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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 56 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| control | verb | He controlled all of us very well. | dominated |
| noun | He was in control of the project. | charge | |
| noun | He spoke with good control. | composure | |
| convenience | noun | At your convenience please see me. | leisure |
| noun | The convenience of the rooms is good. | handiness | |
| convenient | adj. | It was a convenient place to eat. | handy |
| convention | noun | We went to a convention in London. | conference |
| noun | By convention we shorten state names. | agreement | |
| conversation | noun | We had a useful conversation. | talk |
| convert | verb | I will convert him to our way. | change |
| convey | verb | Convey our thoughts to your leader. | communicate |
| verb | Convey these books to your office. | carry | |
| conviction | noun | It is my conviction we can not do it. | belief |
| convince | verb | You must convince your wife to go. | persuade |
| cook | noun | Our cook fixes nutritious meals. | food preparer |
| verb | Pork must be cooked to eat it. | fry, boil, etc. | |
| cool | adj. | I prefer cool weather to hot. | cold |
| verb | Cool the beer before drinking it. | chill | |
| adj. | He was cool under pressure. | calm | |
| cooperate | adj. | We will cooperate with them on this. | work together |
| coordinate | verb | You should coordinate your work. | correlate |
| cope | verb | She can not cope with distractions. | handle |
| copy | noun | This is a copy of the document. | duplicate |
| verb | Copy the tape for our library. | duplicate | |
| cord | noun | Tie the box with a strong cord. | string |
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