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contract
Ex. Warm metal expands; cold metal contracts |
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| compress or shrink; make a pledge; catch a disease |
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converge
Ex. African-American men from all over the United States converged on Washington to take part in the historic Million Man march. |
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| approach; tend to meet; come together |
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conviction
Ex. Nothing could shake his conviction that she was innocent. (secondary meaning) |
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cordial
Ex. Our hosts greeted us at the airport with a cordial welcome and a hearty hug. |
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corroborate
Ex. Though Huck was quite willing to corroborate Tom's story, Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them. |
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corrosion
Ex. The corrosion of the girders supporting the bridge took place so gradually that no one suspected any danger until the bridge suddenly collapsed. |
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| destruction by chemical action |
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credibility
Ex. Because the candidate had made some pretty unbelievable promises, we began to question the credibility of everything he said. |
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credulity
Ex. Con artists take advantage of the credulity of inexperienced investors to swindle them out of their savings. |
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| belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete |
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criterion
Ex. What criterion did you use when you selected this essay as the prize winner? |
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cryptic
Ex. Martin loved to act mysterious, making cryptic comments no one could understand. |
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| mysterious; hidden; secret |
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