collaboration
Garment making typically calls for
a collaboration among yarn spinners,
fabric weavers and sewing factories.
collide
The government collided with parliament over its industrial plans.
commemorate
The Nobel Prize is awarded to commemorate Nobel,
the great chemist.
commentary
It affords a striking commentary on the limitations of our present knowledge.
commonplace
When leaving the house,
she was heard to make some commonplace remark to her husband.
complement
A flaming dessert complemented the dinner.
compliment
Your presence is a great compliment.
compulsory
English is a compulsory subject in this course;
Art is optional.
concise
His letter was concise,
omitting everything not pertinent to the job
for which he was applying.
condolence
Through his spokesman he expressed
his condolences on the victims of the accident.
confidential
You are probably on much more confidential terms with Kitty than I am.
configuration
We know little about the configuration of the star's surface.
conformity
Young people today do not care so much about conformity-
they do what they like.
confrontation
She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.
congressman
There's not much prospect of Mr Smith's being elected as Congressman.
constrain
People with poor motives will always exist,” he says.
“Sometimes environments constrain those people
and sometimes environments give those people opportunity.”
contamination
We must pay much attention to the contamination of the water supply.
correlation
People believe that there is a correlation between smoking and lung cancer.
credible
A will must be attested by two or more credible witnesses.
criterion
Only social practice can be the criterion of truth.
cumulative
It was a cumulative process.
decentralize
The two major U.S. political parties are vast,
sprawling,
decentralized conglomerations of varied ideological positions
whose members do not feel obliged
to vote the way the party leaders tell them to do.
dedicate
Dedicated to helping Beijing 2008
spread its theme of One World, One Dream to every continent,
Fuwa reflect the deep desire of the Chinese people
to reach out to the world in friendship through the Games.
defective
May I return this machine if it's defective?
deficient
Our knowledge of the matter is deficient.
degrade
I felt degraded by having to ask for money.
delicacy
Try this dish. It's a local delicacy.
deregulation
Liberalization and deregulation opened the way to the creation of broad,
deep and liquid capital markets,
and established the right environment
to attract foreign firms and inward investment.
destiny
I don't know if we each have a destiny
or if we're all just floating around accidentally like on a breeze
but I think that maybe it's both.
deviate
The teacher deviated from her custom and gave out no homework.
diffuse
The clowns in the play are mainly to diffuse a feeling of happiness.
discontent
To Galbraith,
materialism had gone mad and would breed discontent.
diversion
Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion,
and brought news of the outside world.
doubtless
Doubtless he'll be bringing his guitar,
as usual.
drawback
This is a good car;
its only drawback is that it uses a lot of petrol.
duplicate
If you lose your key,
I can give you a duplicate.