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Essential Vocabulary
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QUICK REVIEW #17
Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

1. collector a. humorous
2. colloquial b. annotation
3. collusion c. exchange of ideas
4. comedic d. sympathy
5. commencement e. pledge

6. comment f. relation
7. commercial g. relative
8. commitment h. conspiracy
9. communication i. acquirer
10. comparative j. beginning
11. comparison k. informal
12. compassion l. advertisement

compel (kuhm PEL) vt. 1. to force; constrain; 2. to get or cause by force
• Eve had to compel Adam to try her applesauce.
• Iraq used its army to compel Kuwait to share its oil income.
[-led, -ling, -lable adj., -ler n.] [Syn. force]
competent (KOM pit int) adj. 1. well qualified; capable; fit (sometimes used
with to); 2. sufficient; adequate; 3. permissible or properly belonging
• Vi’s M.A. made her quite competent academically to apply for the teaching
position.
• One doesn’t need to be an electrician to have competent credentials to
change a lightbulb.
• The judge ruled Jack competent to stand trial for murder.
[-ly adv.] [Syn. able]
competition (kom pet ISH in) n. 1. the act of competing; rivalry; 2. a contest
or match; 3. official participation in an organized sport; 4. the opposition in a con-
test; 5. the person or persons against whom one competes
• Jimmy Connors and Andre Agassi were often competition for one another
on the tennis courts.
• The 100-meter hurdles competition will start at 2 P.M.
• To paticipate in the competition, an application form must be filed, and an
entry fee must be paid.