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C2 Mneomonics Flashcards

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concomitant

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(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

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concord

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(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

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concupiscence

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(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

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condign

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(adjective): deserved; appropriate. “con DINE”

Think: can dig

I can dig the muderer’s conviction because it was condign

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conferred

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(verb): given to “kuh FURD:

Think: fur coat

My great-grandmother’s fur coat was conferred to me in her will

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confiscate

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(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

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conflagration

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(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?

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conflate

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(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

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confound

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(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?

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congiomerate

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(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

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conniving

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(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

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connoisseur

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(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

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conscientious

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(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

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conspicuous

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(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

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consternation

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(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

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contumacious

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(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

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conundrum

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(noun): a difficult problem. “con NUN drum”

Think: num drum

Building a nun drum is a conundrum because nuns dont like loud noises

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conversant

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(adjective) : familiar with. “con VERSE int”

Think: converse it

If you’re conversant with something, you can converse about it intelligently

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copious

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(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

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coridal

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(adjective): affectionate: “KORD jull”

Think: cordial (noun)

The alcohol in the cordial (noun) made me act more cordial (adjective)

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cordon

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(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

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cooroborate

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(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

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cosmopolitan

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(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

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convert

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(adjective): not openly shown. “co VIRT”

Think: covered

The CIA agent was on a covert mission, so he covered his true identity

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cowed

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( 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

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craven

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(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

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credence

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(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

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credulous

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(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)

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crepuscular

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(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

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crestfallen

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(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

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cyrpitic

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(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

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cull

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(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

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culminate

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(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!

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culpable

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(adjective): deserving blame. “KULP uh bull”

Think: culprit

Unsurprisingly, the cop thought the culprit he had arrested was culpable

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cumbersome

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(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

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cunning

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(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

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cupidity

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(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

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curmudgeon

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(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

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cursory

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(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

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curtail

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(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

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cynical

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(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!

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cynosure

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(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

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