WORD LIST: c
circumcise
to cut off the skin at the end of the male sex organ (this is a religious rule in some religions, but not the Christian religion)
citizen
a person who is a member of a country by birth or by law
city
any important large town
claim
to say something as a fact
clash
a battle
clash
to fight or oppose
class
a group of students learning together; a group of people in a society who share the same social and economic position
clean
to make pure
clean
free from dirt or harmful substances (“clean water”)
clear
easy to see or see through; easily understood
clear
to free from all barriers
climate
the normal weather conditions of a place
climb
to go up or down something by using the feet and sometimes the hands
clock
a device that measures and shows time
close
to make something not open
close
near to
cloth
a material made from plants, chemicals, animal hair and other substances
clothes
what people wear
cloud
a mass of fog high in the sky
coal
a solid black substance used as fuel
coast
land on the edge of the ocean
coat
an item of clothing worn over other clothes
coffee
a drink made from the plant of the same name
coin
money in the form of a piece of metal
cold
not warm; having or feeling great coolness or a low temperature
collect
to bring or gather together in one place; to demand and receive (“collect taxes”)
college
a small university
color
the different effects of light on the eye, making blue, red, brown, black, yellow and others
column
a tall stone supporting a large building; something with a tall narrow shape (“The column of soldiers marched into town”, “A newspaper page is divided into eight columns”.)
combine
to mix or bring together
come
to move toward; to arrive
command
to order; to have power over something
command
an order
comment
to say something about; to express an opinion about something
common
usual; same for all (“a common purpose”)
communicate
to tell; to give or exchange information
community
a group of people living together in one place or area
company
a business organized for trade, industrial or other purposes
compare
to examine what is different or similar
compete
to try to do as well as, or better than, another or others
complete
having all parts; ended or finished
complete
to finish a job
complex
of or having many parts that are difficult to understand; not simple
compound
a substance containing two or more elements
compromise
the settlement of an argument where each side agrees to accept less than first demanded
computer
an electronic machine for storing and organizing information, and for communicating with others
concentrate
to direct all thoughts or efforts toward one thing, (“He concentrated on his homework.”); to come or be together (“The factories are concentrated along the river.”)
concern
interest, worry (“express concern about”)
concern
to fear (“to be concerned”)
condemn
to say a person or action is wrong or bad
