ESL ACT Vocabulary
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v. adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of |
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computation |
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n. Syn. calculation calculation |
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concede |
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v. Syn. admit; yield admit; yield; give up physical control of another |
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conceive |
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v. Syn. design; consider form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way |
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conception |
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n. Syn. thought; idea beginning; forming of an idea; act of conceiving |
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conceptual |
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a. being or characterized by concepts or their formation |
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concerto |
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n. composition for orchestra and a soloist |
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concise |
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a. Syn. succinct; terse brief and compact; expressing much in few words |
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conciseness |
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n. Syn. brevity brevity; terseness and economy in writing and speaking |
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conclusive |
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a. Syn. definitive; decisive; final definitive; decisive; final |
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condemn |
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v. Syn. blame; denounce blame; denounce; express strong disapproval of |
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condemnation |
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n. Syn. blame blame |
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condensation |
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n. Syn. compression compression |
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condense |
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v. change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate |
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conduct |
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v. Syn. accompany; direct direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide |
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conductor |
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n. a device designed to transmit electricity, heat; person who collects fares on a public conveyance |
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cone |
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n. a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point |
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confederacy |
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n. Syn. alliance alliance |
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confederate |
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n. Syn. ally; collaborator ally; form a group or unite |
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confer |
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v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over |