comprise

to have as parts or members, or to be those parts or members

• The course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD

concede

to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true

• The government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.

concession

something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or giving this

• Both sides involved in the conflict made some concessions in yesterday's talks.

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a reduction in the usual price of something, made available to students, old people, etc.

• You can get travel concessions if you are under 26.

condemn

to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons

• he terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice.

condense

to reduce something, such as a speech or piece of writing, in length

• I condensed ten pages of comments into/to two.

confine

to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way

• Let's confine our discussion to the matter in question, please!

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to keep someone closed in a place, often by force

• The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn't cope with the outside world.

conscience

the part of you that judges how moral your own actions are and makes you feel guilty about bad things that you have done or things you feel responsible for

• a guilty conscience

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to keep someone closed in a place, often by force

• The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn't cope with the outside world.

consent

permission or agreement

• They can't publish your name without your consent.

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to keep someone closed in a place, often by force

• The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn't cope with the outside world.

conservition

the protection of plants and animals, natural areas, and interesting and important structures and buildings, especially from the damaging effects of human activity

• wildlife conservation

conservative

not usually liking or trusting change, especially sudden change

• a conservative society/outlook

consist

to be made of or formed from something

• The team consists of four Europeans and two Americans.

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to have something as a main and necessary part or quality

• The beauty of air travel consists in its speed and ease.

consistent

always behaving or happening in a similar, especially positive, way

• There has been a consistent improvement in her attitude.

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constant

happening a lot or all the time

• He's in constant trouble with the police.

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staying the same, or not getting less or more

• We ran at a fairly constant speed.

constitute

to be or be considered as something

• This latest defeat constitutes a major setback for the Democrats.

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to form or make something

• Women constitute about ten percent of Parliament.

contact

communication with someone, especially by speaking or writing to them regularly

• "Have you been in contact with Andrew recently?" "Only by phone."

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the fact of two people or things touching each other

• Don't let that glue come into contact with your skin.

contract

a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the agreement itself

• a contract of employment

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to make or become shorter or narrower or generally smaller in size

• In spoken English, "do not" often contracts to "don't".

contrast

an obvious difference between two or more things

• I like the contrast of the white trousers with the black jacket.

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If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it.

• The styles of the two film makers contrast quite dramatically.

controversy

a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people

• There was a big controversy surrounding/over the use of drugs in athletics.

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If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it.

• The styles of the two film makers contrast quite dramatically.

convert

to (cause something or someone to) change in form or character

• Could we convert the small bedroom into a second bathroom?

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to change to a new religion, belief, opinion, etc., or to make someone do this

• He converted to (= started believing in) Catholicism when he got married.

convict

to decide officially in a law court that someone is guilty of a crime

• He has twice been convicted of robbery/arson.

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someone who is in prison because they are guilty of a crime

• an escaped convict

conviction

the fact of officially being found to be guilty of a particular crime, or the act of officially finding someone guilty

• Since it was her first conviction for stealing, she was given a less severe sentence.

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a strong opinion or belief

• It's my personal conviction that all rapists should be locked away for life.

crude

simple and not skilfully done or made

• a crude device/weapon

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rude and offensive

• a crude remark/comment

cruise

a journey on a large ship for pleasure, during which you visit several places

• If a ship or aircraft cruises, it travels at a continuous speed.

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deceive

to persuade someone that something false is the truth, or to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage

• The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.

density

the number of people or things in a place when compared with the size of the place

• The area has a high/low population density.

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the relationship between the mass of a substance and its size

• Lead has a high density.

demonstrate

to show or make make something clear

• These numbers clearly demonstrate the size of the economic problem facing the country.

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to show something and explain how it works

• He got a job demonstrating kitchen equipment in a department store.

dense

He got a job demonstrating kitchen equipment in a department store.

• dense fog

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stupid

• There are some really dense people in our class.