celebrate (v)
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When do you celebrate your birthday? |
celebration (n) |
The football team's victory celebration
lasted for 7 hours! |
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circulate (v)
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The party hostess circulated throughout
her guests. |
circulation (n) |
The circulation of the New York Times
newspaper is 2 million people. |
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civilize (v)
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Explorers wanted to civilize the
natives, but the natives killed them. |
civilization (n) |
Different groups of people have different
ideas of civilization. |
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classify (v)
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Animals are classified into different
kingdoms. |
classification (n) |
The classification for lions is Panthera
leo. |
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collaborate (v)
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The students must collaborate on
two projects this semester. |
collaboration (n) |
Each student must work hard because their
collaboration
will also be graded. |
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combine (v)
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The colors red and blue can be combined
to make purple. |
combination (n) |
The color orange is a combination
of red and yellow. |
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commemorate (v)
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The city's 200th anniversary is being commemorated
with a parade. |
commemoration (n) |
The commemoration will take place
next month. |
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commend (v)
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The police commended two boys for
helping rescue a drowning child. |
commendation (n) |
The boys' commendation included a
reward of $100. |
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communicate (v)
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People use language to communicate
with each other. |
communication (n) |
Communication with language makes
humans different than animals. |
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compensate (v)
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My insurance company will compensate
me for the damage to my car. |
compensation (n) |
My compensation check should arrive
next week. |
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compile (v)
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This machine compiles the material. |
compilation (n) |
That book is a compilation of the
works of several different authors. |
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concentrate (v)
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Many students find it difficult to concentrate
on homework. |
concentration (n) |
Of course, their concentration might
be improved if they turned off the TV! |
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confirm (v)
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The US military wouldn't confirm
that many people saw a UFO. |
confirmation (n) |
But the people didn't need confirmation.
They knew what they'd seen. |
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confiscate (v)
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A dangerous knife was confiscated
from the student. |
confiscation (n) |
The confiscation of the knife got
him expelled. |
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confront (v)
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The principal confronted the students
about cheating on the test. |
confrontation (n) |
The confrontation became very loud
when everyone began yelling at once. |
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congratulate (v)
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I want to congratulate Martha and
Don on their wedding. |
congratulation (n) |
My heartfelt congratulations go out
to you two. |
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congregate (v)
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The people congregated outside the
church after the service. |
congregation (n) |
The church's congregation held a
bake sale to raise money for the poor. |
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consider (v) |
Have you considered going to a different
college? |
consideration (n) |
Thank you for your consideration.
That was very nice of you. |
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console (v) |
The minister tried to console the
widow, but she was inconsolable. |
consolation (n) |
Marco won a consolation prize in
the essay contest. |
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consult (v) |
I need to consult with you about
this project. |
consultation (n) |
Frank's consultation with the lawyer
cost him $500. |
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contaminate (v) |
Don't contaminate the food! Wash
your hands before you touch it! |
contamination (n) |
The toxic contamination from the
factory will take years to clean. |
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contemplate (v) |
Sara is contemplating taking a year
off of school and traveling around the world. |
contemplation (n) |
I'm sorry to interrupt your contemplation,
but I have a question for you. |
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continue (v) |
Lee continued singing when everyone
else had stopped. |
continuation (n) |
Paul went to a continuation school
instead of regular high school. |
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converse (v) |
I heard two people conversing about
last night's new TV show. |
conversation (n) |
Their conversation was very funny! |
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cooperate (v) |
Please cooperate with each other. |
cooperation (n) |
Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. |
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corroborate (v) |
No witness could corroborate the suspect's
story. |
corroboration (n) |
Without corroboration, the suspect will
probably go to jail. |
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create (v) |
Who created this lovely dress? |
creation (n) |
This creation is wonderful! |
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cultivate (v) |
I like to cultivate roses in my garden. |
cultivation (n) |
The cultivation of roses is very
difficult. |