Difficult IELTS Words, Group 2

	form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	dividing line; border; frontier
	resulting; following as a logical conclusion
	someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city

boycott

	refrain from buying or using
	assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	small container; spacecraft to transport people in outer space
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic

brace

	develop, or take place; prepare food for eating by applying heat
	confront with questions; prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger
	pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain
	in a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally.

brashness

	an opening or tear; breaking of waves; a gap or rift
	boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object
	characteristic of being brash; trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness
	move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem

breach

	simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	honor the memory of with a ceremony; serve as a memorial to
	an opening or tear; breaking of waves; a gap or rift

brisk

	express strong disapproval of; judge or declare to be unfit for use
	reckon; make mathematical calculation
	small container; spacecraft to transport people in outer space
	marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner

browse

	an opening or tear; breaking of waves; a gap or rift
	preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect
	great, often sudden calamity; complete failure; sudden violent change in the earth's surface
	graze; skim or glance at casually

brush

	a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
	bump; hit; conflict
	short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience
	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate

bulge

	cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
	group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
	a stream or sequence of something, a waterfall
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope

bumbler

	dividing line; border; frontier
	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.

bungalow

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited

buoyant

	quote; adduce as an instance
	confront with questions; prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger
	act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic

bureaucracy

	small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
	over-regulated administrative system
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

burgeon

	persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	ordinary; having no remarkable features
	causing mild fear

burrow

	deeply loved or highly valued
	tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging
	planned or accomplished together; combined
	rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality

bustle

	characteristic of being brash; trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness
	commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
	move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with

bypass

	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink; snack bar or small cafeteria, as on a military installation
	to avoid by using an alternative channel or route
	possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding

calamity

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
	write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements

calcium

	silvery, moderately hard metallic element
	readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
	make up; form something
	confront with questions; prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger

calorie

	unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	restrict in movement; circumscribe
	to avoid by using an alternative channel or route

canny

	one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
	careful; pleasant; shrewd
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	over-regulated administrative system

canteen

	make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy
	vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink; snack bar or small cafeteria, as on a military installation

capsule

	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
	give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another
	small container; spacecraft to transport people in outer space

caption

	accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on
	confront with questions; prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger
	restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	title; chapter heading; text under illustration

carcass

	room in a house, especially a bedroom; hall for the meetings of a legislative or other assembly; enclosed space
	competing as for profit or prize
	dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	honor the memory of with a ceremony; serve as a memorial to

cascade

	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	to creat or add to a systematic and complete list of item
	a stream or sequence of something, a waterfall
	characteristic of being brash; trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness

cast

	cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
	throw something, especially light; throw with force; hurl
	restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	confront with questions; prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger

catalogue

	confront; oppose
	to creat or add to a systematic and complete list of item
	resulting; following as a logical conclusion
	the process of knowing

catalyst

	confront; oppose
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	seek or strive for the same thing for which another is striving; contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

catastrophe

	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
	great, often sudden calamity; complete failure; sudden violent change in the earth's surface
	morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
	graze; skim or glance at casually

caustic

	restrict in movement; circumscribe
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	disclose private matters in confidence; give as a responsibility or put into another's care
	the process of knowing

censor

	overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
	throw something, especially light; throw with force; hurl

centenary

	someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
	move around, as from person to person or place to place
	relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

ceramic

	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object

	opinion or position reached by a group as a whole; general agreement or concord

certification

	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	move around, as from person to person or place to place
	document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence
	unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree

certify

	develop, or take place; prepare food for eating by applying heat
	give certain information to; assure; make certain
	accusation, a claim of wrongdoing
	disclose private matters in confidence; give as a responsibility or put into another's care

cessation

	a stopping or discontinuance of action
	reckon; make mathematical calculation
	restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	seek or strive for the same thing for which another is striving; contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business

chamber

	room in a house, especially a bedroom; hall for the meetings of a legislative or other assembly; enclosed space
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
	padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy

characterize

	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place

charge

	a stopping or discontinuance of action
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	accusation, a claim of wrongdoing

chasm

	distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	ordinary; having no remarkable features
	deep opening in the earth surface

chaste

	morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
	reckon; make mathematical calculation
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely

chauffeur

	a person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class
	great, often sudden calamity; complete failure; sudden violent change in the earth's surface
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
	serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance

cherished

	refrain from buying or using
	deeply loved or highly valued
	write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
	form by assembling or combining parts; build; create

chilling

	causing mild fear
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	act as force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one
	great, often sudden calamity; complete failure; sudden violent change in the earth's surface

chisel

	practice trickery or fraud; cheat
	seek or strive for the same thing for which another is striving; contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business
	relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
	relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years

chore

	following one after another without interruption; sequential
	move around, as from person to person or place to place
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	an opening or tear; breaking of waves; a gap or rift

chronological

	a person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class
	confront with questions; prepare or position so as to be ready for impact or danger
	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	fastening device; firm grip

circulate

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	move around, as from person to person or place to place
	property of a continuous and connected period of time

circumference

	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	boundary line of a circle, figure, area, or object

cite

	over-regulated administrative system
	quote; adduce as an instance
	restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	complete; consummate; make perfect

clasp

	cause to come together formally
	fastening device; firm grip
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years

classify

	write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
	following one after another without interruption; sequential
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding

clinical

	distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	small container; spacecraft to transport people in outer space
	involving direct observation of a patient
	awareness of moral or ethical aspects to one's conduct, together with the urge to prefer right over wrong

clockwise

	expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	in the direction that the hands of a clock move
	accusation, a claim of wrongdoing
	form by assembling or combining parts; build; create

cluster

	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
	vessel used by soldiers for carrying water, liquor, or other drink; snack bar or small cafeteria, as on a military installation
	pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain

coarse

	make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
	rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	summon a devil or spirit by magical or supernatural power

coax

	confront; oppose
	persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery
	commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another

codefendant

	a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
	act as force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one
	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	refrain from buying or using

coed

	be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
	relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
	commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
	knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic

coeducation

	awareness of moral or ethical aspects to one's conduct, together with the urge to prefer right over wrong
	system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes
	express strong disapproval of; judge or declare to be unfit for use
	over-regulated administrative system

cognition

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	the process of knowing
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country

cognitive

	knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic
	a stream or sequence of something, a waterfall

coherent

	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
	resulting; following as a logical conclusion
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

coil

	restrict in movement; circumscribe
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	characteristic of being brash; trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness

coincide

	characteristic of being brash; trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness
	occur at the same time as; correspond

	develop, or take place; prepare food for eating by applying heat

collaboration

	relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
	act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
	assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	express strong disapproval of; judge or declare to be unfit for use

collide

	diligent; responsible; reliable
	similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
	greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	bump; hit; conflict

collider

	act as force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one
	accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	the process of knowing

combustible

	competing as for profit or prize
	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
	room in a house, especially a bedroom; hall for the meetings of a legislative or other assembly; enclosed space

commemorate

	great, often sudden calamity; complete failure; sudden violent change in the earth's surface
	small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
	two similar things; a pair; in poetry, a pair of lines with rhyming end words
	honor the memory of with a ceremony; serve as a memorial to

commend

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
	commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard

commodity

	restrict in movement; circumscribe
	the process of knowing
	look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
	goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.

commonplace

	distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
	commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
	ordinary; having no remarkable features
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

commute

	a stream or sequence of something, a waterfall
	practice trickery or fraud; cheat
	dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place

commuter

	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

comparable

	expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	restrict in movement; circumscribe
	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	comply with; follow; fit; meet

compatriot

	confront; oppose
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	throw something, especially light; throw with force; hurl
	person from one's own country; colleague; somebody from one's own country; a fellow-countryman

compel

	summon a devil or spirit by magical or supernatural power
	one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
	force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
	relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation

compensate

	an opening or tear; breaking of waves; a gap or rift
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
	serve as or provide a substitute or counterbalance

compete

	persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	seek or strive for the same thing for which another is striving; contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business

competence

	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
	bump; hit; conflict

compile

	small container; spacecraft to transport people in outer space
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	summon a devil or spirit by magical or supernatural power
	relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation

complement

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	diligent; responsible; reliable
	strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle; compete, as in a race
	cause to come together formally

compliance

	awareness of moral or ethical aspects to one's conduct, together with the urge to prefer right over wrong
	readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
	make up; form something
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

compose

	write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
	deeply loved or highly valued
	practice trickery or fraud; cheat
	marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner

composite

	unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
	goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
	made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded

compress

	overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

comprise

	characteristic of being brash; trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness
	goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	property of a continuous and connected period of time
	include; consist of; be composed of

compulsory

	complete; consummate; make perfect
	possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force

compute

	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	careful; pleasant; shrewd
	restrict in movement; circumscribe
	reckon; make mathematical calculation

concerted

	awareness of moral or ethical aspects to one's conduct, together with the urge to prefer right over wrong
	write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
	graze; skim or glance at casually
	planned or accomplished together; combined

concise

	brief and compact; expressing much in few words
	component or part; citizen, voter
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
	throw something, especially light; throw with force; hurl

concoct

	digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition.
	obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
	great, often sudden calamity; complete failure; sudden violent change in the earth's surface
	accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on

concurrent

	overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
	simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
	make up; form something

condemn

	planned or accomplished together; combined
	express strong disapproval of; judge or declare to be unfit for use
	force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
	component or part; citizen, voter

condense

	change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
	cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
	relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
	grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

condolence


	arranged in order of time of occurrence
	expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
	able to float; cheerful and optimistic

confer

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain
	complete; consummate; make perfect
	dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food

confide

100

	disclose private matters in confidence; give as a responsibility or put into another's care
	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	ordinary; having no remarkable features

configuration

101

	express strong disapproval of; judge or declare to be unfit for use
	restrict in movement; circumscribe
	cause to come together formally
	arrangement of parts or elements; outline

confine

102

	careful; pleasant; shrewd
	awareness of moral or ethical aspects to one's conduct, together with the urge to prefer right over wrong
	silvery, moderately hard metallic element
	restrict in movement; circumscribe

conform

103

	assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	cause to come together formally
	comply with; follow; fit; meet
	following one after another without interruption; sequential

congestion

104

	capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
	act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
	goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
	relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years

congruent

105

	dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
	system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding

conjure

106

	a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
	to creat or add to a systematic and complete list of item
	two similar things; a pair; in poetry, a pair of lines with rhyming end words
	summon a devil or spirit by magical or supernatural power

conscience

107

	awareness of moral or ethical aspects to one's conduct, together with the urge to prefer right over wrong
	close; squeeze or press together; contract
	planned or accomplished together; combined
	title; chapter heading; text under illustration

conscientious

108

	greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
	a stream or sequence of something, a waterfall
	diligent; responsible; reliable

conscious

109


	quote; adduce as an instance
	competing as for profit or prize
	having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts

consecutive

110

	arrangement of parts or elements; outline
	following one after another without interruption; sequential
	make up; form something
	small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic

consensus

111

	padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy
	opinion or position reached by a group as a whole; general agreement or concord
	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources

consequent

112

	resulting; following as a logical conclusion
	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
	strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle; compete, as in a race
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

conservation

113

	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	act as force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one
	preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect
	brief and compact; expressing much in few words

conservatory

114

	short and sometimes occasional encounter or experience
	graze; skim or glance at casually
	greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
	careful; pleasant; shrewd

conserve

115

	form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
	having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste

consign

116

	a stream or sequence of something, a waterfall
	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	silvery, moderately hard metallic element
	give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another

consist

117

	mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
	confront; oppose
	unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
	be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in

consolidate

118

	marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
	make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	to avoid by using an alternative channel or route

conspicuous

119

	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
	disclose private matters in confidence; give as a responsibility or put into another's care

constituent

120

	small container; spacecraft to transport people in outer space
	act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
	component or part; citizen, voter
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

constitute

121

	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	make up; form something
	rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with

constrain

122

	an opening or tear; breaking of waves; a gap or rift
	restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
	to creat or add to a systematic and complete list of item
	close; squeeze or press together; contract

constrict

123

	capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
	restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
	similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
	knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic

construct

124

	silvery, moderately hard metallic element
	form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
	put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
	relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years

contaminate

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	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
	make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile

contemplate

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	reckon; make mathematical calculation
	unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
	to creat or add to a systematic and complete list of item
	look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

contend

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	strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle; compete, as in a race
	persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery
	bump; hit; conflict
	quote; adduce as an instance

contention

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	declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
	competing as for profit or prize

	develop, or take place; prepare food for eating by applying heat

continuity

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	a person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class
	property of a continuous and connected period of time
	relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
	bump; hit; conflict

contradict

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	rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
	involving direct observation of a patient
	morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
	confront; oppose

contradiction

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	assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
	a stopping or discontinuance of action
	component or part; citizen, voter
	write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements

contrive

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	padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy
	act as force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
	form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design

convene

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	reckon; make mathematical calculation
	agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
	cause to come together formally
	dividing line; border; frontier

converge

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	cause to come together formally
	relating to an education system in which both men and women attend
	approach; tend to meet; come together
	readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement

converse

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	be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
	chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
	of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
	two similar things; a pair; in poetry, a pair of lines with rhyming end words

conversely

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	to avoid by using an alternative channel or route
	fastening device; firm grip
	in a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally.
	small container; spacecraft to transport people in outer space

cook

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	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	develop, or take place; prepare food for eating by applying heat
	express strong disapproval of; judge or declare to be unfit for use
	quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

correlate

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	complete; consummate; make perfect
	preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect
	relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
	silvery, moderately hard metallic element

correspond

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	be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
	a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
	honor the memory of with a ceremony; serve as a memorial to
	careful; pleasant; shrewd

correspondence

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	similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
	adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	to creat or add to a systematic and complete list of item

correspondent

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	one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
	similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
	graze; skim or glance at casually
	express strong disapproval of; judge or declare to be unfit for use

corresponding

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	diligent; responsible; reliable
	awareness of moral or ethical aspects to one's conduct, together with the urge to prefer right over wrong
	one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical

corrode

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	bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
	disclose private matters in confidence; give as a responsibility or put into another's care
	destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
	greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art

cortical

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	honor the memory of with a ceremony; serve as a memorial to
	pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain
	made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
	give, transfer, or deliver in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another

cosmopolitan

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	unit of heat; unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
	person from one's own country; colleague; somebody from one's own country; a fellow-countryman
	sophisticated; of worldwide scope
	diligent; responsible; reliable

cosy

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	complete; consummate; make perfect
	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
	one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
	padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy

counterbalance

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	act as force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one
	knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
	awareness of moral or ethical aspects to one's conduct, together with the urge to prefer right over wrong
	greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art

counterpart

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	duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
	retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
	competing as for profit or prize
	make up; form something

couplet

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	approach; tend to meet; come together
	two similar things; a pair; in poetry, a pair of lines with rhyming end words
	honor the memory of with a ceremony; serve as a memorial to
	make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile

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