| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| contents | what is contained in something |
| continual | keeping on; frequent |
| continue | to go on doing something, or to begin doing something again |
| continuous | keeping on without stopping |
| contract | to become smaller. The same word also means an agreement |
| contradict | to disagree entirely; to say that something someone has said is not true |
| contradiction | opposition, denial, inconsistency |
| control | to guide or check something, such as a vehicle or a machine. The same word also means to be in command of other people |
| convenience | comfort, ease, advantage |
| convenient | easy to use or reach |
| convent | a building for nuns to live in |
| convention | general consent, union, formal assembly |
| conversation | talk between tow or more people |
| convict | someone who has been sent to prison |
| conviction | firm belief, state of being sure |
| convince | to persuade someone that you are right |
| cook | to heat food and make it ready for eating |
| cooker | a tove on which food is cooked |
| cookery | the art or practice of cooking |
| cool | not quite cold |
| copper | a reddish-brown metal. The same word also means a copper-coloured coin |
| copy | to make or do something exactly the same as something else |
| coral | a hard, stony pink or white materiel made from millions or piled-up skeletons of tiny sea animals, sometimes used to make jewellery |
| corduroy | cotton clothe with ridges in it |
| core | the middle part of something, like th epart where the seeds are in an apple or pear |
| corgi | a small dog with short legs |
| cork | a topper put in the top of a bottle to keep the liquid from spilling out |
| corn | the seeds of grain plants, like wheat, barley and oats. The same word also means a hard lump of skin on your toe, that hurts when you shoe is too tight |
| corner | where two walls or roads meet |
| cornet | a musical instrument like a trumpet. The same word also means an ice cream in a kind of biscuit shaped like a cone |
| cornflakes | a breakfast cereal eaten cold with milk and sugar |
| cornflower | a bright blue summer flower |
| coronation | the crowning of a king or queen |
| corporal | pertaining to body, meterial |
| corporation | a group of people who run the business of a town |
| correct | right; true; with no mistakes |
| corridor | a long narrow passage with rooms leading off it |
| cosmonaut | someone who travels in space |
| cost | what you have to pay for something |
| costly | expensive; not cheap |
| costume | style of clothing worn at different times in history. The same word also means clothes worn by actors on the stage |
| cosy | comfortable; snug and warm |
| cot | a bed for a small child |
| cottage | a small house in the country |
| cotton | thread or cloth made from the cotton plant |
| cottonwool | the fluffy part of the cotton plant |
| couch | a long soft seat where more than one person can sit |
| cough | the loud noise you make when you choke or when you have a sore throat or bronchitis |
| council | a group of people who meet to talk and decide about problems to do with controlling a town or city |
| counsel | consultation, advice, plan |
Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.