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AWL - Academic Word List > Words that start with the letter C > Flashcards

Words that start with the letter C Flashcards

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capable (adj)

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able / competent / skilled

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capacity (n)

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amount / ability / position

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category (n)

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class / group / section

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cease (v)

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end / finish / stop

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challenge (v / n)

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verb - invite / question / confront

noun - contest / request / test

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channel (v / n)

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verb - guide / transmit / direct

noun - route / program / waterway

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chapter (n)

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section / part / period

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chart (v / n)

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verb - sketch / show / map

noun - graph / diagram / illustration

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chemical (n / adj)

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noun - substance / drug / compound

adj - synthetic / inorganic / artificial

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circumstance (n)

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situation / condition / fact

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cite (v)

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quote / mention / praise

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civil (adj)

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ordinary / polite / national (eg. court)

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clarify (v)

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explain / simplify / filter

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classic (adj / n)

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adj - perfect / excellent / typical

noun - epitome / ideal / masterpiece

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clause ( n)

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paragraph / passage / specification

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code (n / v)

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noun - (secret) key / rules / pattern

verb - convert / write / mark

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coherent (adj)

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logical / understandable / clear

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coincide (v)

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happen / match / overlap

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collapse (v / n)

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verb - fall / break / fail

noun - fall / crash / failure

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colleague (n)

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coworker / workmate / partner

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commence (v)

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start / begin / initiate

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comment (n / v)

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noun - opinion / remark / statement

verb - mention / express / reflect

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commission (n / v)

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noun - task / committee / fee

verb - order / hire / appoint

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commit (v)

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perform / promise / jail

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commodity (n)

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ware / product / item

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communicate (v)

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talk / transmit / connect

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community (n)

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group / network / parish

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compatible (adj)

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suitable / matching / appropriate

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compensate (v)

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repay / balance / equalize

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compile (v)

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collect / assemble / gather

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complement (n / v)

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noun - supplement / addition / capacity

verb - add / complete / enhance

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complex (n / adj)

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noun - facility / system / structure

adj - complicated / detailed / difficult

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component (n / adj)

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noun - element / factor / ingredient

adj - basic / individual / particular

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compound (n / v / adj)

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noun - mixture / combination / area

verb - add to / blend / worsen

adj - combined / blended / mixed

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comprehensive (adj)

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extensive / complete / entire

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comprise (v)

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include / contain / form

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compute (v)

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calculate / figure out / determine

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conceive (v)

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imagine / design / get pregnant

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concentrate (v)

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focus / gather / reduce

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concept (n)

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idea / plan / theory

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conclude (v)

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finish / end / decide

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concurrent (adj)

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simultaneous / parallel / at once

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conduct (n / v)

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noun - management / guide / behavior

verb - organize / supervise / behave

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confer (v)

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award / chat / discuss

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confine (v)

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restrict / limit / imprison

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confirm (v)

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verify / approve / bless

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conflict (n / v)

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noun - dispute / fight / rivalry

verb - collide / strive / disagree

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conform (v)

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fit in / adapt / obey

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consent (n / v)

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n - permission / approval / agreement

verb - agree / allow / accept

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consequent (adj)

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resulting / following / related

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considerable (adj)

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significant / sizeable / relevant

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consist (v)

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contain / include / made of

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constant (adj / n)

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adj - steady / frequent / loyal

noun - fact / quantity / parameter

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constitute (v)

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represent / establish / form

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constrain (v)

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coerce / regulate / restrict

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construct (v / n)

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verb - build / design / formulate

noun - construction / model / idea

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consult (v)

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discuss / consider / examine

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consume (v)

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devour / use / eat

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contact (v / n / adj)

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verb - communicate / touch / reach

noun - person / connection / touch

adj - reachable / accessible / wireless

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contemporary (adj / n)

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adj - modern / present / concurrent

noun - fellow / mate / coeval

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context (n)

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circumstances / standpoint / text

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contract (v / n)

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verb - shrink / agree / catch (disease)

noun - document / deal / agreement

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contradict (v / n)

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verb - deny / disagree / challenge

noun - paradox / refusal / discrepancy

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contrary (n / adj)

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noun - opposite / contrast / antithesis

adj - opposed / differing / unreasonable

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contrast (n / v)

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noun - difference / diversity / sharpness

verb - differ / vary / deviate

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contribute (v)

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donate / provide / participate

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controversy (n)

A

disagreement / debate / dispute

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convene (v)

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summon / meet / call together

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converse (v)

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chat / talk / conversate

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convert (v)

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transform / exchange / proselyte

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cooperate (v)

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collaborate / unite / assist

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coordinate (v)

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organize / combine / arrange

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core (v / n /adj)

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verb - deseed / pit / stone

noun - center / heart / essence

adj - major / fundamentel / innermost

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corporate (adj)

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collective / collaborative / united

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correspond (v)

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coincide / agree / write

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couple (v / n)

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verb - connect / combine / have sex

noun - pair / few / partners

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create (v)

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produce / invent / establish

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credit (v / n)

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verb - ascribe / believe / pay

noun - trust / praise / loan

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criteria (n)

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principle / standard / measure

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crucial (adj)

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essential / important / significant

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culture (n)

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lifestyle / the arts / cultivation

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currency (n)

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money / acceptance / value

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cycle (v /n)

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verb - bike / go through / recur in

noun - bicycle / series / interval

AWL - Academic Word List (23 decks)

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