To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain.
To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
The conversion of part of a building.
A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain.
An organized gathering, such as a convention, conference, or congress.
A convicted criminal, a convict.
A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros).
A political conservative.
To cause (someone) to become slowly more and more involved in some business or situation that may not be to their advantage.
To draw inward.