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crux

Short Definition : essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance

Definition
(noun) a small conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere in the Milky Way near Centaurus Definition
(noun) the most important point
Synonyms : crux of the matter
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for crux

FOCUS ON LETTERS CRU + x....cru very near to CRUcial...so something which is crucial is always the essential thing.

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crux- remember yamaha crux bike-this bike is the main point for their failure...LOL

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crucial ask=essential main point.

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crypt

Short Definition : secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church)

Definition
(noun) a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for crypt

In egypt you will find lots of crypt as there might to lot of mummies buries in recess/vault mysterious with lots of gold and wealth put along with the mummy !

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crypt = all heard about encrypted file in computer they are coded so no one can read your secret data

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On which point(pt) did u cry? (it cannot be told)-secret

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(en)crypt ..encrypt is to hide by giving password..hence secret recess

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cryptic

Short Definition : mysterious; hidden; secret

Definition
(adj) of an obscure nature
Example Sentence
  • the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
  • a deep dark secret
  • the inscrutable workings of Providence
  • in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life
  • rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands
Definition
(adj) having a secret or hidden meaning
Example Sentence
  • cabalistic symbols engraved in stone
  • cryptic writings
  • thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements
Definition
(adj) having a puzzling terseness
Example Sentence
  • a cryptic note
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cryptic

Crypt means Secret . . . So Cryptic means something secret . . .Puzzle

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crypt+ic..crypt..sounds very close to word corrupt...and corrupted leaders always keep thier SECRETS hidden.

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enCRYPTIon is done to keep up the secret and it is always confusing.....

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cryptic sounds like Encrypted i.e something written in encrypted form(hidden from others)

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scrip of the booth film was...mysterious till end

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cubicle

Short Definition : small chamber used for sleeping or work

Definition
(noun) small room in which a monk or nun lives
Synonyms : cell
Definition
(noun) small individual study area in a library
Synonyms : carrel carrell stall
Definition
(noun) small area set off by walls for special use
Synonyms : booth kiosk stall
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cubicle

cubi -> cabin (a small room)

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office ke cubicle bhi sone ki jagah hi hain

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cue

Short Definition : word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance); reminder or hint; V: give a cue to

Definition
(noun) an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech Definition
(noun) evidence that helps to solve a problem
Synonyms : clew clue
Definition
(noun) a stimulus that provides information about what to do Definition
(noun) sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards Definition
(verb) assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
Synonyms : prompt remind
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cue

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sounds like clue...

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SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO QUEUE....SO when you are standing near railway tictet counter, you are reminded TO STAND IN QUEUE.

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cuisine

Short Definition : style of cooking; Ex. French cuisine

Definition
(noun) the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared
Synonyms : culinary art
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cuisine

Remember MULTI CUISINE RESTAURANTS...different types of foods lyk chineese,mexican etc..i remember it lyk dis

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sounds very close to word cousin...so your cousin who lives in china ,has her own STYLE OF COOKING AND is a expert in chinise cuisine.

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culinary

Short Definition : relating to cooking or kitchen

Definition
(adj) of or relating to or used in cooking
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for culinary

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cullinary almost rhymes with CURRY, which is again related to cooking.

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rhymes with cutlery

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Kulli(short )+ naari(lady) = though she is a short lady she is good at cooking.

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Culling = Mass killing of animals. Y do u kill animals? To cook ofcourse.

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read as Q-lin(e)-ary , there is a "que" or "line" in front of a restaurant serving good food, also it it close to cutlery

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cull

Short Definition : pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N.

Definition
(noun) the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
Synonyms : reject
Definition
(verb) remove something that has been rejected
Example Sentence
  • cull the sick members of the herd
Definition
(verb) look for and gather
Synonyms : pick pluck
Example Sentence
  • pick mushrooms
  • pick flowers
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cull

If you CALL you take it; if you cull you reject it.

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cull....sounds like KAL (Hindi)...hence...reject kal and select present to bright ur tomorrow..!!!!

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If an Interviewer keeps saying you, "Kal aana, Cull aana".. he is likely to reject you..

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for VERB - sounds like "KILL" - (verb) remove something that has been rejected

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Cullu(Kallu) in kannada means stone we take out stones from the rice.

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cull sounds lyk kal which means past....so my sincere request is to reject bad n pick gud n cull also means the same....

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cull sounds lyk kal which means past....so my sincere request is to reject bad n pick gud n cull also means the same....

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Kalti in hindi means get out.

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Heard of "Cull birds". they have no feathers bcos of starvation

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cull is like collect and select some , and kill reject others not needed

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culmination

Short Definition : highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in; Ex. a series of minor clashes culminating in war

Definition
(noun) a final climactic stage
Synonyms : apogee
Example Sentence
  • their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development
Definition
(noun) (astronomy) a heavenly body's highest celestial point above an observer's horizon Definition
(noun) the decisive moment in a novel or play
Synonyms : climax
Example Sentence
  • the deathbed scene is the climax of the play
Definition
(noun) a concluding action
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for culmination

asume guru films last scene 'kal mein nation ke top pe rahunga"

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sounds like termination which means the ending position (of play)or the climax (of attaining something).

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culture in my nation is always at highest point in this world.

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same as conclusion,termination

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culmination == kal my mission to grasp the taliban which is my culmination.

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we always say 'culminate a habit'... tht means when we culminate a habit, its ultimate or final stage will be a good thing..

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culpable

Short Definition : deserving blame; blameworthy

Definition
(adj) deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious
Example Sentence
  • blameworthy if not criminal behavior
  • censurable misconduct
  • culpable negligence
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for culpable

culp( culprit)...so a culprit is always DESERVING OF BLAME FROM EVERYONE.

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cal-p(e)-able, one who is "able" to postpone the work "kal-pe" or tomorrow , he "deserves blame" for the delay..!!

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culp-able [kalpna ki wajha] means who deserves the blame :: "Deserving Blame"

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Culpable homicide = Punishable Offence

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