1. contrive v. 谋划;图谋;设法想到
　　contrive to do sth. 设法做某事;(不顾困难地)促成某事
　　manage to do sth 也表示设法做某事，说的时候已经成功做到，而contrive to do sth 通常说的时候还没有实行。
　　It was said that Osama bin Laden contrived to attack four cities of America before he died.
　　据说本拉登死前计划袭击美国四个城市。
2. converge v. 会合;聚集 (meet at a common point)
　　converge on 集中于
　　The two rivers converge here.
　　两条河流在此相交。
3. cordial a. 热情的
　　cordial的近义词还有passionate，hospitable，enthusiastic等。
　　The president received a cordial welcome on his visit in Canada.
　　总统在加拿大访问期间受到了热烈的欢迎。
4. corrupt a./v. 腐败的;腐蚀;堕落
　　The corrupt officials will be punished one day!
　　那些腐败的官员总有一天会受到惩罚!
　　词汇扩展：跟腐败相关的词汇~ corruption n. 贪污 bribe v. 行贿 accept /take bribe 受贿
5. cozy a. 舒适的
　　cozy是美式拼法，cosy是英式拼法，二者意思一样，它的同义词是comfortable。
　　I don’t want to leave the cozy room.