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compound
Noun
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A compound is a material made of a number of other materials.
The new chemical compound has far less smell than the original substance.
There is a group of gases that do not easily form chemical compounds.
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A compound is a mixture.
The new CD is a compound of North American rock music and Middle Eastern religious songs.
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A compound is a group of buildings surrounded by a fence or wall.
compound
Verb
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If something is compounded, it is added to.
Her troubles were now compounded by the rain.
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If interest is compounded, it is paid on earlier interest payments.
Interest is compounded monthly.
action
Noun
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An action is something that you do, or something that happens, especially with motion.
At 3am, just west of the building, the plan was put into action.
There was a huge difference between my thoughts and my actions.
What they did was clearly wrong, but their actions were understandable.
The Health Authority is preparing to take legal action against the restaurants that fail to follow the regulations.
potential
Adjective
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A potential customer, benefit, problem, etc. is one that might happen in the future.
Realistic goals can then be set to prevent potential problems from becoming actual ones.
To grow, a business must identify potential customers and their needs.
potential
Noun
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If mathx/math has potential for mathy/math, then it's might change toward mathy/math or cause mathy/math.
Technology has the potential for improvement as well as for harm.
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If something has or shows potential, they will likely be very good in the future.
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The potential is the difference in voltage between two points on an electrical circuit.