assembly; board; group of people gathered to advise, plan, etc.. advice; person who gives advice; attorney; lawyer counter pref.. equal weight or power acting in opposition couple v.. pa
Trang 1v to have a price; to require payment; to set a price
cost
n price; expense
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council
n assembly; board; group of people (gathered to advise,
plan, etc.)
counsel
v to advise; to instruct; to coach; to advocate
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counsel
n advice; person who gives advice; attorney; lawyer
counter
pref against; opposed
Forms: plural: counsels
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counter
n bar; counting device
counter
v to oppose; to retaliate; to react; to strike back
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counter
adv against; in contrast to
counterbalance
v to act against; to oppose (with an equal weight, force etc.)
Forms: counterbalanced; counterbalanced;
counterbalancing
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counterbalance
n equal weight or power acting in opposition
couple
v to connect; to join; to link
Forms: plural: counterbalances Forms: coupled; coupled; coupling
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couple
n pair; group of two
coupon
n printed form that entitles the holder to certain rights such as in a discount
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courier
n messenger; company that delivers messages,
documents, parcels, etc
course
v to hunt; to pursue; to run over; to race
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Trang 2n direction; series of lessons or training units; layer; part
of a meal
court
v to seek to please; to flatter; to seek to gain the affections of someone
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court
n yard; formal reception; place where legal trials take
place
courteously
adv politely; respectfully; graciously
Forms: plural: courts
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courtesy
n politeness; good manners; cordiality; civility
cover
v to encase; to review; to protect; to include; to insure
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cover
n insurance; shelter; casing; front; lid
coverage
n survey; review; news reporting; insurance
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craft
v to shape with skill
craft
n trade; skill; occupation; boat; plane
Forms: crafted; crafted; crafting Forms: plural: crafts
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crafted
adj produced; made; manufactured
crate
v to pack in a box
Forms: crated; crated; crating
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crate
n wooden box; old car; old plane
create
v to produce; to design; to make; to manufacture
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creative
adj inventive; innovative; artistic
creativity
n innovativeness; inventiveness
Forms: no plural
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Trang 3adj reliable; trustworthy; dependable
credit
v to believe; to have faith in; to supply goods by deferred payment
Forms: credited; credited; credited
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credit
n money (in a bank account); trust; confidence; respect
credit risk
n the prospect that a bond issuer will fail to make required debt payments
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creditor
n person or organization that lends something; lender;
loaner; moneylender
crew
n group of people working together; team
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criterion
n standard against which something is measured; factor;
discipline
critical
adj judgmental; important; crucial; vital
Forms: plural: criteria
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criticize
v to disapprove; to censure; to find fault
crop
n harvest; produce (Agriculture); group; whip; short haircut
Forms: criticized; criticizing Forms: plural: crops
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crop
v to harvest; to cut short; to clip
crowd
n public; large group of people; gathering
Forms: cropped; cropped; cropping Forms: plural: crowds
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crowd
v to gather together; to group together; to press in
crowded
adj full; packed; crammed together
Forms: crowded; crowded; crowding
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crucial
adj very important; critical; decisive; vital
cruise
n traveling on a ship; sea voyage; sailing
Forms: plural: cruises
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Trang 4v to sail; to move at a moderate speed; to travel; to
coast; to drive along slowly
crux
n heart of the matter; main point
Forms: cruised; cruised; cruising Forms: plural: cruces or cruxes
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cuisine
n style of cooking; national food
cure
n method or course that restores health; prescribed treatment for an illness
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cure
v to restore to health; to make well; to correct a bad
habit; to preserve food
curious
adj inquisitive; desiring to know and understand; odd; strange; rare
Forms: cured; cured; curing
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currency
n national money of a country; circulation; custom;
prevalence
current
n flow (of water, electricity, etc.); process; tendency; direction
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current
adj recent; common; prevalent; present; popular
curt
adj brief; blunt; rude
Forms: curter; curtest
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curtly
adv briefly; bluntly; rudely
cushion
n pillow; soft padded object
Forms: plural: cushions
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cushion
v to reduce; to protect; to soften; to upholster
custom
n habit; tradition; convention
Forms: cushioned; cushioned; cushioning Forms: plural: customs
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customer
n client; buyer; person who buys a product or service
customize
v to make or to fit according to individual needs or desires; to personalize; to individualize
Forms: plural: customers Forms: customized; customized; customizing
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Trang 5n government department responsible for collecting
taxes on imports
cutback
n reduction; curtailing; decrease
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cycle
v to ride a bike
cycle
n series (of stories, articles, reports etc.); recurring period of time
Forms: cycled; cycled; cycling Forms: plural: cycles
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Trang 6n newspaper that is published 5 to 7 times a week
daily
adj occurring on a regular basis
Forms: plural: dailies
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damage
n injury; harm
damage
v to cause harm; to cause injury; to destroy partly
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danger
n risk; peril; hazard
dash
n hyphen; drop; pinch; rush; sprint
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dash
v to move with sudden speed; to bolt; to shatter; to hurl;
to cast
date
n day, month and year according to the calendar;
interview; meeting
Forms: dashed; dashed; dashing Forms: plural: dates
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deadline
n time when a project; assignment; task or job must be
completed or turned in
deal
n agreement; business transaction; exchange; amount
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deal
v to provide; to offer; to distribute; to supply; to sell; to
trade
dealer
n supplier; seller; merchant; agent; sales representative
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dealing
n manner of doing business; behavior; distribution; giving
out
debate
n argument; dispute; discussion; conversation
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debate
v to argue; to discuss; to consider; to ponder
debris
n rubble; ruins; wreckage; fragments
Forms: debated; debated; debating Forms: no plural
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Trang 7n obligation; something owed (i.e money)
debut
n opening of a show; first public appearance
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debut
v to perform for the first time; to make one's premiere
performance
decade
n ten years; group of tens
Forms: debuted; debuted; debuting Forms: plural: decades
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decide
v to choose; to select from several options; to conclude;
to resolve
decision
n determination; resolution; ruling (especially in court)
Forms: decided; decided; deciding Forms: plural: decisions
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declaration
n statement; proclamation; announcement
declare
v to proclaim; to make a statement; to make a full statement of (one's taxable or dutiable property)
Forms: plural: declarations Forms: declared; declared; declaring
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decline
n downward; descent; slope; ebb
decline
v to refuse; to go down; to decrease; to fall
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decrease
n decline; reduction; lessening
decrease
v to reduce; to lessen; to decline
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dedicate
v to devote to; to set apart for; to inscribe (a book, poem,
song, story, etc.) to someone
dedication
n setting apart; devotion; inscription (in a book, poem, etc.)
Forms: dedicated; dedicated; dedicating Forms: plural: dedications
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deed of surrender
n a legal document that temporarily transfers a property
from one individual to another
default
v to fail to perform a duty; to fail to pay on time; to fail to appear in court
Forms: plural: deeds of surrender Forms: defaulted; defaulted; defaulting
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