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conscientious This essay is a most conscientious piece of work.

consolidate As we all know, too many countries lapse back into violence when efforts to

consolidate peace or create stability are weak.

consultancy Software, consultancy and mobile telephones use far less oil than steel or

car production.

contrive After much difficulty I contrived to pull the boat onto the beach.

converge Capitalism and socialism will not eventually converge.

decisive Your English proficiency is the decisive factor in getting the job.

deduce You will notice water rising in the tube; now what do you deduce from that? deem He deemed that it was his duty to help.

deprive It is absolutely unfair that these children are deprived of the rights to receive

education.

deteriorate Leather quickly deteriorates in hot, damp climate.

diminish The amount of water in the pond will diminish as the dry season comes.

disciplined The inventiveness of the early Americans shed light on disciplined school

management.

disperse A thunderstorm came up and dispersed the picnickers.

divert Once young offenders embark on a life of crime, prison does little to divert them. eject The fire ejected yellow flames into the night sky.

elapse Three years have elapsed since we last met.

elevate A special device elevated the stage for the finale.

elicit At last we've elicited the truth from him.

eligible Only native-born citizens who are over 18 are eligible to the office of president. emission The emission of radio signals was interrupted by a power failure.

endanger Drunk drivers endanger the lives of others.

endow She endowed the new hospital with a large sum of money.

erase The vision of that big black car hitting the sidewalk a few feet from us will never

be erased from my memory.

exhaustion The exhaustion of the army's ammunition caused its defeat.

exquisite He has an exquisite ear for music.

extract The newspaper extracted several passages from the speech and printed them on

the front page.

flaw There is a flaw in the marble near the base of the statue.

fraud Bend the law for personal gain and engage in fraud.

hamper Our progress was hampered by the bad weather.

impart A good teacher should impart wisdom to his pupils.

incentive His words gave me incentive, and I worked twice as hard.

incidentally Incidentally, your letter came only this morning.

indignant He was most indignant with me when I asked for a day's leave.

infectious An infectious disease is one that can be passed from one person to another. ④

ingenious So you fitted that wire through that little hole there: that's very ingenious! instantaneous She accidentally swallowed the poison and death was instantaneous.

integral The form, the sound and the grammar rules are integral parts of a