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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.

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

crucial ask=essential main point.

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 !

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

office ke cubicle bhi sone ki jagah hi hain

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

sounds like clue...

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

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

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.

culinary

Short Definition : relating to cooking or kitchen

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

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

rhymes with cutlery

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kalti in hindi means get out.

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

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

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"

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

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

same as conclusion,termination

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..

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.

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

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

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Culpable homicide = Punishable Offence

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