conversant ADJ. /亲近的，有交情的/familiar with. The lawyer is conversant with all the evidence. converse N. /相反的事物/opposite. The inevitable converse of peace is not war but annihilation.
converse V. /谈话，交谈/chat; talk informally. Eva was all ears while Lulu and Lola conversed. Wasn't it rude of her to
eavesdrop on their conversation? conversation, N.
convert N. /改变信仰者/one who has adopted a different religion or opinion. On his trip to Japan, though the President
spoke at length about the virtues of American automobiles, he made few converts to his beliefs. also v.
convex ADJ. /凸起的/curving outward. He polished the convex lens of his telescope.
conveyance N. /运输，运输工具/vehicle; transfer. During the transit strike, commuters used various kinds of
conveyances.
conviction N. /定罪，宣告有罪/judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief. Even her conviction for
murder did not shake Peter's conviction that Harriet was innocent of the crime.
convivial ADJ. /欢乐的/festive; gay; characterized by joviality. The convivial celebrators of the victory sang their
college songs. convoke V. call together. Congress was convoked at the outbreak of the emergency. convocation, N.
convoluted ADJ. /旋绕的/coiled around; involved; intricate. The new tax regulations are so convoluted that even
accountants have trouble following their twists and turns.
copious ADJ. /丰富的，广识的/plentiful. She had copious reasons for rejecting the proposal.
coquette N. /卖弄风情的女子/flirt. Because she refused to give him an answer to his proposal of marriage, he called
her a coquette. also V.
cordial ADJ. /热忱的，诚恳的/gracious; heartfelt. Our hosts greeted us at the airport with a cordial welcome and a hearty
hug.
cordon N. /哨兵线，警戒线/extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress. The police cordon was so
tight that the criminals could not leave the area. also V.
cornucopia N. /象征丰饶的羊角，丰产的象征/horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance. The
encyclopedia salesman claimed the new edition was a veritable cornucopia of information, an inexhaustible source of knowledge for the entire family.
corollary N. /必然的结果，推论/consequence; accompaniment. Brotherly love is a complex emotion, with sibling rivalry
its natural corollary.
coronation N. /加冕礼/ceremony of crowning a queen or king When the witches told Macbeth he would be king, they
failed to warn him he would lose his crown soon after his coronation.
corporeal ADJ. /肉体的，物质的/bodily; material. The doctor had no patience with spiritual matters: his job was to attend
to his patients' corporeal problems, not to minister to their souls.
corpulent ADJ. /肥胖的/very fat. The corpulent man resolved to reduce. corpulence, N.
correlation N. /相互关系/mutual relationship. He sought to determine the correlation that existed between ability in
algebra and ability to interpret reading exercises. correlate, V., N.
corroborate V. /使坚固，确证/confirm; support. Though Huck was quite willing to corroborate Tom's story, Aunt Polly
knew better than to believe either of them.
corrode V. /使腐蚀，侵蚀/destroy by chemical action. The girders supporting the bridge corroded so gradually that no
one suspected any danger until the bridge suddenly collapsed. corrosion, N.
corrosive ADJ. /腐蚀的，蚀坏的/eating away by chemicals or disease. Stainless steel is able to withstand the effects of
corrosive chemicals. corrode, V.
corrugated ADJ. /缩成皱纹的，使起波状的/wrinkled; ridged. She wished she could smooth away the wrinkles from his
corrugated brow.
cosmic ADJ. /宇宙的/pertaining to the universe; vast. Cosmic rays derive their name from the fact that they bombard
the earth's atmosphere from outer space. cosmos, N.
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