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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| clearance | noun | Our plane received a clearance to land. | permission for an aircraft or ship to proceed |
| noun | The clearance under the bridge was 14 feet. | amount of space an object has to clear | |
| noun | The store had a clearance sale of clocks. | sale at reduced prices to dispose of old products | |
| clown | noun | They hired a clown to entertain the children. | one who jokes and plays tricks. |
| verb | We asked him to stop clowning. | behave like a buffoon or a fool | |
| cobra | noun | The bite of a cobra can be fatal. | venomous snake |
| coerce | verb | They coerced the workers to agree. | to force action by use of threats |
| cognition | noun | His cognition had been impaired by the injury. | mental process of reasoning or knowing |
| coherent | adj. | When drunk he was not very coherent. | an orderly logical relating of facts |
| collaborate | verb | We all must collaborate to achieve good results | to work together |