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8,130 words, searchable by word, definition, part of speech, and CEFR level.
Involvement in a wrongful act carried out by someone else.
A kind remark that expresses praise or admiration.
One part of a larger system, machine, or idea.
To create a piece of writing or music, or to form the parts that make up something.
The way different parts are combined to form a whole, or a piece of writing or music.
A mixture of decayed plant material used to improve soil for growing plants.
A substance formed when two or more chemical elements are chemically joined together, or an enclosed area containing a group of buildings.
A broken bone that pierces through the skin.
Interest calculated on both the original amount of money and the interest it has already earned.
A sentence formed by joining two complete, equally important clauses with a connector such as 'and' or 'but'.
The process by which interest or growth builds on both the original amount and previously added amounts, making the total grow faster over time.
To understand something fully, especially something complicated.
The ability to understand something, especially written or spoken language.
Including everything that is necessary or relevant, leaving nothing important out.
The act of squeezing or pressing something to make it smaller or more tightly packed.
An agreement reached when each side gives up part of what they wanted.
Required by a rule or law, so there's no real choice about doing it.
An electronic machine that stores and processes information.
Curving inward, like the inside of a bowl.
To hide something so that it cannot be seen or discovered.
To admit, often reluctantly, that something is true, or to give up something such as a competition.
To form an idea or plan in your mind, or to become pregnant.
To focus all your attention and effort on one thing.
Made stronger by removing water or other diluting substances, or focused intensely on one thing.
A guarded camp used to imprison large numbers of people, usually for political reasons, often under brutal conditions.
A difference in the concentration of a substance between two regions, which tends to drive movement from the higher to the lower concentration.
An idea or general notion, especially one that forms the basis of a theory or plan.
The moment at which a new idea, plan, or living thing begins, including the biological beginning of pregnancy.
A feeling of worry, or a matter that affects or interests someone.
An effort to end a disagreement and restore friendly relations.
Intended to end a disagreement and make peace.
Giving a lot of information in a few words, without unnecessary detail.
To decide something after considering all the facts, or to bring something to an end.
The final part of something, or a decision reached after considering facts.
A hard building material made from cement, sand, gravel, and water.
A noun that names something you can see, hear, touch, taste, or smell.
Happening or existing at the same time as something else.
To strongly criticize something as wrong, or to sentence someone to a punishment.
The process by which a gas cools and turns into a liquid, or the droplets of liquid this produces.
A chemical reaction in which small molecules join to form a long polymer chain while releasing a simple by-product such as water.
To change from a gas into a liquid, or to make something shorter.
To behave as though you are more important or intelligent than someone else.
The state that something or someone is in, or a requirement that must be met.
A clause, usually starting with 'if' or 'unless', that states a condition on which something else depends.
To accept or allow behavior that is considered wrong, often by not objecting to it.
To organize and carry out an activity, or to lead an orchestra.
The transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving.
A material or object that allows heat or electricity to pass through it easily, or a person who directs an orchestra.