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compliancy
nounLow
/kəmˈplaɪ.ən.si/The state or quality of being compliant; readiness to conform or yield to authority, rules, or requests.
complicacy
nounLow
/ˈkɒmplɪkəsi/The state or condition of being complicated; complexity.
complicate
adjectiveverbverb-transitiveB2
/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/to make something more difficult or complex; to introduce complications
complication
nounB2
/ˌkɒm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/A problem or difficulty that makes a situation harder to deal with or understand.
complice
nounObsolete/Rare
/ˈkɒmplɪs/A person who helps another to commit a crime or wrongdoing; an accomplice.
complicity
nounC1
/kəmˈplɪsəti/The state of being involved with others in an unlawful or morally wrong activity; partnership in wrongdoing.
complier
nounRare
/kəmˈplaɪə/One who complies; someone who conforms to or follows instructions, rules, or requests.
compliment
nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
/ˈkɒmplɪmənt/A polite expression of praise, admiration, or respect.
complimentary
adjectivenounB2
/ˌkɒm.plɪˈmen.tər.i/Given or supplied free of charge.
complimentary close
nounB2
/ˌkɒmplɪˈment(ə)ri kləʊz/The polite phrase used to end a formal letter or email, just before the writer's signature.
compline
nounC2+ (Very Low)
/ˈkɒmplɪn/The final church service of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours.
complot
nounverbverb-ambitransitiveExtremely Low / Archaic
/ˈkɒmplɒt/A secret, unlawful, and often intricate plan made by a group to do something harmful or unlawful.
comply
verbverb-intransitiveC1
/kəmˈplaɪ/To act in accordance with a rule, command, or request.
compo
adjectivenounLow
/ˈkɒmpəʊ/A colloquial shortening of 'compensation', especially workers' compensation.
component
adjectivenounC1
/kəmˈpəʊnənt/A part or element that makes up a larger whole, particularly in a system or machine.
componential analysis
nounVery low frequency
/kəmˌpəʊnənʃl əˈnæləsɪs/A method of breaking down the meaning of a word into its smallest semantic components or distinctive features.
componentry
nounC1/C2 - Low Frequency
/kəmˈpəʊnəntri/The parts or components that make up a system or machine, considered collectively.
comport
nounverbverb-intransitive+1Low/Formal
/kəmˈpɔːt/To conduct or behave oneself in a particular manner; (of things) to be in accordance with or suit something.
comportance
nounRare / Archaic
/kəmˈpɔːt(ə)ns/Manner of bearing or conducting oneself; behaviour.
comportment
nounC2
/kəmˈpɔːtmənt/The way in which a person behaves or conducts themselves; manner of bearing or deportment.

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