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The 4rd set of Academic Words for Reading Skills
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06/18/2008
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Term
 
 
 
 
CIVIL
 Definition
 
  Definition            :
    not military or religious ; polite
 
  Example             :
    Mr.Woodsen is the famous civil engineering in Indonesia.
 
  Part of Speech    :
     Civil (Adjective)
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CLARIFY

 

 Definition
 
  Definition            :
      make more easily understood
 
  Example              :
      Angelina Jolie needs a press conference to clarify that gossips.
 
  Part of Speechs    :
     Clarify (Verb)
     Clarification (Noun)
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CLASSIC

Definition
 
  Definition            :
     of a very high quality
 
  Example              :
     Shakespeare is a classic.
 
  Part of Speech    :
     Classic (Adjective)
  
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CLAUSE

Definition
 
  Definition            :
      group of words containing a subject and verb
 
  Example             :
       That business needs a clause in a contract.
 
  Part of Speech    :
       Clause (Noun) 
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CODE

Definition
 
  Definition         :
      system of words, letters, numbers or symbols that represent a       message or record information secretly or in a shorter form
 
  Example           :
      The police can break the code that enemy use.
 
  Part of Speech  :
      Code (Noun)
 
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COHERENT

Definition
 
  Definition            :
      connected logically; clear and easy to understand
 
  Example              :
      Her argumentation is coherent for her parents.
 
  Part of Speechs  :
     Coherent (Adjective)
     Coherence (Noun)
     Cohere (Verb)
     Coherently (Adverb)
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COINCIDE

Definition
 
  Definition         :
      happen at the same time
 
  Example           :
      Our arrival coincided perfectly with the meeting.
 
  Part of Speech  :
      Coincide (Verb)
 
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COLLAPSE

Definition
 
  Definition            :
      fall down suddenly
 
  Example              :
      The building collapsed in the earthquake.
 
  Part of Speech    :
       Collapse (Verb)
       Collapsible (Adjective) 
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COLLEAGUE

Definition
 
  Definition            :
      person that you work with
 
  Example              :
      I need colleague to finish this job.
 
  Part of Speech    :
     Colleague (Noun)
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COMMENCE

Definition
 
  Definition         :
      begin; start
 
  Example           :
      The ceremony commenced promptly at 11 p.m.
 
  Part of Speech  :
      Commence (Verb)
      Commencement (Noun)
 
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COMMENT

Definition
 
  Definition         :
      written or spoken statement which gives an opinion on or              explains something/somebody
 
  Example           :
      Please give your comment in writing.
 
  Part of Speech  :
      Comment (Noun)
      Comment (Verb)
 
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COMMISSION

Definition
 
  Definition         :
      money paid to somebody who sells goods for making a sale
 
  Example           :
      I will receive a commission for this work.
 
  Part of Speech  :
      Commission (Noun)
 
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COMMIT

Definition
 
  Definition            :
      promise that somebody/someone will do something
 
  Example              :
     The government has committed itself to fighting inflation.
 
  Part of Speechs   :
      Commit (Verb)
     Commitment (Noun)
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COMMODITY

Definition
 
  Definition         :
      useful thing, especially an article of trade or product
 
   Example          :
      This country sales good basic commodity.
 
   Part of Speech :
      Commodity (Noun)
 
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COMMUNICATE

Definition
 
  Definition            :
      be connected; make your ideas, feelings, etc known to other       people
 
  Example             :
     He was able to communicate his problem to his boss.
 
  Part of Speechs  :
     Communicate (Verb)
     Communication (Noun)
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COMMUNITY

Definition
 
  Definition         :
      the people living in one place
 
  Example           :
      This is a good community in which to live.
 
  Part of Speech  :
      Community (Noun)
 
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COMPATIBLE

Definition
 
  Definition         :
      able to exist together
 
  Example           :
      That boy and girl do not seem to be compatible.
 
  Part of Speech  :
      Compatible (Adjective)
      Compatibility (Noun)
 
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COMPENSATE

Definition
 
  Definition            :
      pay or give something to balance or lessen the bad effect of       damage, loss, etc 
 
  Example             :
      This will never compensate for my great loss.
 
  Part of Speechs  :
      Compansate (Verb)
      Compensation (Noun) 
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COMPILE

Definition
 
  Definition             :
      produce by collecting information
 
  Example               :
      That's my task to compile a dictionary.
 
  Part of Speechs    :
      Compile (Verb)
      Compilation (Noun)
 
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COMPLEMENT

Definition
 
  Definition         :
      something that goes well with something else
 
  Example           :
      Sports are a complement of study.
 
  Part of Speech  :
      Complement (Noun)
      Complementary (Adjective)
 
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COMPLEX

Definition
 
  Definition             :
      made up of many different parts; difficult to understand or           explain
 
  Example               :
      He has a complex problem.
 
  Part of Speechs    :
      Complex (Adjective)
     Complexity (Noun)
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COMPONENT

Definition
 
  Definition             :
      any of the parts of which something is made
 
  Example               :
      There's many components of the telephone.
 
  Part of Speech      :
      Component (Noun)
 
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COMPOUND

Definition
 
  Definition           :
     thing made up of two or more parts; mix together
 
  Example            :
     Many medicines are compounds.
 
  Part of Speech   :
      Compound (Noun) 
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COMPREHENSIVE

Definition
 
  Definition            :
      including (nearly) everything
 
  Example              :
      She talks about comprehensive examination.
 
  Part of Speech    :
      Comprehensive (Adjective)
 
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