ranger on his
appointment.

<Consecutive, successive.> Three consecutive convictions proved the
ability of the prosecuting attorney. The quiet passing of successive
summer days.

<Contemptible, contemptuous.> Its size was insignificant, even
contemptible. He won the prize by a contemptuous trick.

<Continuation, continuance.> The investigator was surprised to find
the tradition of such long continuation. We waited impatiently for the
continuance of the story in the next issue.

<Corporal, corporeal.> I am more and more amazed at the perfection of
man's corporal frame. His corporeal vigor was unusual.

<Correct, rectify.> A man may correct many of his false judgments on
current affairs by studying history. The mistake is ours; it shall be
rectified.

<Cozy, snug.> The cozy fit of a garment. A snug place by the fire.

<Crawl, creep.> We crawled forward at dawn to surprise their
outposts. In his humility he fairly crept on the earth.

<Credible, creditable.> I do not doubt it; it is entirely credible.
The success of the antidote seemed scarcely creditable.

<Credit, accredit.> Though he is the official and credited
ambassador, his assertions are not accredited.

<Cure, heal.> I cured the dog's wounds. The physician declared he
could heal leprosy.

<Custom, habit.> "A custom more honor'd in the breach than the
observance." Is it your custom to watch the clock while you eat? The habit
in that region was to rise at cockcrow.

<Decided, decisive.> A decided battle. A decisive fault in manners.

<Definite, definitive.> We still await a definite edition of this
author's works. His answer was so definitive that we no longer doubted
what he meant.

<Demesne, domain.> Clive added India to the British demesne.
The king went riding through his personal domain.

<Deprecate, depreciate.> The German mark has deprecated in value. He
depreciated the praise they were lavishing upon him.

<Descent, dissent.> They tied themselves together with a rope in
order to make their dissent safer. The dissent to a lower plane of
conversation was what he most desired.

<Discovery, invention.> The discovery of the wireless telegraph is
Marconi's chief claim to remembrance. The invention of a water passage
between Tierra del Fuego and the mainland was the work of Magellan.

<Discriminate, distinguish.> He could not discriminate individuals at
that distance. Any man can distinguish right from wrong.

<Disinterested, uninterested.>