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Com-pli-city

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Short Definition : participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)

Definition
(noun) guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense

You come (COM), pee with your pal(pli) in a city.

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Com-port

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Short Definition : bear one’s self; behave; Ex. comport oneself; N. comportment

Definition
(verb) behave well or properly
Synonyms : acquit , bear , behave , carry , conduct , deport

comport = com + port. All staff and High class people behave in manner. When you come (COM) to the airport (PORT), you need to behave with dignity.

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Com-posure

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Short Definition : mental calmness

Definition
(noun) steadiness of mind under stress
Synonyms : calm , calmness , equanimity

composure is like calm posture..so mental calmness

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Comprehend

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Short Definition : include; understand

Definition
(verb) get the meaning of something
Synonyms : apprehend , compass , dig , get the picture , grasp , grok , savvy

(verb) to become aware of through the senses

verb) include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one’s sphere or territory
Synonyms : cover , embrace , encompass

(verb) to become aware of through the senses
Synonyms : perceive

comp+rehend=remember advertisement i am a complan girl…complan makes ur memory sharp so u can grasp many things mentally

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Comprehensive

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hort Definition : broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive

Definition
(noun) an intensive examination testing a student’s proficiency in some special field of knowledge
Synonyms : comp , comprehensive examination

(adj) broad in scope
Example Sentence
a comprehensive survey of world affairs

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Compulsion

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Short Definition : compelling; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse

Definition
(noun) an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
Synonyms : irresistible impulse

(noun) using force to cause something to occur
Synonyms : coercion

compulsion(come+pulsor) means strong desire so he had a strong desire to come on pulsor

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Compulsive

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Short Definition : resulting from compulsion

Definition
(noun) a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
Definition
(adj) caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
Example Sentence
compulsive drinking
Definition
(adj) strongly motivated to succeed
Synonyms : determined , driven

opposite of repulsive

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Com-punction

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Short Definition : remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt

Definition
(noun) a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
Synonyms : remorse , self-reproach

come + puncture..(punch). You will say “come and punch me” only if you are in deep regret of having done something wrong.

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Con-cat-en-ate

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Short Definition : link as in a chain

Definition
(verb) combine two strings to form a single one
Definition
(verb) add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series
Example Sentence
concatenate terms

Split “concatenate” as come-cat-and-eat. All happens one after another as a chain work.

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Con-cave

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Short Definition : hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex

Definition
(adj) curving inward

consists of cave.. so hollow.. cave is always curved inwards

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Con-cede

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Short Definition : admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant; Ex. concede a goal

  1. (verb) admit (to a wrongdoing)
    Synonyms : confess , profess
  2. (verb) be willing to concede
    Synonyms : grant , yield
  3. (verb) give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

Synonyms : cede , grant , yield

  1. (verb) acknowledge defeat
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Conceit

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(noun) feelings of excessive pride
Synonyms : amour propre , self-love , vanity

(noun) an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things
(noun) a witty or ingenious turn of phrase
(noun) an artistic device or effect
(noun) the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride

Synonyms : conceitedness , vanity

kaun(con)+ ceit(seat) . person who asks who sat on my seat is arrogant!

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Con-centric

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Short Definition : having a common center

Definition
(adj) having a common center
Synonyms : concentrical , homocentric
Example Sentence
concentric rings

Think of Con(com)Center…Com - Center…COMMON CENTER!!!

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Con-ception

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Short Definition : beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception

(noun) an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
Synonyms : concept , construct

(noun) the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

(noun) the event that occurred at the beginning of something
Synonyms : creation

(noun) the creation of something in the mind
Synonyms : design , excogitation , innovation , invention

conception is coming to a concept..or forming an idea.

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Concerted

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Short Definition : mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together

Definition
(adj) involving the joint activity of two or more
Synonyms : conjunct , conjunctive , cooperative

CONCERTS ### every on knows that concerts are done in a planned and determined way, especially by more than one person, government, country, etc,Synonyms: combined, joint, mutual, prearranged

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Conciliatory

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Short Definition : reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)

(adj) making or willing to make concessions
Synonyms : compromising , flexible

(adj) intended to placate
Synonyms : conciliative

Ex : spoke in a conciliating tone

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Concise

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Short Definition : brief and compact

Definition
(adj) expressing much in few words

con(KAM MEANS LESS)) + cise(SIZE)…….SO anything which is LESS in SIZE

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Con-clave

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Short Definition : private secret meeting

Definition
(noun) a confidential or secret meeting

con+cave = conversation in a cave .. having a secret conversation in the cave

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Con-coct

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Short Definition : prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive; Ex. concoct an elaborate excuse for being late; N. concoction

(verb) make a concoction (of) by mixing
(verb) prepare or cook by mixing ingredients

Synonyms : cook up

(verb) invent
Synonyms : trump up

(verb) devise or invent
Synonyms : dream up , hatch , think of , think up

coct - resembles a cocktail, prepared by mixing and combining. A conman is preparing it, in a concert disguised(make up) as a bartender

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Concomitant

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Short Definition : that which accompanies; Ex. Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age; ADJ: existing or happening together with something else

(noun) an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
Synonyms : accompaniment , attendant , co-occurrence

(adj) following or accompanying as a consequence
Synonyms : accompanying , attendant , consequent , ensuant , incidental , resultant , sequent

con(together) + comitant(sounds like commitment)..so if we have committed to each other, we’ll go together

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