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Cacophony

(Noun)

Meaning:Unpleasant mixture of sounds; harsh noise; discord
Looks Like:Coca_phony → Coca-Cola Symphony
Imagine This:There was once a “side-walk� symphony that used a number of Coca-Cola cans filled with different levels of Coke and used them as musical instruments.Imagine how unpleasant the noise would be!
Remember This:Cacophonous (adjective); Cacophonously (adverb)
Note:Cacophony is opposite to “Consonanceâ€? → Blending of sounds

Cajole

(Verb)

Meaning:To deceive by flattery; to coax
Sounds Like:Cage_Joe
Imagine This:Joe, a famous magician, visually deceives his audience by making the lion disappear from his cage, but in reality it is just hidden under the cage.
Other Forms:Cajolery (noun)

Candor

(Noun)

Meaning:Openness; straight forwardness
Sounds Like:Can_do
Imagine This:If you are very eager to get a summer job, you should have a ‘can do’ attitude during the job interview.Instead of saying “I can do this and I can do that…� you should be open and straightforward about your actual skills and technical capabilities.
Other Forms:Candid (adjective); Candidly (adverb)

Cantankerous

(Adjective)

Meaning:Hard or irritating to deal with
Sounds Like:Can_tanker_us
Imagine This:A large family is going on a vacation, but doesn’t have any space left in the family car, so the father rents a can tanker to hook to the back of the family car.Three of his children are assigned to ride in the tanker, but they didn’t like it because there was no air conditioning.They screamed and complained, making their father very angry.“Stop being so irritating!� cried the father.
Remember This:Tanker → Vehicle or vessel with tanks for transporting liquid, like oil.

Capacious

(Adjective)

Meaning:Able to hold much
Looks Like:Spacious;Capacity → The ability to hold
Sounds Like:Ca(California)_spacious → California_spacious
Imagine This:California is a spacious state
Other Forms:Capaciously (adverb)