📖 Dictionary

A word, what it means in plain English, and the same word in Hindi and Marathi. 1,132 words, all of them on this device — it works with no connection at all.

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C — 89 words

calciumA mineral the body needs for bones and teeth.calculateWork out a number, showing the steps you used.callSay loudly, name something, or telephone.canBe able to.carbohydrateA food substance, such as rice or bread, that gives quick energy.careFeel concern — or look after.carefulTaking trouble to avoid mistakes or harm.carryHold something and take it somewhere.catalystA substance that speeds up a reaction and is not used up by it.causeWhat makes something happen.cautiousCareful to avoid trouble.cellThe smallest unit of a living thing — or a device that makes electricity f…censusThe official counting of a country's people.certainSure, with no doubt.challengeSomething difficult that tests you.chanceA possibility, or an opportunity.changeMake or become different.characterA person in a story, play or film.chartA drawing showing information clearly.cheapCosting little.checkLook to make sure something is right.childA young person.chlorophyllThe green pigment in plants that captures light for photosynthesis.choosePick one from several.circuitA complete path that an electric current can flow around.circumstanceA fact or condition that affects a situation.citizenA member of a country, with its rights and duties.cityA large town.classifySort things into groups by a rule, and say what the rule is.clauseA group of words with its own subject and verb.cleanFree from dirt.clearEasy to see or understand.cleverQuick to learn and understand.climateThe usual weather of a place over many years.climaxThe moment of greatest tension in a story.closeShut — or near.codeInstructions written for a computer.coefficientThe number multiplying a letter in an expression. In 5x it is 5.coldAt a low temperature.collectGather things together.colonialismOne country ruling another and using it for its own gain.colourWhat your eyes see as red, blue, green and so on.columnA vertical line of a table — or an upright pillar.combustionBurning: a substance reacting with oxygen and giving out heat.comeMove towards the speaker or the place spoken of.comedyA play or story meant to amuse, usually ending happily.commentGive your own point about something, supported by a reason.commonHappening often, or shared by many.compareShow how two or more things are alike AND how they differ.completeWhole, with nothing missing.complicatedMade of many parts and hard to follow.compoundA substance made of two or more elements chemically joined in a fixed rati…comprehensionUnderstanding what you read or hear.computerA machine that follows instructions to work with information.conceptAn idea, especially a general one.concludeState what follows from the evidence you have given.condensationA gas turning into a liquid on cooling.conditionThe state something is in — or something that must be so.conductorA material that lets heat or electricity pass through it easily.confidentSure of yourself or of something.conflictThe struggle that drives a story forward.conjunctionA word that joins words or clauses, such as and or but.consequenceWhat happens as a result of something.conservationProtecting something so it is not used up or lost.considerThink about something from more than one side before answering.considerableLarge enough to matter.consistentStaying the same over time, or not contradicting itself.constantA quantity that does not change.constitutionThe set of rules by which a country is governed.constructDraw or build something accurately, usually with instruments.contentWhat is contained in something.contextThe surrounding circumstances that give something its meaning.contrastShow only the differences between things.contributeGive a share towards something.controlDecide how something behaves.convertChange something from one form or unit into another.convinceMake someone believe something.correctRight, with no mistake.costWhat must be paid for something.countSay numbers in order to find how many.countryA nation with its own government.coverPut something over — or deal with a topic.createMake something that did not exist before.criticisePoint out both the strengths and the weaknesses, with reasons.crossGo from one side to the other.curiousWanting to know — or strange.currentA flow of electricity or water.curveA line that bends smoothly.cutDivide or open something with a sharp edge.

What is in here

The vocabulary a student actually meets: subject terms from Science, Maths and Social Science, the command words that exam questions are built from — explain, justify, derive — and the everyday words that carry marks in a written answer.

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