Webster Essential Vocabulary

convergence*(kuhn VOER jins) n.1. a coming together; 2. the point at which things come together The convergenceof Donna’s and F ...

convey(kuhn VAY) vt.1. to carry from one place to another; transport; 2. to act as a channel or medium for; 3. to make known; 4. ...

counterfeit (KOWN toer fit) adj.1. imitation of something real to deceive or defraud; 2. not genuine; sham; feigned —n.a copy ma ...

crisis(KRY sis) n.1. the turning point of an illness for better or for worse; 2. a very painful attack of illness; 3. a decisive ...

critical (KRI ti kuhl) adj. 1. inclined to find fault; censorious; 2. characterized by close dissection, analysis, and judgment; ...

curiosity(KYUR ee ahs i tee) n.1. a wanting to learn or know; 2. a wish to learn about things that don’t normally concern one; i ...

Quick Review #23. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. 72 Essential V ...

D damage(DAM ij) n.1. injury or harm, resulting in a loss of soundness or value; (pl.) (law) money claimed by or ordered paid t ...

deceive(di SEEV) vt.to cause (a person) to believe what is not true; delude; mislead —vi.to use deceit; lie Flattery is a time- ...

Quick Review #24. Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most nearly the same thing. D: SAT Words 7 ...

demagogue(DEM uh GOG) n.one who tries to rouse the people by appealing to emotion, prejudice, etc. to win them over and attain ( ...

Cara deniedthe charge that she had cheated on her diet. Evan did not denyhaving cheated on Mary but claimed that she had cheat- ...

deride(di RYD) vt.to laugh at contemptuously or scornfully; to make fun of; ridicule Jack deridedhis sister for having trouble ...

There are coffee beans of every descriptionthat are grown in South America, Africa, and other places. Hal’s arm swept through t ...

destruction(dis TRUHK shin) n.1. demolition; the act of destroying; slaughter; the fact or state of being demolished; 3. the ca ...

determine(di TOER min) vt.1. to set limits to; to bound; define; 2. to settle a dispute, question, etc.; to decide; 3. to come t ...

dingy(DIN gee) adj.1. yucky; dull; not clean; grimy; 2. ragged; gloomy If you don’t use chlorine bleach on your cotton whites, ...

discovery(dis KUH vir ee) n.1. finding out about, seeing, or knowing about first; 2. making famous; bringing to the public’s att ...

discretion(dis KRE shin) n.1. the ability to decide or to choose; power to judge or act; 2. the quality of being careful about w ...

disguise(dis GYZ) vt.1. to make look, sound, etc. different from usual so as to be unrecognizable; 2. to hide or obscure the rea ...