v. express an opinion; remark
E.g. She refused to comment about David Beckham's eye injury.
n. fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
E.g. China has hit back, its foreign ministry urging the Congressional commission to wipe out its prejudice, respect the truth.
n. person authorized by a commission to perform certain duties; member of a commission
E.g. There is, said the external relations commissioner, a lot of broken crockery on the floor, and we're going to work hard to put the pieces together again.
v. do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
E.g. And small bands of extremists may again commit heinous crimes in the name of faith.
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. exhibiting native good judgment
E.g. A large part of the treatment is made up of commonsense, clever insight based on experience.
a. held in common; of a group of people
E.g. When they were divorced, they had trouble dividing their communal property.
v. send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
E.g. Well, it came to me that the best way to communicate is to have direct, personal contact with people.
a. harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
E.g. They were compatible neighbors, never quarreling over unimportant matters.
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.
a. engaging in a contest; being in the state of competition, often unintentionally
E.g. Indian manufacturers complain of being overwhelmed by cheap Chinese goods and want to find ways of competing.
n. expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
E.g. Trade officials say that Ecuador has made a complaint to the WTO about the tariffs the European Union imposes on imports of bananas.
a. expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation; given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
E.g. There he said that he was simply trying to be complimentary toward Obama, but wasn't artful in doing so.
n. element; ingredient; abstract part of something
E.g. I wish this component like all others of my stereo system is working at the same time.
n. grasp; ability to understand
E.g. These online lessons are designed to help improve reading comprehension and build vocabulary skills.
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. hollow; curved like inner surface of sphere
E.g. The back-packers found partial shelter from the storm by huddling against the concave wall of the cliff.
v. keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; secrete
E.g. He is the first writer to uncover the life that King tried so hard to conceal from the public eye.
a. having a common center, circles of different size, one within another
E.g. The target was made of concentric circles.
v. enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
E.g. From his appearance we may safely conclude that he is a smoker.
a. in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with
E.g. These two-sided attributes are known as concomitant characteristics.
n. solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate , and gravel
E.g. The anti-nuclear campaigners used concrete blocks to attach themselves to the line; it is difficult to release them without damaging the rails.
n. largest flying birds in the western hemisphere; gold coin of some South American countries
E.g. So far as known the condor is the largest of modern birds.
v. disclose; reveal; tell in confidence
E.g. I rely implicitly on His power, and confide wholly in His goodness.
n. feeling secure or certain about something
E.g. He said the aim was to restore baseball fans' confidence, but the new penalties for players who test positive for drugs fall far short of those in other sports.
n. fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
E.g. Malnutrition rates have now been cut by half since the start of the conflict, according to the United Nations.
v. cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; mix up
E.g. Mixed messages from the Iraqis have only served to confuse matters further and may have prompted an internal debate in Washington.
v. join, or fasten together; associate; combine; unite or link together
E.g. The police should connect this incident with last week's terrorist bombing.
v. gain or acquire by force; take possession of by violent means; gain dominion over
E.g. She will conquer her fear and cross the shaking bridge by herself.
n. having knowledge of ; special awareness or sensitivity:
E.g. He says he lost consciousness on the way to the hospital and says he was practically dying when he was given a life saving blood transfusion.
n. harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts
E.g. Accuracy and consistency is far more important to me than just speed.
a. invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
E.g. Yemen's state news agency says the president visited the three wounded officials at the Saudi hospital, and expressed happiness about constant progress in their health.
ad. in an unchangeable or invariable manner; in every case; perpetually; continually
E.g. He warned Canadian politicians in a speech against what he called constantly criticizing your friend and your number one trading partner.
n. intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror
E.g. One would never think that a hunter would display such consternation when a bear closed to camp.
n. law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; the act of forming something
E.g. President Putin said Britain knew Russia's constitution prohibits such an extradition.
v. form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
E.g. After all, perhaps there were different ways to construct machines that would have different properties.
n. eating or drinking of something
E.g. British officials say the rules are clear: you can only bring in cheap alcohol and tobacco from the European mainland if it's for your own consumption.
v. get in touch with; reach
E.g. But Britney, 21, says he called her at two of her homes, and even tried to contact her at her parents' house.
a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases
E.g. The isolation building of the Hurley Hospital presents a solution of the problem for the care of contagious diseases.
v. include; incorporate; be capable of holding
E.g. The e-mails contain a code word to receive discount.