Carn-, Corp- Mnemonics

Carn, Corp Mnemonics

By Michael Lisson

Carnival

An organized program of entertainment or exhibition

Carnelian

A red or reddish variety of chalcedony, used in jewelry

Carnage

The slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre

Carnation

Pink; light red

Carnivore

An animal that eats flesh

Corpse

A dead body, usually of a human being

Corporal

Of the human body; bodily; physical

Corpulent

Large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat

Corpuscle

An unattached cell, esp. of a kind that floats freely, as a blood or lymph cell

Corsage

A small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc. by a woman

Corset

A close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk

Esprit de Corps

A sense of unity and of common interests and responsibilities, of a group of persons associated by task, cause, enterprise, etc

Incorporate

To form into a legal corporation

Reincarnation

Rebirth of the soul in a new body