a. knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
E.g. Though Jack was emotionally immature, his cognitive development was admirable; he was very advanced intellectually.
a. adhesive; cohesive; sticking together ; logical; sound; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
E.g. If the EU is to form any kind of coherent common foreign policy, it needs France and Britain singing from the same song sheet.
n. a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
E.g. A divergent bundle of electrons passing through the coil is focused to a point.
v. occur at the same time as; correspond
E.g. To coincide with World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization and UN AIDS are launching a campaign to treat three million HIV sufferers by the year 2005.
n. act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
E.g. This is something that I can see as a potential long term relationship rather than a short term collaboration.
v. bump; hit; conflict
E.g. Two small planes collide over Florida Everglades and crash into swamp, no survivors.
a. capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
E.g. After the recent outbreak of fires in private homes, the fire commissioner ordered that all combustible materials be kept in safe containers.
v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
E.g. The story of Fairchild that Mr. Moore was helping to commemorate is well-known in Silicon Valley.
v. commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
E.g. I will commend the child to her sister's care.
n. goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
E.g. While some world stock and commodity markets show signs of calming down, China is usually an exception.
a. ordinary; having no remarkable features
E.g. We think the key to making this stuff more commonplace is keeping it affordable for everyone.
v. obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
E.g. In exchange for cooperating with detectives on another case, criminal tried to commute his charges.
n. someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
E.g. Vancouver is increasingly becoming a commuter city.
a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
E.g. People whose jobs are comparable in difficulty should receive similar pay.
v. force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
E.g. Why, Jane, what would you have? I fear you will compel me to go through a private marriage ceremony.
n. quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
E.g. Whereas overseas companies have been shedding activities that are not related to their core competence, Indian companies seem to be going the other way.
v. put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
E.g. We planned to compile a list of the words most frequently used on these examinations.
v. complete; consummate; make perfect
E.g. The waiter recommended a glass of port to complement the cheese.
n. readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
E.g. Bullheaded Bill was not noted for easy compliance with the demands of others.
v. write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
E.g. As you begin to compose, improvise on that melody and see where it naturally wants to take you.
a. made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
E.g. The Living area is a rectangular space with a polished concrete floor, eighty percent enclosed by retractable glass walls, and single-span composite timber beams supporting the sub-roof ceiling.
v. close; squeeze or press together; contract
E.g. She has to compress the package under her arm.
v. include; consist of; be composed of
E.g. If the District of Columbia were to be granted statehood, the United States of America would comprise fifty-one states, not just fifty.
a. mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
E.g. In 2004 Britain introduced a compulsory citizenship ceremony which required new citizens to take a broader oath promising to respect Britain's rights, freedoms and laws.
v. reckon; make mathematical calculation
E.g. He failed to compute the interest, so his bank balance was not accurate.
a. planned or accomplished together; combined
E.g. All the Girl Scouts made a concerted effort to raise funds for their annual outing.
a. brief and compact; expressing much in few words
E.g. When you define a new word, be concise: the shorter the definition, the easier it is to remember.
v. digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition.
E.g. It really does make you look rather stupid and like you're trying to concoct something where nothing exists.
a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
E.g. The Winter War fought between Finland and the Soviet Union, was a concurrent war to World War II, and thus is covered in its own main article.
v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
E.g. This showed that the more we condense air the fitter we make it for purposes of combustion.
n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
E.g. The FBI has seized a two-page, handwritten letter of condolence sent by Jacqueline Kennedy to the widow of Robert F. Kennedy shortly after he was assassinated in 1968.
v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
E.g. The sternest-seeming stoic is human after all; and to "burst" with boldness and good-will into "the silent sea" of their souls is often to confer on them the first of obligations.
n. arrangement of parts or elements; outline
E.g. The outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time.
v. restrict in movement; circumscribe
E.g. You may take the maniac with you to England; confine her with due attendance and precautions at Thornfield.
v. comply with; follow; fit; meet
E.g. Why, in defiance of every precept and principle of this house, does she conform to the world so openly--here in an evangelical, charitable establishment--as to wear her hair one mass of curls?
n. act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
E.g. International contractors started tunneling under this city of fifteen million to help relieve horrendous congestion.
a. possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
E.g. I would have definitely given the film more marks were it something more congruent with my tastes.
a. diligent; responsible; reliable
E.g. He deferred his departure a whole week, and during that time he made me feel what severe punishment a good yet stern, a conscientious yet implacable man can inflict on one who has offended him.
a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
E.g. The consecutive file saving method also created some problems.
a. resulting; following as a logical conclusion
E.g. His retirement and consequent spare time enabled him to travel more.