| the act of making parts of something, groups of people, etc. work together in an efficient and organized way | a need for greater COORDINATION between departments |
| a person who organizes the different parts of an activity and the people involved in it so that it works well | The campaign needs an effective COORDINATOR. |
| a police officer | children playing COPS and robbers |
| a chemical element. Copper is a soft red-brown metal used for making electric wires, pipes and coins. | a COPPER mine |
| if a person or an organization holds the copyright on a piece of writing, music, etc., they are the only people who have the legal right to publish, broadcast, perform it, etc., and other people must ask their permission to use it or any part of it | They were sued for breach/infringement of COPYRIGHT. |
| a change that makes something more accurate than it was before | I've made a few small CORRECTIONS to your report. |
| if two or more facts, figures, etc. correlate or if a fact, figure, etc. correlates with another, the facts are closely connected and affect or depend on each other | A high-fat diet CORRELATES with a greater risk of heart disease. |
| a connection between two things in which one thing changes as the other does | There is a direct CORRELATION between exposure to sun and skin cancer. |
| to be the same as or match something | Your account of events does not CORRESPOND with hers. |
| the letters, emails, etc. a person sends and receives | personal/private CORRESPONDENCE |
| a person who reports news from a particular country or on a particular subject for a newspaper or a television or radio station | a foreign/war/sports CORRESPONDENT |
| matching or connected with something that you have just mentioned | Profits have risen by 15 per cent compared with the CORRESPONDING period last year. |
| (of people) willing to use their power to do dishonest or illegal things in return for money or to get an advantage | They promised to seek out the CORRUPT officials who had accepted the bribes. |
| dishonest or illegal behaviour, especially of people in authority
allegations of bribery and corruption | The new district attorney has promised to fight police CORRUPTION. |
| costing a lot of money, especially more than you want to pay | Buying new furniture may prove too COSTLY. |
| a member of a city or county council | Talk to your local COUNCILLOR about the problem. |
| professional advice about a problem | he couple decided to go for relationship COUNSELLING. |
| a person who has been trained to advise people with problems, especially personal problems | I went to see a debt COUNSELLOR and she agreed to come to the bank with me. |
| to reply to somebody by trying to prove that what they said is not true | I tried to argue but he COUNTERED that the plans were not yet finished. |
| a person or thing that has the same position or function as somebody/something else in a different place or situation | The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese COUNTERPART. |
| very many; too many to be counted or mentioned | The new treatment could save Emma's life and the lives of COUNTLESS others. |
| a sudden change of government that is illegal and often violent | He seized power in a military COUP in 2008. |
| polite behaviour that shows respect for other people | We asked them, as a matter of COURTESY, if we could photograph their house. |
| to make something using special skills, especially with your hands | All the furniture is CRAFTED from natural materials. |
| to move forward on your hands and knees or with your body close to the ground | A man was CRAWLING away from the burning wreckage. |
| a person who has made or invented a particular thing | Walt Disney, the CREATOR of Mickey Mouse |
| the quality that somebody/something has that makes people believe or trust them | to gain/lack/lose CREDIBILITY |
| that can be believed or trusted | a CREDIBLE explanation/witness |
| (of people or animals) to move slowly, quietly and carefully, because you do not want to be seen or heard | I CREPT up the stairs, trying not to wake my parents. |
| a piece of written criticism of a set of ideas, a work of art, etc. | She wrote a feminist CRITIQUE of Freud's theories. |
| an object in the shape of a circle, usually made of gold and precious stones, that a king or queen wears on his or her head on official occasions | The CROWN was placed upon the new monarch's head |
| (of oil and other natural substances) in its natural state, before it has been processed or refined | CRUDE oil/metal |
| to press something so hard that it is damaged or injured, or loses its shape | Several people were CRUSHED to death in the accident |
| a small piece of a substance with many even sides, that is formed naturally when the substance becomes solid | ice/salt CRYSTALS |
| very popular with a particular group of people | The singer has become a CULT figure in America. |
| a way of life, an attitude, an idea, etc. that has become very popular | the CULT of physical fitness |
| to prepare and use land for growing plants or crops | The land around here has never been CULTIVATED. |
| a strong desire to know about something | His answer did not satisfy my CURIOSITY at all. |
| the legal right or duty to take care of or keep somebody/something; the act of taking care of something/somebody | Who will have CUSTODY of the children? |
| an article or a story that you cut from a newspaper or magazine and keep | newspaper/press CUTTINGS |
| believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or honest reasons | a CYNICAL view/smile |
| a barrier that is built across a river in order to stop the water from flowing, used especially to make a reservoir (= a lake for storing water) or to produce electricity | The DAM burst and the valley was flooded. |
| causing damage; having a bad effect on somebody/something | DAMAGING consequences/effects |
| the time of day when light first appears | He works from DAWN till dusk |
| pieces of wood, metal, building materials, etc. that are left after something has been destroyed | Emergency teams are still clearing the DEBRIS from the plane crash. |
| the first public appearance of a performer or sports player | He will make his DEBUT for the first team this week. |
| the process of deciding about something important, especially in a group of people or in an organization | All the staff should be involved in the DECISION-MAKING process. |
| very important for the final result of a particular situation | a DECISIVE factor/victory/battle |
| an official or formal statement, especially about the plans of a government or an organization; the act of making such a statement | The DECLARATION asked governments to consider introducing new environmental taxes. |
| the hard work and effort that somebody puts into an activity or a purpose because they think it is important | he charity is DEDICATED to serving young people with special needs. |
| the hard work and effort that somebody puts into an activity or a purpose because they think it is important | hard work and DEDICATION |
| a thing that somebody does that is usually very good or very bad | It's a stirring tale of heroic DEEDS. |
| to have a particular opinion about somebody/something | The evening was DEEMED a great success. |
| what happens or appears if you do not make any other choice or change, especially in a computer program | The DEFAULT option is to save your work every five minutes. |
| a fault in something or in the way it has been made that means that it is not perfect | The photograph shows slight DEFECTS due to age. |
| protecting somebody/something against attack | As a DEFENSIVE measure he built a series of coastal forts and watchtowers. |
| the state of not having, or not having enough of, something that is essential | Vitamin DEFICIENCY / deficiency in the diet can cause illness. |
| (economics) the amount by which money spent or owed is greater than money earned in a particular period of time | a budget/trade DEFICIT |
| to refuse to obey or show respect for somebody in authority, a law, a rule, etc | Hundreds of people today DEFIES the ban on political gatherings. |
| a person who is chosen or elected to represent the views of a group of people and vote and make decisions for them | Congress DELEGATES rejected the proposals. |
| a group of people who represent the views of an organization, a country, etc. | the Dutch DELEGATION to the United Nations |
| easily damaged or broken | The eye is one of the most DELICATE organs of the body. |
| an evil spirit | The people believed the girl was possessed by DEMONS. |
| a statement that something is not true or does not exist; the action of denying something | the prisoner’s repeated DENIALS of the charges against him |
| to strongly criticize somebody/something that you think is wrong, illegal, etc. | The project was DENOUNCED as a scandalous waste of public money. |
| containing a lot of people, things, plants, etc. with little space between them | areas of DENSE population |
| the quality of being dense; the degree to which something is dense | The population DENSITY in this city is very high. |
| the state of needing the help and support of somebody/something in order to survive or be successful | Our relationship was based on mutual DEPENDENCE. |
| to show an image of somebody/something in a picture | a painting DEPICTING the Virgin and Child |
| to move soldiers or weapons into a position where they are ready for military action | At least 5 000 missiles were DEPLOYED along the border. |
| the act of moving soldiers or weapons into a position where they are ready for military action | the DEPLOYMENT of peacekeeping forces |
| to put money into a bank account | Millions were DEPOSITED in Swiss bank accounts. |
| to prevent somebody from having or doing something, especially something important | They were imprisoned and DEPRIVED of their basic rights. |
| a person who is the next most important person below a business manager, a head of a school, a political leader, etc. and who does that person’s job when they are away | I'm acting as DEPUTY till the manager returns. |
| (formal) to come or go down from a higher to a lower level | The results, ranked in DESCENDING order (= from the highest to the lowest) are as follows |
| an action of coming or going down | The plane began its DESCENT to Heathrow. |
| [often passive] to say officially that somebody/something has a particular character or name; to describe somebody/something in a particular way | This area has been DESIGNATED (as) a National Park. |
| (formal) that you would like to have or do; worth having or doing | She chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered DESIRABLE in a secretary. |
| a screen on a computer that shows the icons of programs and files that can be used | desktop |
| causing destruction or damage | The war demonstrated the DESTRUCTIVE power of modern weapons. |
| to keep somebody in an official place, such as a police station, a prison or a hospital, and prevent them from leaving | One man has been DETAINED for questioning. |
| the process of discovering or noticing something, especially something that is not easy to see, hear, etc.; the fact of being discovered or noticed | Last year the DETECTION rate for car theft was just 13 per cent. |
| the state of being kept in a place, especially a prison, and prevented from leaving | They were sentenced to 12 months' DETENTION in a young offender institution. |
| to become worse | The discussion quickly DETERIORATED into an angry argument. |
| to completely destroy a place or an area | The bomb DEVASTATED much of the old part of the city. |
| the most powerful evil being | His strong left-wing views make him the DEVIL incarnate to more extreme Conservatives. |
| to invent something new or a new way of doing something | A new system has been DEVISED to control traffic in the city. |
| to say exactly what an illness or the cause of a problem is | The illness was DIAGNOSED as cancer. |
| the act of discovering or identifying the exact cause of an illness or a problem | An accurate DIAGNOSIS was made after a series of tests |
| to tell somebody what to do, especially in an annoying way | They are in no position to DICTATE terms (= tell other people what to do). |
| a political leader who has complete power over a country, especially one who has gained it using military force | The country suffered at the hands of a series of military DICTATORS. |
| to recognize or show that two things are not the same | It's difficult to DIFFERENTIATE between the two varieties. |
| a calm and serious manner that deserves respect | His aristocratic voice gives him an air of DIGNITY and power. |
| a situation that makes problems, often one in which you have to make a very difficult choice between things of equal importance | he faced a DILEMMA about whether to accept the offer or not. |
| a measurement in space, for example how high, wide or long something is | We measured the DIMENSIONS of the kitchen. |
| o become smaller, weaker, etc.; to make something become smaller, weaker, etc. | The new law is expected to DIMINISH the government's chances. |
| to put something quickly into a liquid and take it out again | He DIPPED the brush into the paint. |
| a person whose job is to represent his or her country in a foreign country, for example, in an embassy | Washington's top DIPLOMAT in Havana |
| connected with managing relations between countries (= diplomacy) | to break off/establish/restore DIPLOMATIC relations with a country |
| a book or electronic resource containing lists of information, usually in alphabetical order, for example people’s phone numbers or the names and addresses of businesses in a particular area | a DIRECTORY of European Trade Associations |
