TOEIC WORDS - C - PART 3

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combination /kɑ`mbənéiʃən/　n. joining; union; an ordered sequence
combine /kəmbáin/　n. harvesting machine
combine /kəmbáin/　v. to come together
come across v. to happen upon; to find by chance; to discover; to see
come along v. to accompany someone; to appear; to advance; to succeed
come up with v. to plan, to invent, to think of
comfort /kʌ'mfərt/　n. relief; consolation; coziness
comfort /kʌ'mfərt/　v. to bring relief; to encourage; to console
comfortable /kʌ'mftəbl/　adj. easy; relaxing; cosy; financially well to do
comforting /kʌ'mfərtiŋ/　adj. consoling; encouraging; reassuring; brining relief; heartening
comical /kɑ'mikəl /　adj. funny.
command /kəmæ'nd/　n. order; direction; control; domination; headquarters
command /kəmæ'nd/　v. to rule; to control; to be in charge; to be in authority
commemorate /kəmémərèit /　v. to serve as a remembrance of.
commensurate /kəménsərət/　adj. in proportion to, corresponding, equal to
comment /kɑ'ment/　n. remark; note; statement; explanation
comment /kɑ'ment/　v. to make a remark; to explain; to write an explanatory note
commentary /kɑ'məntèri/　n. series of remarks; explanation (often written in essay or book form)
commerce /kɑ'mərs/　n. trade; business; transactions; exchange of products/services and money
commercial /kəmə':rʃəl/　adj. pertaining to business; pertaining to buying and selling
commercial /kəmə':rʃəl/　n. television or radio advertisement
commission /kəmíʃən/　n. percentage of profits earned by a salesperson
commission /kəmíʃən/　v. to contract; to empower; to authorize; to confer
commit /kəmít/　v. to perform; to do; to engage
commitment /kəmítmənt/　n. a promise
committed /kəmítid/　adj. obligated; engaged; industrious; ambitious; loyal
commodity /kəmɑ'dəti/　n. merchandise; goods; item that is bought and sold; something useful
common /kɑ'mən/　adj. widespread, frequent, usual
common /kɑ'mən/　n. open public area in a city or town; park; square
commotion /kəmóuʃən/　n. a disturbance or violent agitation
communication /kəmjù:nəkéiʃən/　n. exchange of information or ideas; transfer; passing along; letter; message
commute /kəmjú:t/　v. to exchange; to replace; to convert; to travel back and forth regularly (i.e. to work)
commuter /kəmjú:tər/　n. person who travels back and forth between home and work
company /kʌ'mpəni/　n. corporation; firm; ensemble; association with another
comparable /kɑ'mpərəbl/　adj. fit to be compared
comparatively /kəmpæ'rətivli/　adv. relatively
compare /kəmpéər/　n. contrast
compare /kəmpéər/　v. to examine similarities and differences
comparison /kəmpæ'rəsn/　n. pointing out of similarities and differences; similarity; likeness
compartmentalize /kəmpɑ:rtmént(ə)làiz/　v. to separate into sections; to partition
compatible /kəmpæ'təbl/　adj. congruous
compatible /kəmpæ'təbl/　n. piece of equipment which can be used with other machines without alternation
compel /kəmpél/　v. to force; to coerce; to influence; to impose; to demand
compensate /kɑ'mpənsèit/　v. to pay, to make up for.
compensation /kɑ`mpənséiʃən/　n. repayment; something done to make up for (a loss, deficiency or fault)
compete /kəmpí:t/　v. to strive against a rival
competence /kɑ'mpət(ə)ns/　n. adequate qualification or capacity
competent /kɑ'mpət(ə)nt/　adj. adept; capable; suitably skilled; well qualified; experienced
competition /kɑ`mpətíʃən/　n. rivalry; contest; act of competing against another
competitive /kəmpétətiv/　adj. involving rivalry; tending to contest
competitor /kəmpétətər/　n. rival; (i.e. Coca Cola and Pepsi); person who participates in a contest
compile /kəmpáil/　v. to gather together from several sources
complacent /kəmpléisnt/　adj. content; self-satisfied; comfortable; smug
complain /kəmpléin/　v. to find fault; to express displeasure; to protest
complaint /kəmpléint/　n. finding fault; act of expressing displeasure; pleading entered by a plaintiff (Law)
complement /kɑ'mpləmənt/　v. to make complete
complete /kəmplí:t/　adj. whole; perfect; finished
complete /kəmplí:t/　v. to make whole; to finish; to perfect
completion /kəmplí:ʃən/　n. finishing; finalizing
complex /kəmpléks/　n. compound; various objects that for m a unit
compliant /kəmpláiənt/　adj. obedient; submissive; obliging; yielding; acquiescent
complicate /kɑ'mpləkèit/　v. to confuse; to make hard to understand; to make difficult; to make complex
complicated /kɑ'mpləkèitid/　adj. not easy to understand
complicity /kəmplísəti/　n. participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer
compliment /kɑ'mpləmənt/　n. expression of admiration; word of praise for someone
comply /kəmplái/　v. to submit; to consent; to obey; to agree with
component /kəmpóunənt/　n. ingredient; single piece which forms part of a larger unit; part; constituent; element
comport /kəmpɔ':rt/　v. to conduct or behave (oneself)
compose /kəmpóuz/　v. to create; to write; to relax; to calm oneself; to settle
composition /kɑ`mpəzíʃən/　n. make-up; constitution; essay
composure /kəmpóuʒər/　n. serenity; self-control; calmness; coolness
comprehend /kɑ`mprihénd/　v. to understand; to contain; to grasp; to absorb; to perceive
comprehensible /kɑ`mprihénsəbl/　adj. intelligible
comprehension /kɑ`mprihénʃən /　n. ability to know.
comprehensive /kɑ`mprihénsiv/　adj. covering broadly; inclusive
comprise /kəmpráiz/　v. to include; to contain; to consist
compromise /kɑ'mprəmàiz/　n. a settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions
compromise /kɑ'mprəmàiz/　v. to establish an agreement; to settle a dispute
compulsion /kəmpʌ'lʃən/　n. coercion
compulsory /kəmpʌ'lsəri/　adj. forced
compute /kəmpjú:t/　v. to calculate; to figure; to estimate
conceal /kənsí:l/　v. to hide; to keep secret; to cover up
concede /kənsí:d/　v. to surrender
conceit /kənsí:t/　n. self-flattering opinion
conceive /kənsí:v/　v. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
concentrate /kɑ'nsəntrèit/　v. to focus; to think about
concept /kɑ'nsept/　n. plan; idea; thought; structure; system
conceptualize /kənsépʧuəlàiz/　v. to plan; to design; to imagine; to conceive; to envision
concern /kənsə':rn/　n. worry; issue; problem; group of companies; large corporation
concern /kənsə':rn/　v. to be of interest or importance to
concerning /kənsə':rniŋ/　prep. about
concession /kənséʃən/　n. anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition, or claim
conclude /kənklú:d/　v. to stop; to come to a decision
conclusion /kənklú:ʒən/　n. end; deduction; cognition; final decision
conclusive /kənklú:siv/　adj. sufficient to convince or decide
concoct /kɑnkɑ'kt/　v. to invent; to create; to contrive; to think up
concrete /kɑ'nkri:t/　adj. tangible; real; substantial; solid
concrete /kɑ'nkri:t/　n. cement; something tangible (idea, object, etc.)
concrete /kɑ'nkri:t/　v. to solidify
concur /kənkə':r/　v. to agree; to harmonize; to coincide; to collaborate; to consent