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| the smallest living part of an animal or plant.
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| central
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| of most importance.
| The heroine is the central character in the story.
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| cereal
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| a breakfast food made from the grains of a cereal crop.
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| change
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| to give up something in return for something else.
| He changed seats.
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| channel
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| a television or radio station.
| What’s on the other channel?
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| character
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| a person in a play or film.
| He played the character of the young king
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| chest
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| a wooden box with a lid for keeping things in.
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| chip
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| a gap or mark on something, showing the place where a small part has broken off.
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| chip
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| a small piece of material with many tiny electronic circuits printed on it.
| Chips are used in electronic devices for storing information.
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| circuit
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| the completed path of an electric current.
| electrical circuit
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| class
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| a group of people, animals, or things that are similar to each other in some way.
| Butterflies belong to the class of insects.
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| clear
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| easy to understand.
| A clear explanation.
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| clip
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| a short section of film.
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| club
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| a thick, heavy stick that is used as a weapon.
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| club
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| a stick with a shaped head that is used to hit balls in golf.
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| coach
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| a person who teaches people a special skill.
| A baseball coach.
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| code
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| a series of signs, symbols, or letters for sending messages secretly or quickly.
| SOS message in Morse code
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| cog
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| the tooth-shaped, metal parts around such a wheel.
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| collapse
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| to fold up.
| My umbrella collapses so I can put it in my bag.
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| column
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| a list where things are written underneath each other.
| Adding up a column of figures.
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| compass
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| a tool with one fixed leg and one movable leg that is used for drawing circles.
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| conclusion
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| a decision that is based on all the things you know.
| She came to the conclusion that it was a sensible idea.
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| condition
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| a rule.
| He went out on the condition that he was back before dark.
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| confuse
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| to find it difficult to tell one thing from another.
| I always confuse the twins.
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| costume
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| an outfit worn for a special reason.
| Theatrical costume.
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| cotton
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| thread or cloth woven from cotton plants.
| cotton thread
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| country
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| land outside towns and cities.
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| course
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| the ground where many outdoor sports, such as golf and horse-racing, take place.
| horse-racing course
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| court
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| a piece of ground, marked with lines, on which some sports are played.
| A badminton court.
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| cow
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| the female of some large animals, such as elephants and whales.
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