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Come-up-pance

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Short Definition : deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke

Definition
(noun) an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved
Synonyms : comeupance , deserts

A student attempts a prank during a lecture. The teacher holds up a stick in her hand and asks the student to come up and face the consequence(punishment) he deserves.

come+uppance= uppance sounds like offence, so when u do any offence punishments will COME behind you which is DESERVED

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Comity

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Short Definition : courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations

Definition
(noun) a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect

comity sounds like come eat with us, which displays courtesy.

Ity khalamoni amader ke tader bashay khete jete bollo.

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Com-man-deer

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Short Definition : take (private property) for military use without needing permission or giving payment; draft for military purposes

Definition
(verb) take arbitrarily or by force
Synonyms : highjack , hijack , pirate

The daku sardar called the man to give him, his deer. (Com-man-deer)

come and give me your deer….i.e.take sth by force

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Com-memorate

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Short Definition : honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to; Ex. commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war

(verb) be or provide a memorial to a person or an event

come + memory(ative) remembering something and honouring it. if we forget some1 bday we ll close eyes and says please come to memory.

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Com-memorative

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Short Definition : remembering; honoring the memory of; Ex. commemorative stamp

Definition
(noun) an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person
Definition
(adj) intended as a commemoration
Synonyms : commemorating

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Comm-ensurate

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Short Definition : equal in extent; of the same size

Definition
(adj) corresponding in size or degree or extent
Example Sentence
pay should be commensurate with the time worked

SPLIT AS COMMON - ENSURED -RATE. WHICH MEANS, OUR RATE WILL BE EQUAL TO THE CHEAPEST PRODUCT!

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Com- miserate

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Short Definition : feel or express pity or sympathy for

Definition
(verb) to feel or express sympathy or compassion
Synonyms : sympathise , sympathize

com+miserate …amra onner dukkho koshto kom korte chai onner sathe theke, Sympathy dekhiye.

share one’s misery by being with them or identifying their misery vicariously

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Commod-ious

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Short Definition : spacious and comfortable

Definition
(adj) large and roomy (`convenient’ is archaic in this sense)
Synonyms : convenient
Example Sentence
a commodious harbor

something which can accomodate more commodity – commodious.

people always want there cammod(bathroom) to be spacious and comfortable,as a living room…lol..!!!

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Commonwealth

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Short Definition : nation governed by the people; republic; people of a nation

Definition
(noun) the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)

(noun) a politically organized body of people under a single government
Synonyms : body politic , country , land , nation , res publica , state

(noun) a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another

(noun) a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
Synonyms : democracy , republic

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Communal

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Short Definition : held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune

Definition
(adj) for or by a group rather than individuals

(adj) relating to a small administrative district or community

► communal pertains to community.

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Commune

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Short Definition : small (often rural) community whose members share work and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings; Ex. commune with nature

(noun) the smallest administrative district of several European countries
(verb) communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity
(verb) receive Communion, in the Catholic church

commun means to share so, commune, community, communism, communicable, communication, commonality, incommunicado all are associated with to share somthing between groups

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Compact

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Short Definition : agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement

  1. (noun) a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman’s purse
    Synonyms : powder compact
  2. (noun) a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

Synonyms : concordat , covenant

  1. (noun) a small and economical car

Synonyms : compact car

  1. (verb) have the property of being packable or of compacting easily

Synonyms : pack

  1. (verb) compress into a wad

Synonyms : bundle , pack , wad

  1. (verb) make more compact by or as if by pressing

Synonyms : compress , pack together
Example Sentence
compress the data

  1. (adj) having a short and solid form or stature

Synonyms : heavyset , stocky , thick , thickset

  1. (adj) briefly giving the gist of something

Synonyms : compendious , succinct , summary

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Compassion

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Short Definition : sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate

Definition
(noun) a deep awareness of and sympathy for another’s suffering
Synonyms : compassionateness
Definition
(noun) the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
Synonyms : pity

Hero honda roadies e shobai onek passion niye ashe. Kintu shobai khubi selfish karo moddhe onno karo jonno compassion er chite fotaw nai.

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Com-pelling

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Short Definition : overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one’s attention; that compels one to do something; Ex. a compelling adventure story; V. compel

Definition
(adj) driving or forcing
Example Sentence
compelling ambition

Definition
(adj) tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument
Example Sentence
new and compelling evidence

COMPLAN Khay jei sishura tara COMPELLING ambition er hoy.

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Com-pen-dium

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Short Definition : brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious

Definition
(noun) a publication containing a variety of works
Synonyms : collection
Definition
(noun) a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

Ek jon Mymensingh theke ekta rochona likhe pathailo. Kintu rochona ta onek dirgho. Tokhon prokashok oke bollotumi ki ektu kom pen use korte paro? Uttore sey bollo, “ekhon theke com pen dium”

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Com-pile

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Short Definition : assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary

Definition
(verb) get or gather together
Synonyms : accumulate , amass , collect , hoard , pile up , roll up

(verb) put together out of existing material
Synonyms : compose

(verb) use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed

Habizabi com korar jonno amra jinish potro pile kore rakhi.

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Com-placency

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Short Definition : self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent

Definition
(noun) the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
Synonyms : complacence , self-complacency , self-satisfaction
Example Sentence
his complacency was absolutely disgusting

COMP(Company)+PLACEncy- When you get placed in a company you get lot of self satisfaction i.e complacency…..

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Com-plaisant

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Short Definition : trying to please; obliging; willing to please others

Definition
(adj) showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
Synonyms : obliging

com + plais(please) + ant come and please the a(u)nt..lol

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Com-pliance

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Short Definition : conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply

(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards
Synonyms : abidance , conformation , conformity

(noun) a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

(noun) the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
Synonyms : submission

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Compliant

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Short Definition : readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements

Definition
(adj) disposed or willing to comply
Example Sentence
children compliant with the parental will

one who never complains and obeys everything is compliant !

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