cabal

small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

cabal (Kabul), remember this place....Bin Laden and his men secretly united in kabul(cabal) to promote their interest, i.e "jihad"... synonyms : conspiracy

cache

hiding place sounds like cash.. So, hide your cash somewhere.. synonyms : memory cache

cacophonous

discordant; inharmonious caco sounds like cactus and phonous like phone. So kindly try to remember it like this...a phone with a cactus makes irritating sounds. synonyms : cacophonic

cadaver
corpse; dead human body

Cadaver = CADET + WAR...a cadet killed at war...hence his corpse. synonyms : clay , corpse , remains , stiff

cadaverous

like a corpse; pale the presence of a carnivorous(feeding on flesh) makes you cadaverous. synonyms : cadaveric

cadence

rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm

cadence-dence- replace e with a...and it turns out to be dance. People dance to the rythmic rise and fall of the sound beats. synonyms : cadency

cadet

student at a military school sounds like CADER...the comrades/active party members of a political party...meaning is similar too synonyms : plebe

cajole

persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle

Remember, our bollywood actress, KAJOL, she is one of the most talkative, candid and energetic actresses we have in the industry...why is she portraying that image??? Probably she is doing this to bag a film or two from KARAN JOHAR!!! synonyms : blarney , coax , inveigle , palaver , sweet-talk , wheedle

calamity

disaster; misery divide it as cal (call..)+ amity(almighty).. when you are in deep MISERY or when you face DISASTER .. you turn to the almighty.. synonyms : cataclysm , catastrophe , disaster , tragedy

calculated

deliberately planned; likely

every calculation is well weighed n "planned"..n gives us a likely result synonyms : deliberate , measured

caliber

ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder

you must remember a moter bike brand BAJAJ KALIBER, which is a good QUALITY MOTER BIKE.
synonyms : calibre , quality

calligraphy

beautiful writing; excellent penmanship

Kaligadh (workers for art) and kaligadhi(fine art). Calligraphy=kaligadhi in writing

synonyms : chirography , penmanship

callous

hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others; unkind

callous sounds like khallas so jiski sub kuch khallas ho gayi hai..that person becomes hard, insensitive and unfeeling.
synonyms : cauterise , cauterize

Callow

youthful; immature; inexperienced

Callow = Cal + low; caliber is low.

synonyms : fledgling , unfledged

callus

area of thick hard skin

doctors(skin specialists) say call+usin case of hardened skin synonyms : callosity

calorific

heat-producing calorie is the term used for energy.........and heat is a form of energy as well...so calorific is heat producing

calumny

malicious misrepresentation; slander

calumny, sounds like kalmuhi, which is a harsh remark given by a saas to her bahu. So its a kind of slander.
synonyms : aspersion , defamation , denigration , slander

camaraderie

good-fellowship
break it up.. Camara + de + rie.. you give or share your room with your friends with whom you have mutual trust.. good-fellowship..
synonyms : chumminess , comradeliness , comradery , comradeship

cameo

shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film

cameo sounds like romeo .. so its related to star special appearance .. and also romeo adds jewellery...so

camp

group sharing a common cause or opinion

a camp is a place where people with common ideas and interests stay. synonyms : bivouac , cantonment , encampment

Canard

unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report

Remember Kannad movies...their fighting is so unreal..false... so remember canard as being a false portrayal.

candor

frankness; open honesty Candor (Can + Do + r) During an interview you reflect your "Can Do" attitude to the interviewer.
synonyms : candidness , candour , directness , forthrightness , frankness

Canine
related to dogs; doglike

canine is a big sharp tooth used for biting and dogs have sharp tooth so canine = dog like
synonyms : canid

canker

any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil canker relates to CANCER which is also a kind of ulcer. synonyms : pestilence

canny

shrewd in money matters; thrifty Canny sounds like Granny. Granny is shrewd in money or business matters.
synonyms : cagey , cagy , clever

cant

insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people

cant= short cut of "can not". when someone ignored to do any work i.e. he cannot do that . that expressing an insincerity type of talk..
synonyms : bevel , chamfer

cantankerous

ill-humored; irritable

cantankerous (can+tanker) imagine that instead of going by a car, if you have to go by a can tanker, it can make you angry or ill-tempered.
synonyms : bloody-minded

cantata

story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)

Can 'Tata Young' sing song for Dhoom machade dhoom machade synonyms : oratorio

canter

slow gallop

ant is the word to see..for this moment make an ant slow and also gallop it like a horse..there u go..
synonyms : lope

canto

division of a long poem

sounds like KAATO(cut in hindi)..so KAATO into parts

canvass

determine or seek opinions, votes

If you are familiar with Cricket and Cricket players than this will be a easy to remember mnemonic. In Sri Lankan Cricket team there is a player with Name Chaminda Vas. Suppose if selectors will say "Can Vas play the next Tournament??" What are they

synonyms : opinion poll , poll , public opinion poll

capacious
spacious Capacious -- relate it to Capacity -An ability to hold.

capacity

mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate

synonyms : mental ability

capillary

having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender

synonyms : capillary tube , capillary tubing

capitulate
surrender; give up all resistance

Cap it's too late, we will have to surrender.. (cap = captain, you are talking to the captain of your army)

caprice

whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause

ca(kya)+price...u say to shopkeeper "abey yeh kya u go on changing price."

synonyms : impulse , whim

capricious

unpredictable; fickle ca(CAR) + PRIC(PRICE)...PRICE OF cars nowadays is becoming unpredictable with the launch of Tata's 1 lakh car.
synonyms : impulsive , whimsical

capsize

(of a boat) turn over

if u want to know the size of a cap (which is generally present inside the cap), we need to overturn it to see the size
synonyms : turn turtle , turtle

caption

title; chapter heading; text under illustration

synonyms : legend

captious

faultfinding; too critical First word that comes to mind Captain, who will always find and call attention to Faults which must be altered.
synonyms : faultfinding

carafe

glass water bottle; decanter

the word resembles cafe which is brewed in a carafe. synonyms : decanter

carapace

shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)

car + space....where do you have space in the car, at the back which is always covered...so the meaning is a shell covering the back.
synonyms : cuticle , shell , shield

carcinogenic
causing cancer CARCINO+genic carcino is pertaining to cancer causing element

cardinal

chief; most important

'cardinal' also means pertaining to the 'heart' and the heart is the 'most important' part of our body. It is responsible for the working of our body.
synonyms : cardinal grosbeak , cardinalis cardinalis , redbird , richmondena cardinalis

cardiologist

doctor specializing in ailments of the heart

CARDIO + LOGIST cardio means heart..and a person studying the logics of the heart is a cardiologist
synonyms : heart specialist , heart surgeon

careen

lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger

careen sounds like car in rain...car will MOVE IN AN UNSTEADY manner in the rain
synonyms : rock , sway , tilt

career

rush wildly; go at full speed career refers to say jobs...and people rush for job interviews and to reach on time daily for jobs
synonyms : life history

carefree

free from worries; having no problems

carefree sounds like stayfree.. which r sanitary pads for females...which make them feel carefree or unworried about their periods
synonyms : devil-may-care , freewheeling , happy-go-lucky , harum-scarum , slaphappy

caricature

distortion; burlesque

Jim Carry is famous for his facial caricatures because he shows all kinds of distorted faces.
synonyms : imitation , impersonation

carillon

a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played

christmas carroll songs are one where you can find bells being played.... synonyms : bell ringing , carillon playing

carnage

destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals

If under aged people drive the car, there is a possibility that he may kill people or animals on the road.
synonyms : butchery , mass murder , massacre , slaughter

carnal

fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body

Nowadays cars are used to satisfy carnal desires. synonyms : animal , fleshly , sensual

carnivorous
meat-eating

carousal

drunken revel

maybe you can see it this way... arous = arousal and al = alcohol....somehow you can try and relate it to drinking
synonyms : bender , booze-up , carouse , toot

carping

petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble

If you will ping with your car horn, people will shout at you...they will complain... carping...
synonyms : faultfinding

carrion

rotting flesh of a dead body

car+lion imagine rotten body of a lion after a car run over it.

cartographer
map-maker

graph- kind of map, grapher- map maker.. synonyms : map maker

cascade small waterfall

synonyms : shower

caste

one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige

castigation
punishment; severe criticism or disapproval

due to the CASTe system there is so much agitATION....therefore it is under severe criticism synonyms : bawling out , chewing out , dressing down , earful , going-over , upbraiding

castrate

remove the sex organs (of a male animal or person)

Pay CASH whose genetic organs cannot become STRAIGHT.(CAS+STRATE=CASH+ST RAIGHT) synonyms : alter , neuter , spay

casual

happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest

synonyms : effortless

casualty

serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle

synonyms : fatal accident

cataclysm

deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change

it is a CATASTROPHE in the earth's surface. synonyms : calamity , catastrophe , disaster , tragedy

catalyst

agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

CATA(LOOK like CATION..ions which has positive charge)like mn+2 which is a cation ,and cations SPEED UP THE RATE OF REACTION,that is how they BRING A CHEMICAL CHANGE IN A REACTION. synonyms : accelerator

catapult

slingshot; hurling machine

ca-tap-ult--here tap seems like tope (old type of an artillery) which were used during wars for hurling huge stones and bombs on enemies..
synonyms : launcher

cataract

great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)

when you have any abnormality in ur eyes, you'll start crying as if a big waterfall comes out of ur eyes.

catastrophe calamity ; disaster

synonyms : calamity , cataclysm , disaster , tragedy

catcall

shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match)

if someone CALLs me a CAT there will be a shout of disapproval from my side n i would boo at them back

catechism

book for religious instruction in question-andanswer form; religious instruction by question and answer