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Academic word list#2

Vocabulary from the academic word list - C & D

TermDefinition
ceases (formal) to stop doing something or stop happening
circumstances (formal) the conditions in which you live, especially how much money you have
clause a part of a written law or legal document covering a particular subject of the whole law or document
coherence when something such as a piece of writing is easy to understand because its parts are connected in a clear and reasonable way
coincide to happen at the same time as something else, especially by chance
collapse if a building, wall etc collapses, it falls down suddenly, usually because it is weak or damaged
commission a group of people who have been given the official job of finding out about something or controlling something
commodity a product that is bought and sold
compensation money paid to someone because they have suffered injury or loss, or because something they own has been damaged
compiled to make a book, list, record etc, using different pieces of information, music etc
components one of several parts that together make up a whole machine, system etc
comprise to consist of particular parts, groups etc
conformity behaviour that obeys the accepted rules of society or a group, and is the same as that of most other people
controversy a serious argument about something that involves many people and continues for a long time
criteria a standard that you use to judge something or make a decision about something
crucial something that is crucial is extremely important, because everything else depends on it
deduction the process of using the knowledge or information you have in order to understand something or form an opinion, or the opinion that you form
denote to mean something
deviation a noticeable difference from what is expected or acceptable
devoted giving someone or something a lot of love and attention
disposal when you get rid of something
dynamic full of energy and new ideas, and determined to succeed
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