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cornucopia

Short Definition : horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty

Definition
(noun) a goat's horn filled with grain and flowers and fruit symbolizing prosperity
Synonyms : horn of plenty
Definition
(noun) the property of being extremely abundant
Example Sentence
  • the profusion of detail
  • the idiomatic richness of English
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for cornucopia

corn + copia copia is similar to copius meaning plentiful, cornucopia thus means plenty of corn(grains/fruits).

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corn+copies=plentiful

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Corn+Utopia (the state in which everything is perfect) = Cornucopia

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corollary

Short Definition : natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)

Definition
(noun) a practical consequence that follows naturally
Example Sentence
  • blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love
Definition
(noun) (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for corollary

Corolla- My decision to buy a Corolla is a natural consequence of my desire to own the most popular car in the world.

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Guys remember - for every theorem proof in Math, we had an "accompanying" corollary.

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In the past she struggled much, now all these 'Jewellery' are her 'Corollary'.

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Coro- Corona, llary- Larry A corona is a corrolarry (or accompaniment) with Larry.

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Larry does not cross the street at a cross walk = consequence= car-over-Larry

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imagine Toyota corollas going one after another in sequence or consequence

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imagine some idiotic rich people showing off their corolla, when they sell one corolla they consequently have to buy another corolla otherwise they cannnot sit down

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coroner

Short Definition : public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes

Definition
(noun) a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes
Synonyms : medical examiner
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for coroner

sounds like COLONEL -a public officer.

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Now invistagator has to find out whether death is because of coronary disease or something unnatural

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We read in the papers that Michael Jackson's death was being investigated by a coroner as it was suspected to be of unnatural cause.

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The car toyota corona has died and is no longer in production by that name, so we need a coroner to dicscover what lead to the death of toyota corona

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replace the second "o" with pse to make it corpse scientist or coffin scientist

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corporeal

Short Definition : bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible

Definition
(adj) having material or physical form or substance
Synonyms : material
Example Sentence
  • that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible
Definition
(adj) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
Synonyms : bodily corporal somatic
Example Sentence
  • bodily needs
  • a corporal defect
  • corporeal suffering
  • a somatic symptom or somatic illness
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for corporeal

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corpo(corparate)+real(real world estate)sounds materialistic things

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Corporeal > Corpse/corpusles; which is a bodily term.

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corporeal = corporate + real. the reality of the corporate world is that everything is materialistic and nothing is spiritual.

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corporeal sounds like 'corporal'. corporal punishment is physical; is of the body. => corporal punishment broke her body, not her spirit.

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corpulent

Short Definition : very fat; N. corpulence

Definition
(adj) excessively fat
Synonyms : obese rotund weighty
Example Sentence
  • a weighty man
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for corpulent

sounds like opulent means rich wealthy. rich people generally fat too.

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:cor+pulent one who is capable of pulling a car i.e. a large fat man

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we can remember it by 'crop'. One who eats too much crop is very fat..

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corp (corpse = body) + plent (plenty) = plenty of body ie., fat

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CORPULENT and CORPUS are from same word-body

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Corpulent - Cop - A policeman - Cops are generally fat

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sounds like“CAR+PULL+LENT” car pull or lend it--only then you can be less fatty. You are always in car sitting.

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Corpus is Opulent

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corpus

Short Definition : collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse

Definition
(noun) capital as contrasted with the income derived from it Definition
(noun) a collection of writings
Example Sentence
  • he edited the Hemingway corpus
Definition
(noun) the main part of an organ or other bodily structure
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for corpus

imagine the CORPUS ie main body part of a CORPSE ie dead body :-)

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corpuscle

Short Definition : red or white cell in the blood

Definition
(noun) (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything Definition
(noun) either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for corpuscle

map it muscles.. they have cell red n white

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corpus~body -cle~tiny like in particle so it is a small body

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correlate

Short Definition : either of the correlated things; V.

Definition
(noun) either of two or more related or complementary variables
Synonyms : correlative
Definition
(verb) to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation
Example Sentence
  • Do these facts correlate?
Definition
(verb) bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation
Example Sentence
  • I cannot correlate these two pieces of information
Definition
(adj) mutually related
Synonyms : correlated correlative

correlation

Short Definition : mutual relationship

Definition
(noun) a reciprocal relation between two or more things
Synonyms : correlativity
Definition
(noun) a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)
Example Sentence
  • what is the correlation between those two variables?
Definition
(noun) a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other

corroborate

Short Definition : confirm; support; strengthen

Definition
(verb) establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
Example Sentence
  • his story confirmed my doubts
  • The evidence supports the defendant
Definition
(verb) give evidence for
Synonyms : validate
Definition
(verb) support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm
Example Sentence
  • The stories and claims were born out by the evidence
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for corroborate

just focus on borate part of this word -- Borate test is a confirmatory test in chemistry.

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sounds like collaborate => to support

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visaulize ROBOT( coROBOrate) standing firm with support.

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It sounds like "CARBO-HYD-RATE" , which SUPPORTS in human growth

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CORROBORATE mean to give support...CORBO LORBO JEETBO...by singing this song people support KKR...

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corroborate sounds like "correlate" if two variable correlate then the causal evidence is strengthened or confirmed!

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Co+Robbers. Both robbers combine to strengthen their skills.

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corroborate is similar to collaborate which is again support or assistance

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if u'll CO+ROB i.e rob together and then ORATE(speak publically) about ur robbings then you will confirm(CORR0BORATE) the fact that you are a robber !!!

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Corroborate and Robust are built on same latin root (robur = strengthen)

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sounds like cooperate--to support

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Karra tesukuni burra medha kodithe adi corroborate

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The police was trying to find evidence to confirm the COR(car) ROBbery

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Corroborate = korro (do)+ bor (boring)+ rate; do boring is always required support of some ppl with unnecessary gossip.

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carbeuretter supports vehicles

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