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  • compatible/kəmˈpæt.ə.bəl/adjectiveB23 meaningsAble to exist or work together without conflict.
  • compatriot/kəmˈpeɪtɹi.ət/nounB2+Somebody from your own country.
  • compel/kəmˈpɛl/verbC1To leave somebody no choice but to do it.
  • compelling/kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsSo convincing it is hard to argue with.
  • compendium/kəmˈpɛn.di.əm/nounC1A concise collection of a whole body of knowledge.
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/ˈkɒm.pən.seɪt/
verbC12 meanings
To pay someone for a loss, an injury or trouble they have suffered.
  • compensation/ˌkɒm.pənˈseɪ.ʃən/nounC1Money given to balance a loss or an injury.
  • compere/ˈkɒmpɛː(ɹ)/nounC2Somebody who introduces the acts at an entertainment.
  • compete/kəmˈpiːt/verbB1To try to beat others at the same goal or game.
  • competence/ˈkɒm.pə.təns/nounC1The ability to do something well enough.
  • competent/ˈkɒmpətənt/adjectiveC13 meaningsHaving the skill or knowledge to do something properly.
  • competition/ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/nounA2+2 meaningsA contest to find who is best.
  • competitive/kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɪv/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHating to lose; always trying to be first.
  • competitor/kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/nounB1+2 meaningsAnother company after the same customers.
  • compile/kəmˈpaɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo gather material together into one organised whole.
  • complacency/kəmˈpleɪsənˌsiː/nounC1Smug satisfaction that stops you noticing danger.
  • complacent/kəmˈpleɪsənt/adjectiveC1So satisfied with yourself that you stop trying.
  • complain/kəmˈpleɪn/verbA2+3 meaningsTo say that you are unhappy or annoyed about something.
  • complaint/kəmˈpleɪnt/nounB13 meaningsA statement that you are unhappy with something.
  • complaisant/kəmˈpleɪsənt/adjectiveC2Eager to please and to go along with others.
  • complement/ˈkɒmpləmənt/nounC1Something that completes another and improves it.
  • complementary/ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1Sitting opposite on the colour wheel.
  • completion/kəmˈpliː.ʃən/nounB2The finishing of something.
  • complex/ˈkɒmplɛks/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsMade of many connected parts; not simple.
  • complexion/kəmˈplɛkʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsThe natural colour and condition of facial skin.
  • complexity/kəmˈplɛk.sɪ.ti/nounC1How many connected parts something has.
  • compliance/kəmˈplaɪ.əns/nounC12 meaningsThe state of doing what rules or laws require.
  • compliant/kəmˈplʌɪənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsWilling to do as you are told.
  • complicate/ˈkɑmplɪkeɪt/verbB1+To make something more difficult or involved.
  • complicated/ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd/adjectiveB1Made of many parts and hard to follow.
  • complication/ˌkɒm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/nounB22 meaningsSomething that makes a situation more difficult.
  • complicit/kəmˈplɪs.ɪt/adjectiveC1Involved with others in something wrong.
  • complicitynounC1A share in somebody else's wrongdoing.
  • compliment/ˈkɑmpləmənt/nounB13 meaningsA remark that says something good about someone or their work.
  • complimentary/ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC12 meaningsGiven free as part of the service.
  • compliments to the chefphraseC1A message of praise sent back to the kitchen.
  • comply/kəmˈplaɪ/verbC1To do what a rule or order requires.
  • component/kəmˈpəʊ.nənt/nounB2+2 meaningsOne of the pieces a machine is built from.
  • compose/kəmˈpəʊz/verbB25 meaningsTo write a piece of music.
  • composed/kəmˈpoʊzd/adjectiveB23 meaningsCalm and in control of your feelings, especially in a situation where others would panic.
  • composer/kəmˈpoʊzəɹ/nounB2Somebody who writes music.
  • composite/ˈkɒmpəzɪt/nounB2+Something made of several distinct parts combined.
  • composition/ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/nounC14 meaningsThe way the parts of something are arranged.
  • compost/ˈkɒm.pɒst/nounB1+2 meaningsRotted plant material used to enrich soil.
  • compost binnounB2The container where plant waste is left to rot.
  • composure/kəmˈpoʊʒɚ/nounC1Calm self-control in a difficult situation.
  • compound/ˈkɒmpaʊnd/nounB24 meaningsA substance made of two or more elements chemically joined.
  • compound eyenounC1An eye made of hundreds of tiny separate lenses.
  • comprehend/kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/verbB22 meaningsTo take in the full meaning of something.
  • comprehension/ˌkɒmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/nounB22 meaningsAn exercise testing how well a text has been understood.
  • comprehensive/ˌkɒm.pɹɪˈhɛn.sɪv/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsCovering everything, or nearly everything, that is relevant.
  • compress/kəmˈpɹɛs/verbB24 meaningsTo press something into a smaller space.
  • compression/kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/nounB2+The squeezing of something into a smaller space.
  • compressor/kəmˈpɹɛ.sə(ɹ)/nounB2+A machine that squeezes air or gas.
  • comprise/kəmˈpɹaɪz/verbC12 meaningsTo be made up of particular parts.
  • compromise/ˈkɒmpɹəˌmaɪz/verbB24 meaningsTo settle a disagreement by each side giving up part of what it wanted.
  • compromisedadjectiveC12 meaningsNo longer secret, and therefore no longer safe.
  • compulsion/kəmˈpʌlʃən/nounC12 meaningsAn urge to do something over and over.
  • compulsive/kəmˈpʌlsɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsDriven by an urge that is very hard to resist.
  • compulsory/kəmˈpʌlsəɹi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsRequired by rule or law.