vacuum
Last week his firm was busy vacuuming up data bits
from the far corners of the world and predicting a crisis
in Ukraine.
cohesive
Apart from facilitating communication between people,
language also serves as a cohesive force
within groups of people, so different countries
each have their own language
that becomes part of the national identity.
compact
It is a handsome and technology-laden compact car
that will be sold (and made) in every big world market
from next year with only small tweaks
to suit local conditions and tastes.
condense
Cooling the machine's condensation chamber
to just below the dew point, or the temperature
at which the air becomes saturated with water vapor
and begins to condense, is central to the process.
constrain
A lack of formal education, however,
doesn't constrain the ability
of the developing world's workforce
to substantially improve productivity
for the forested future.
essence
In essence, Ellsbury's relative youth
as a center fielder kept him from becoming more assertive
with veteran outfielders and calling them off flyballs
that the center fielder should handle.
drawback
A: I cannot put up with what Jerry did last night.
He always dumps his stinky socks around.
B: Every person has drawbacks. Just tolerate him.