accumulate
By investing wisely she accumulated a fortune.
adequate
She has adequate grounds for divorce.
aggressive
Do you favour the aggressive policy?
allowance
IBM offers a quite high traveling allowance to its employees.
alone
Can't you just leave well enough alone?
announce
Passengers and drivers both face fines
if they are caught smoking in taxis,
but the penalty amount is yet to be announced
by municipal transportation and traffic administrations.
anxiety
For some people,
air travel is a real anxiety.
assemble
Thousands of people assembled in a stadium
assign
The hardest work was assigned to the strongest laborers.
breed
Singapore's comparative success has bred resentment,
particularly since it is Asia's smallest member.
candidate
The Republican candidate George W.Bush was elected President of the US in 2000.
circuit
The old scientist used to run three circuits of the track every morning.
coarse
Ultraviolet,
dust,
air-conditioning can make your skin coarse.
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is a soft drink.
comment
Have you any comments to make on the recent developments?
commitment
Many People don't want to get married
because they are afraid of commitments.
compact
Being written in a compact style,
his book was very popular among young readers.
compatible
The couple separated because they were not compatible.
compensate
Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health.
complicated
Though the number of consumer complaints has declined
in the first six months year on year,
the number of complaints about houses and automobiles are rising,
and they are getting more complicated.
comprehensive
Although the professor gave a very comprehensive explanation
on how the black holes come into being,
I still got confused.
compress
The film compresses several years into half an hour.
comprise
The committee comprising people of widely differing views.
confirmation
We are waiting for confirmation of the news.
confuse
They confused me by asking so many questions.
consequently
My car broke down and consequently I was late.
consist
Indonesia consists of more than 7 000 islands
constant
This entrance is in constant use;
do not block it.
contradiction
I refer specifically to permanent residents,
in contradiction to temporary visitors.
convey
Words cannot convey how delighted I was.
cooperation
China needs a peaceful international environment
and friendly cooperation with other countries
in its economic development.
court
The final decision is in your court.
crucial
Getting this contract is crucial to the future of our company.
deceive
Sincerity is the base of friendship.
Good friends shouldn't deceive each other.
deficit
Our country has won in international trade in spite of a deficit in several businesses.
delete
For most people,
the first love couldn't be deleted from memory easily.
dependence
Find a job and end your dependence on your parents.
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