500 IELTS Vocabulary

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 Group 2 - Spelling Practices
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/kən'faɪn/ v. Syn. limit; circumscribe
(限制) restrict in movement; circumscribe


Spelling Word: confine
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/'kɒnstɪtju:t/ v. Syn. form
(建立(政府),组成,构成) make up; form something


Spelling Word: constitute
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/kən'vɜrt/ n. Syn. transform
(改变,转换,皈依) change something into another form; transform


Spelling Word: convert
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/kən'vɪns/ v.
(使相信,信服,说服) overpower; force to yield assent to truth; satisfy by proof; prove guilty


Spelling Word: convince
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/kraɪ'tɪərə/ n.
(标准,规则) standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based


Spelling Word: criteria
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/dɪ'beɪt/ n. Syn. argument
(争论,辩论) discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points


Spelling Word: debate
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/'dɛfɪnɪt/ a. Syn. fixed; exact
(清楚的,明确的,确切的) fixed; exact; having distinct limits


Spelling Word: definite
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/dɪ'prɛs/ v. Syn. lower
(压下,压低) lower in spirits; press down


Spelling Word: depress
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/dɪ'vaɪs/ n. Syn. instrument
(器械,装置) technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks


Spelling Word: device
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/dɪ'mɪnɪʃ/ v. Syn. dwindle; reduce; decrease
(减少,变小) dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so


Spelling Word: diminish