a. suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs:; near; accessible
E.g. I enjoy freshwater fishing, and there are lakes within convenient driving distance from SW Portland.
ad. in a conventional manner; ordinarily, by convention
E.g. Meanwhile, NASA does not even know whether conventionally driven ships are allowed by budget constrains
a. familiar, as by study or experience; able to converse knowledgeably
E.g. The lawyer is conversant with all the evidence.
n. general course of conduct; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance; informal dialogue
E.g. They began to talk; their conversation eased me completely.
v. find or declare guilty
E.g. If jury decided to convict him of manslaughter, he could face up to 20 years in prison.
n. judgment that someone is guilty of crime; strongly held belief
E.g. Even her conviction for murder did not shake Peter's judgment that Harriet was innocent of the crime.
a. festive; occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
E.g. The convivial celebrators of the victory sang their college songs.
a. done with or working with others
E.g. Local and regional officials must come up with a cooperative effort to prevent that from happening in our region.
a. eating away by chemicals or disease
E.g. Stainless steel is able to withstand the effects of corrosive chemicals.
n. dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
E.g. His dark eyes and swarthy skin suited the costume exactly.
ad. in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
E.g. Please move counterclockwise in a circle!
v. make a copy of, usually with the intent to defraud; forge
E.g. Toad doesn't actually change his ways, but instead simply learns to counterfeit socially acceptable virtues in order to be accepted by his society.
a. false, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine
E.g. The traffic in counterfeit medicines in developing countries is a worldwide gaping wound.
n. duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
E.g. Robinson becomes the Bishop of New Hampshire only weeks after John, his counterpart, was forced to stand down for fear his election would divide the Church.
a. innumerable; infinite; too many to count
E.g. Seen by the dim light, their number to me appeared countless, though not in reality exceeding eighty.
n. enclosed space; courtyard; uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building
E.g. In the very middle of the court was a table, with a large dish of tarts upon it.
n. extent to which something is covered; news as presented by reporters
E.g. When the award was announced there was plenty of ironic and some critical coverage from sections of the British press.
n. one who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; one who is reckless or irresponsible
E.g. I took to the life of a cowboy like a horse takes to oats.
a. jammed; stuffed; uncomfortably small or restricted
E.g. The report says some masters house their workers in bad conditions - cramped, damp dormitory blocks with poor sanitation.
n. fine crack in a surface or glaze; short-lived popular fashion; inordinate desire or longing; passion
E.g. Thai clothing stores see a rush to buy pink shirts, thanks to a fashion craze sparked by the country's King.
a. affected with madness; insane; deranged
E.g. It had a crazy board fence around it, which leaned inward in places, and outward the rest, but stood upright nowhere.
n. gap; a long narrow opening
E.g. The crevice passage twisted into this reef, curved directly to the north heel, and ran along the base of the rock.
n. group of people working together, as in spacecraft, ship, plane or train
E.g. The union of British Airways cabin crew is on strike, meaning all flights between Glasgow and London are canceled.
n. person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
E.g. I have no muscle left in my leg; it's like a true cripple leg.
a. having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
E.g. Well, I guess if being crooked is good enough for Illinois, it's good enough for the U.S.
a. having become fixed and definite in form
E.g. Writing is simply crystallized thought; thought is like water which flows unceasingly, without form and cannot be grasped fully.
a. having three dimensions
E.g. Across Baghdad there are hundreds of thousands of cubic meters of rubbish, and this is proving to be an increasingly serious health hazard.
n. end of a thing; queue; last words of a play actor's speech; hint or intimation; humor
E.g. He said she would be back very soon and, right on cue, she walked in.
v. improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
E.g. I think probably the most popular habit we writers cultivate is having coffee to hand.
a. heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
E.g. He was burdened down with cumbersome parcels.
n. knife; short pointed weapon with sharp edges
E.g. He dug his finest dagger from the drawer of his desk, and tucked it inside his boot.
a. humid; moist; slightly wet
E.g. The report says some masters house their workers in bad conditions - cramped, damp dormitory blocks with poor sanitation.
a. full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe
E.g. He was in the midst of some dangerous gymnastic performances.
v. frighten; abate the courage of; discourage
E.g. Other northern employers were shocked that ex-slaves refused to work in conditions that would not daunt a farmer in the North.
a. fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
E.g. Fatal floods re a regular feature of the wet season in Indonesia, but they are becoming more common and more deadly as population pressure.
a. disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate
E.g. In 2005 Steven Spielberg released the highly debatable film, Munich, which told a fictional story, based on these true events.
n. discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
E.g. Robert Potts, who recently retired as chancellor at Arkansas State University, witnessed the nickname debate in two states.
v. fool; cause to believe what is not true; mislead
E.g. "Yet," said she, "I am afraid it is a mistake: my thoughts deceive me."
a. falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth
E.g. The oak is a deciduous tree; in winter it looks quite bare.
v. harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous
E.g. If you try to defame my good name, my lawyers will see you in court.