gross because its to much “KLOY ing”

Think: annoying

always talking baby- talk to each other, the couple was so annoying that they were coying

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coalesce

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(verb): to unite into a whole. “koh uh LESS”

Think: coal essence

Coal, in essence, is just carbon- if you squeeze it hard enough it will coalesce into a diamond

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cocksure

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(adjective): overconfident. “KOCK (rhymes with “dock”_ sure”

Think: cocky and sure

The baseball rookie was so cocky and sure that he’d hit a home run during his first at-bat that he was cocksure

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coddle

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(adjective): to treat with excessive care “KOD ul”

Think: cuddle

The mother dog would coddle and cuddle her puppy so much that I thought it would never learn to fend for itself

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coerced

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(verb) : forced “co URSED”
think: cooperate by force

I didn’t want to leave the bar, but the bouncer coerced me to cooperate by using force

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coeval

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(adjective) existing at the same time, contemporary. “Coh EE vill”
think: co-evil

Hitler, Mussolini, and Franco, three of history’s most evil rulers, were coeval because they all lived during thesame era

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cognizant

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(adjective)

aware, informed. “KOG nih zent”

Think: recognize

If you’re cognizant of our theory, you must recognize where our solution came from

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coherence

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(noun): the quality of being understandable. “co HERE ents”

Think: can hear it

Public speaking 101 taught me that the first rule of coherence when giving a speech is speaking loudly- make sure your audience can hear it

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cohesive

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(adjective): holding together well “co HEESE ive”

Think: adhesive

A cohesive argument holds together even when attacked- as if it’s strengthened by an adhesive

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cohort

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(noun): a friend or companion “KOH hort (rhymes with “Short”)”

Think: co-heart

my cohort and I are so close that it feels more like we’re co-hearts

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coin

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(verb): to invent a new word or phrase. “KOIN”

Think: coin (noun)

Just as the U.S. mint molds metal into a new coin (noun), so we can coin (verb) new expressions

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collusion

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(noun): the process of working together to deceive, often illegally by businesses. “cuh LUGE un”

Think: co-illusion

When the world’s two main exporters of oil decided to create the co-illusion of scarcity when there was none, the media accused them of price gouging and collusion

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commensurate

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(adjective): equal or proportionate “kuh MEN sur it”

Think: co-measure it

Our estimates of the carbon content of this dinosaur bone will be commensurate if we co-measure it

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commiserate

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(verb): to sympathize with, “co MISS ur ate”

Think: misery loves company

Some commiserate with us- misery loves company

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companionable

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(adjective) : sociable; friendly. “kum PAN yin uh bull”
think: companion-able

Most dogs are companionable and love people; that’s why they’re so able to be companions

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complicit

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adjective): involved in a crime “kum PLISS it”

Think accomplice

Though i robbed the bank and my accomplice just drove me there, he was considered complicit by the law

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composure

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(noun); calmness. “kum POSE ure”

Think: composer’s calm pose

Even though he was performing his music for kinds and queens, the composer’s calm pose showed his composure

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compunction

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(noun) : regret, remorse. “com PUNK shun”
think: punctured baloon

I felt compunction after accidentally puncturing the child’s birthday ballosn and making him cry

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concession

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(noun) : admitting partial or total defeat “kuhn SESH in”
think: confession

After it became apparent that my opponent would win the election, my concession speech was basically just a confession that I lost

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concoct

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(verb): to make; to invent to deceive
“kuhn COCKED”

Think: con cocked

I’ve concocted a safer plan- we’ll con the bank teller by showing her a cocked (but unloaded) pistol

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