v. make amends for; reimburse
E.g. He said improved trade would compensate for the jobs lost to competition from India's world beating out-sourcing and computer software industries.
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.
n. one who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; rival
E.g. That company is a strong competitor of us.
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. make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
E.g. They often complain that kangaroo numbers have reached plague-like proportions.
n. participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in crime or other wrongdoing
E.g. You cannot keep your complicity in this affair secret very long; you would be wise to admit your involvement immediately.
n. praise; commendation; say something to someone that expresses praise
E.g. A compliment is a gift, not to be thrown away carelessly, unless you want to hurt the giver.
n. makeup; constitution; writing; essay
E.g. Instruments on board will analyze the chemical composition of the comet nucleus - the icy core in the head of the comet.
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.
n. performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; harmony; accord
E.g. The campaign will kick off with a huge concert in Cape Town at the end of next month.
a. planned or accomplished together; combined
E.g. All the Girl Scouts made a concerted effort to raise funds for their annual outing.
n. lens used to concentrate light on an object; an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid
E.g. The condenser is a flat rectangular wooden vessel, which is surrounded with another one containing cold water.
n. process of modifying person's behavior; preparation or training, especially athletic training of body
E.g. Her part-time job also involves working with the strength and conditioning coaches to help players achieve and maintain optimal body mass.
n. meeting for consultation or discussion; exchange of views
E.g. Speaking at an industry conference, the Indian leader addressed some of India's most powerful and influential businessmen.
n. public declaration of faith
E.g. Iranian state television on Sunday aired what it described as the confession of an Iranian man detained for spying for the CIA.
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.
a. being in opposition; contrary; rival; incompatible
E.g. Aumann showed that peaceful cooperation can emerge in a repeated game, even when the players have strong short-term conflicting interests.
n. mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
E.g. My uncle got into the back of the car, scratching his head in confusion, having missed the episode completely.
a. present at birth; inborn; innate
E.g. A congenital heart defect is a problem with the structure of the heart.
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.
n. meeting of elected or appointed representatives
E.g. Just a day after congress granted him special powers he has begun turning the screws on the international oil companies.
a. of or relating to congress, especially, to the Congress of the United States
E.g. The confirmation came from Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair in congressional testimony last week.
n. man who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives
E.g. Sestak left the Navy in January 2006 and is now a second-term congressman from the Philadelphia suburbs.
n. relation between things or events; shifting from one form of transportation to another
E.g. In this connection, the agreement can be seen as a step toward peace.
n. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles; source of moral or ethical judgment
E.g. The truth in conscience is immediately near to me, as near as the seed that rests upon the wayside.
ad. with knowledge of one's own mental operations or actions; with awareness
E.g. I'm willing to make that trade-off as long as I make in consciously.
n. preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect
E.g. According to new research rapid and large scale loss of natural habitats has already affected biodiversity in the area and urgent conservation efforts are now needed.
n. people who want to conserve natural resources
E.g. In his adult life he has to escape the hothouse atmosphere of the royal family, and build an outside life for himself as a businessman and conservationist.
a. worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
E.g. The Tigers are insisting on an interim administration for the north east of the island, giving them considerable powers.
a. noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
E.g. Next morning, Miss Scatcherd wrote in conspicuous characters on a piece of pasteboard the word "Slattern."
n. plot; intrigue; agreement to perform together an illegal, wrongful, or subversive act
E.g. Information minister Jerry Gana released a statement in which he says there has been an international media conspiracy against Nigeria.
v. make up; form something
E.g. "I never did see the beat of that boy!" She went to the open door and stood in it and looked out among the tomato vines that would constitute the garden.
a. of or relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government
E.g. The report calls for a comprehensive modernization of the monarchy to bring it more into line with other European constitutional monarchies.
v. restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
E.g. Freezing temperatures also constrict peripheral blood vessels, further stressing the heart.
a. contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in certain places or parts than in others
E.g. Italy was left with an increasingly constricted economy that has grown at less than 1% on average per year in the last decade.
n. people who buy goods or services
E.g. Adidas and Reebok are two of the world's best known consumer brands, but they're in the shadow of Nike, the giant of the sportswear industry.
n. pollution; process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose
E.g. Not to mention the fact that the prisons responsible for the disease just don't go away - once they're in the soil, long term contamination is a major issue.
v. look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
E.g. He used to contemplate the problem from all sides.
a. modern; belonging to the same period of time
E.g. The Danes have now taken the top drama award at the Emmys for three out of the past four years with contemporary drama set in Denmark.