C2 Mneomonics Flashcards
concomitant
(adjective): accompanying, especially in a less important way. “con COM it ent”
Think: can come with it
Drinking too much carries the concomitant risk of depression that can come with it
concord
(noun): harmony. “CON kord”
Think: concurred
We all concurred that we should go into the grape jelly business, so it’s no surprise that our company is enjoying a feeling of concord
concupiscence
(noun): strong desire, esp. sexual desire “con KYOOP uh sense”
Think: Cupid’s essence
If you have concupiscence, you have Cupid’s essence running through your viens
condign
(adjective): deserved; appropriate. “con DINE”
Think: can dig
I can dig the muderer’s conviction because it was condign
conferred
(verb): given to “kuh FURD:
Think: fur coat
My great-grandmother’s fur coat was conferred to me in her will
confiscate
(verb): to take something away “KAHN fiss kate”
Think: can frisk
If I can frisk you and feel that you’re carrying a weapon, then I’ll confiscate it
conflagration
(noun): a fire. “con FLUH gray shun”
Think: burning flag nation
There is a debate about the flag in our nation- is it legal to use the Star and Stripes for a conflagration?
conflate
(verb): to confuse. “con FLATE”
Think: con inflated
The con artist inflated the value of the racehorse by grooming it, making me conflate sleek appearance with speed
confound
(verb): to confuse (a person) or mix up (a thing) or as an exclamation (“confounded” only) “kun FOUND”
Think: can’t find
I can’t find my keys anywhere and I’m confounded as to where they may be. Where the heck are my confounded keys?
congiomerate
(verb): to gather into a whole “kuhn GLAH merr it”
Think: can gobble it
My cookie got smashed into a thousand pieces- I’ll have to congiomerate them so I can gobble it
conniving
(verb): secretly plotting to do bad things. “cun NIVE ing”
Think: mean girl’s knive
Mean girls act nice, but don’t be conned: they’re conniving to stick knives in your back
connoisseur
(noun): an expert: one who knows the subtieties of a subject. “con iss URE”
Think: can know sir
When it comes to breakdancing, call me “can know sir” because I’m a connoisseur of the art
conscientious
(adjective): driven by the urge to do what’s right; careful. “con she ENT shus”
Think: consciences
Conscientious people usually are driven to do good deeds by their consciences
conspicuous
(adjective): noticeable. “kun SPICK you us”
Think: can pick on us
Since you’re new at this school, here’s a tip: don’t wear anything conspicuous. If the jocks see us wearing anything that strands out, they can pick on us more easily
consternation
(noun): confusing; agitation; dismay “con ster NAY shun”
Think: concerned nation
On 9/11/01, a concerned nation stood in consternation watching the aftermath of terrosim
contumacious
(adjective): stubbornly disobedient: rebellious. “con too MAY shus”
Think: contrary tummy
I have a contrary tummy- it’s contumacious and give me indigestion if I try to eat spicy food
conundrum
(noun): a difficult problem. “con NUN drum”
Think: num drum
Building a nun drum is a conundrum because nuns dont like loud noises
conversant
(adjective) : familiar with. “con VERSE int”
Think: converse it
If you’re conversant with something, you can converse about it intelligently
copious
(adjective): plentiful. “KOPE ee us”
Think: copy us
If the zombie apocalypse happens and we survive, let’s hope cloning can copy us and make humans more copious
coridal
(adjective): affectionate: “KORD jull”
Think: cordial (noun)
The alcohol in the cordial (noun) made me act more cordial (adjective)
cordon
(verb) : to enclose, either to restrict or to protect “KORD un”
think: cord on
Cordon off that area by tying a cord on and around all the trees so people know its off limits
cooroborate
(verb): to support with evidence “kuh ROB er ate”
Think: co-robber
When robbing a bank, use a co-robber who will corroborate your story
cosmopolitan
(adjective): sophisticated “kos muh POL it in”
Think: cosmo
After reading the dating advise on Cosmo, the 14- year-old thought she was quite cosmopolitan
convert
(adjective): not openly shown. “co VIRT”
Think: covered
The CIA agent was on a covert mission, so he covered his true identity
cowed
( adjective: intimidated. “COWD”
Think: coward
The bully was at heart a coward: as soon as I stood up to him he was cowed into silence
craven
(adjective): cowardly “KRAY vin”
Think: Wes Craven
My craven roomate refused to go to the Wes Craven movie- it was way to scary for her
credence
(adjective) belief. “KREED ints”
Think: Creed is
If you tell me that Creed is your favorite band, then I won’t give any credence to your musical judgements
credulous
(adjective): to ready to believe things
“KREDGE uh liss”
Think: cradle us
When we are young children and our parents cradle us, we tend to be quite credulous- we believe anything they tell us (just ask SANTA)
crepuscular
(adjective): related to twilight
“cru PUS q lur”
Think: creepy muscular
In the movie twilight, creepy, muscular vampires prowl during the crepuscular hours of the evening
crestfallen
(adjective) : dejected; depressed. “CREST fall en”
Think :crest fallen
When I saw that my crest toothpaste had fallen off my brush into the sink, I was crestfalllen since that was a waste of perfectly good toothpaste
cyrpitic
(adjective): having an unclear or hidden meaning “KRYP tick”
Think: crypt
scrawled in blood on the wall of the mummy’s crypt, the cryptic hieroglyphics both confused and frightened us
cull
(verb): to select; to get rid of what’s uneeded “KUHL
Think: kill
We’re in a famine so we need to cull the herd and kill the sick cattle
culminate
(verb): to reach a point of a highest development “CULL mine ate”
Think: coal mine diamond
I remember the old days, when you were just a lump of coal in the mine with everybody else. Now, thousands of years of pressure from the Earth’s crust have culminated in you becoming a diamond!
culpable
(adjective): deserving blame. “KULP uh bull”
Think: culprit
Unsurprisingly, the cop thought the culprit he had arrested was culpable
cumbersome
(adjective): awkward due to large size. “KUM bir some”
Think: cucumber
It felt cumbersome to walk down the beach with a gigantic cucumber down the front of my Speedo
cunning
(adjective) cleaverly forethought, often in a tricky or deceptive way “KUM ing”
Think: cunning kung-fu
In my opinion, the best kind of kung-fu is cunning kung-fu, where you seek to defeat your opponent through deception instead of just physically skill
cupidity
(noun) greedy desire for. “cue PID it ee”
Think: cupid
After being shot by Cupid’s arrow, Sarah developed such cupidity for her valentine that she called him daily
curmudgeon
(noun) a grumpy old man. “kur MUDGE in”
Think: curse mud
Only a curmudgeon would curse the mud in the garden on this sunny spring day
cursory
(adjective): hasty; superficial. “CURSE uh ree”
Think: curse sorry
I only gave my rental car a cursory inspection, which led me to curse and be sorry later when i noticed a huge dent
curtail
(verb): to lessen. “kur TAIL”
Think: cut off your tail
If you really want to win this lizard beauty pagent, you’ve got to be shorter, curtail your length -cut off your tail
cynical
(adjective): believing that people are generally selfish and dishonest: “SIN ick ull”
Think: sin ick
I used to be optimistic, but now that I’m older and more cynical, I expect that, given the chance, most people will take whatever they want even if they have to SIN. ICK!
cynosure
(noun): something that guides or stands out “SINE uh sure”
Think: sign to be sure
Polaris ( the North Star) was a cynosure for a ancient sailors, a sign they could be sure of
