Vocabulary English-English With C Part 3
Colossal (adjective)
vast, enormous, gigantic, mammoth
- A colossal earthquake registering 8.4 on the Richter scale occurred in Alaska in the 1960's.
Colonize (verb)
to found or establish an area which is subject to rule by an outside power
- Portugal, France, Holland, and England colonizing the continents now called the Americas decided to stay and the rest is history.
Comeback (noun)
a return to a former position or condition as of success or prosperity
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has changed the wolf's status from "endangered" to "threatened" in the lower 48 states. This lack of federal protection is allowing many western states to wage a war on wolves -- just as they were beginning to make a comeback.
Combat (verb)
to strive in opposition with force
- Once all of the hydrogen is turned into helium, a star will stop fusing hydrogen and will lose its ability to combat gravity.
Commentary (noun)
critical explanation or analysis
- Hits like “Billie Jean” and “Beat It” introduced a darker edge to the music to complement the serious commentary in the lyrics.
Commemorate (verb)
to mark by some ceremony or observation
- Jones said Tuesday at a forum commemorating the 40th anniversary of the event that Wallace later apologized to her for blocking the doors of Foster Auditorium on June 11, 1963.
Commerce (noun)
commercial, industrial, or professional activity in general
- In Roman mythology, Mercury is the god of commerce, travel, and thievery, the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Hermes, the messenger of the Gods.
Comparable (adjective)
possessing the same or almost the same characteristics
- Body composition is the comparable amounts of fat and lean body tissue found in the body.
Compatible (adjective)
capable of existing together in harmony
- The scientific community should take on the responsibility to investigate all objects that could potentially impact Earth down to the size compatible with available technology and with the public perception of acceptable risk.
Compensate (verb)
to make up for the defects of
- Saville and Dewey aptly call their formula reading The Barnum Effect, which goes, "You have a strong need for other people to like you and for them to admire you. You have a tendency to be critical of yourself. You have a great deal of unused energy which you have not turned to your advantage. While you have some personality weaknesses, you are generally able to compensate for them."
Competence (noun)
physical, mental, financial, or legal power to perform
- The activities and requirements of the cognition and perception program are designed primarily to develop the student's competence as a researcher.
Complement (verb)
to fill in what is lacking and make perfect
- Hits like “Billie Jean” and “Beat It” introduced a darker edge to the music to complement the serious commentary in the lyrics.
Complex (adjective)
difficult to understand due to its intricacy
- Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life.
Complication (noun)
something that causes difficulty, trouble, or lack of ease
- If left untreated, an anorexic person could starve to death or die from complications of malnutrition.
Compose of (verb)
to be the constituents parts of
- Comets are composed of dust and frozen gases that scientists believe are little changed since the formation of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.
Composite (adjective)
combining the typical or essential characteristics of individuals making up a group Disclosing
- the list ''would give terrorist organizations a composite picture of the government investigation,'' Sentelle wrote.
Compound (noun)
consisting of two or more interconnected parts
- A molecule is a compound or group of atoms.
Compress (verb)
to reduce in size by or as if by drawing together
- Less than 5 billion years ago, in a distant spiral arm of our galaxy, called the Milky Way, a small cloud of gas and dust began to compress under its own weight.
Comprise of (verb)
to have as integral parts
- On the east side of the valley is the Armargosa Range, comprised of three separate units.
Compulsion (noun)
an irresistible, repeated, irrational, impulse to perform some act
- People with Multiple Personality Disorder may experience any of the following: depression, mood swings, suicidal tendencies, sleep disorders, panic attacks and phobias, alcohol and drug abuse, and compulsions.
Computational (adjective)
describing the process of determining a number or amount through calculation and through the use of a computer.
- Cognitive Psychology is an empirical science and depends on careful experimental procedures and paradigms to test theories about these mental processes. This program is especially geared towards the application of formal and computational modeling and neuroscience methods to these basic questions.
Conceivable (adjective)
capable of being anticipated, considered, or imagined
- The community consists of an enormous number of people of every conceivable age, race, religion, lifestyle, income and opinion.
Concord (noun)
the state of individuals who are in complete agreement
- Initially, when settlers migrated west to settle on their own farmlands, there was no concord with the Native American population.
Concrete (adjective)
having actual reality
- There is no concrete proof for the existence of a supreme being, which is why some people are atheists.
Conditioning (noun)
to make familiar through constant practice or use
- Researchers have continued to use the techniques of classical conditioning for both learning and unlearning certain behaviors or fears.
Condolence (noun)
sympathy with another in sorrow; an expression of sympathy
- We would like to express to her majesty and the people of the United Kingdom our sincere
condolences for the loss of the British soldiers.
Conducive (adjective)
tending to promote or assist
- Our intense winter storms, high rainfall amounts, and steep terrain area all conductive to land sliding.
Confluence (noun)
the act or fact of coming together
- A confluence of researchers brought about the invention of the atomic bomb.
Conformity (noun)
an act of willingly carrying out the wishes of others
- The control theory’s explanation of criminal behavior focuses on the control mechanisms, techniques, and strategies for regulating human behavior, leading to conformity or obedience to society's rules.
Confound (verb)
to throw a person into confusion or perplexity
- Earlier this week, Fed policy setters elected to trim the fed funds rate to 1.00 percent from 1.25 percent, confounding some market expectations for a reduction of half a percentage point.
Conical (adjective)
resembling a cone in shape
- The conical shaped space rocket was launched into space.
Conjure up (verb)
imagine or contrive
- A family is the basic unit in society having as its nucleus two or more adults living together and cooperating in the care and rearing of their own or adopted children. Despite this all-inclusive definition, a lesbian or gay couple with or without children are not the image conjured up when most people create a picture of a family.
Con-man (noun)
one who tells falsehoods in order to get financial gain
- "Dante's View" and the "Devil's Corn Field" are names coined by the hustlers and con- men who sought to attract visitors and investors to this burgeoning mining area.
Consciousness (noun)
the condition of being aware
- The Sun Dance was a type of self torture which included a loss of consciousness.
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