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Con-jec-ture

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Short Definition : surmise; guess; V.

  1. (noun) a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
    Synonyms : speculation
  2. (noun) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
    Synonyms : guess , hypothesis , speculation , supposition , surmisal , surmise
  3. (noun) reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
  4. (verb) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
    Synonyms : hypothecate , hypothesise , hypothesize , speculate , suppose , theorise , theorize

Conjecture ; conclusion drawn on base of junk

Abe! Kya? Kaun-jack-tour jaayega? Kabhi nai.. woh darpok hai. — concluding without facts- con-jec-ture.:-)

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Con-jure

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Short Definition : cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind; Ex. The magician conjured a

(verb) summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
Synonyms : arouse , bring up , call down , call forth , conjure up , evoke , invoke , put forward , raise , stir

(verb) ask for or request earnestly
Synonyms : adjure , beseech , bid , entreat , press

(verb) engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
Synonyms : cabal , complot , conspire , machinate

To con a jury u need magical power

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Con-ni-v-ance

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Short Definition : pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire

Definition
(noun) agreement on a secret plot
Synonyms : collusion

(noun) (law) tacit approval of someone’s wrongdoing
Synonyms : secret approval , tacit consent

cunning assistance!!!

cunning villain ja kore tate tumi jodi chup thako tahole tumi take permission diccho wrong doing e.

“Villain er offence e kotha bolar dorkar ni” so u r passively influencing him to do a wrong thing.

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Con-notation

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Short Definition : suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote

(noun) what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression
Synonyms : intension

(noun) an idea that is implied or suggested

Con(with) + notation(notification/suggestion)

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Con-nu-bial

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Short Definition : pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state

Definition
(adj) of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
Synonyms : conjugal

(adv) in a conjugal manner
Synonyms : conjugally

See the word BIA in connuBIAl. u will realise it’s all about marriage.

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Con-sanguinity

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hort Definition : kinship; relationship by birth

Definition
(noun) (anthropology) related by blood
Synonyms : blood kinship , cognation

sanguinary means blood… so bloody relation is consanguinity

Con (with) sanguinity (sanguinary>>blood)

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Con-sci-entious

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Short Definition : scrupulous; through and careful; Ex. conscientious worker

(adj) characterized by extreme care and great effort
Synonyms : painstaking , scrupulous

(adj) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong

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Con-script

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Short Definition : draftee; person forced into military service; V.

(noun) someone who is drafted into military service
Synonyms : draftee , inductee

(verb) enroll into service compulsorily
Example Sentence
The men were conscripted

CONSCRIPT = forced to CONSent and sign a SCRIPT (contract) to join the military.

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Con-secrate

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Short Definition : dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one’s life to helping the poor

(verb) appoint to a clerical posts
Synonyms : ordain , order , ordinate

(verb) give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
Synonyms : commit , dedicate , devote , give

(verb) dedicate to a deity by a vow
Synonyms : vow

(verb) render holy by means of religious rites
Synonyms : bless , hallow , sanctify

(adj) solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
Synonyms : consecrated , dedicated

Consecrate = Con + Secrate (sounds like SACRED).SACRED is “holy”. It refers to holiness when one dedicates his life to “god”.

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Con-sign

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hort Definition : send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee

  1. (verb) commit forever; commit irrevocably
  2. (verb) give over to another for care or safekeeping
  3. (verb) send to an address

Con (with) Sign ing a document ( commitment) I send it to an address. The document consist of things that I give over to another for care or safekeeping.

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Console

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Short Definition : lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation

(noun) a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall
Synonyms : console table

(noun) a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)
(noun) an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture)

(noun) housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
Synonyms : cabinet

(verb) give moral or emotional strength to
Synonyms : comfort , solace , soothe

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C-on-solid-ation

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Short Definition : unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen

(noun) combining into a solid mass

(noun) the act of combining into an integral whole
Synonyms : integration

(noun) something that has consolidated into a compact mass

c on solid ation = on solid addition

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Con-sonance

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Short Definition : harmony; agreement

Definition
(noun) the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words
Synonyms : consonant rhyme

(noun) the property of sounding harmonious
Synonyms : harmoniousness

consonance - Relate with RESONANCE

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Con-sort

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Short Definition : associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)

(noun) the husband or wife of a reigning monarch

(noun) a family of similar musical instrument playing together
Synonyms : choir

(verb) keep company with; hang out with
Synonyms : affiliate , associate , assort

(verb) go together
Synonyms : accord , agree , concord , fit in , harmonise , harmonize

(verb) keep company
Synonyms : run

Will u do me the honor of being my CONSORT for the CONCERT tonight?

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Conster-nation

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Short Definition : great shock; dismay,appal

Definition
(noun) fear resulting from the awareness of danger
Synonyms : alarm , dismay

conster(sounds like monster) + nation……and a monster creates fear in every one ….due to which we donot go out so as to avoid danger.

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Cons-true

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Short Definition : explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue

Definition
(verb) make sense of; assign a meaning to
Synonyms : interpret , see

Pros and CONS of the hair dryer has been true ly explained here

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Con-summate

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Short Definition : complete; V.

Definition
(verb) fulfill sexually

(verb) make perfect; bring to perfection

(adj) having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
Synonyms : masterful , masterly , virtuoso

(adj) perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities
Synonyms : complete

a complete gentleman
consummate happiness

(adj) without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

if you want to consume your mate(wife), you have to be complete ‘a complete man- raymonds

con+summit(….the highest point of something)….and now imagine a person who has reached the highest point of perfection,is truly a complete man.

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Contagion

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Short Definition : infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air

(noun) any disease easily transmitted by contact
Synonyms : contagious disease

contag(sounds like contagious…)so when you come in contact with a diseased person..you spread infection….

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Con-tempt

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Short Definition : scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible

(noun) lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
Synonyms : despite , disdain , scorn

(noun) a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
Synonyms : disrespect

(noun) open disrespect for a person or thing
Synonyms : scorn

(noun) a willful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body

CONTEMPT <> con (with) + TEMPER

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Con-tend

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Short Definition : struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly

  1. (verb) maintain or assert
    Synonyms : postulate
  2. (verb) have an argument about something
    Synonyms : argue , debate , fence
  3. (verb) to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
    Synonyms : contest , repugn
  4. (verb) come to terms with
    Synonyms : cope , deal , get by , grapple , make do , make out , manage
  5. (verb) compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
    Synonyms : compete , vie
  6. (verb) be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
    Synonyms : fight , struggle

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