300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary

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/'kæpʃəs/ a.
(难以讨好的,吹毛求疵的,爱挑毛病的) intended to confuse in an argument


Spelling Word: captious
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/ʃɪ'keɪnərɪ/ n. Syn. trickery; deception
(强辩,狡辩,欺骗) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry


Spelling Word: chicanery
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/sɜrkəm'vɛnt/ v. Syn. outwit
(智取,包围) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit


Spelling Word: circumvent
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/kən'doʊl/ v. Syn. grieve
(吊慰,就某一不幸向某人表示慰问) grieve; express sympathy; speak sympathetically to one in pain, grief, or misfortune


Spelling Word: condole
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/kən'fɛdərət/ n. Syn. ally; collaborator
(同盟者,盟友) ally; form a group or unite


Spelling Word: confederate
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/kɒnstə'neɪʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. dismay; shock; fear
(大为吃惊,(极度的)惊愕,惊恐) intense state of fear or dismay; astonishment combined with terror


Spelling Word: consternation
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/'kaʊntɪnəns/ v. Syn. approve; tolerate
(忍受,接受) give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve


Spelling Word: countenance
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/'krɛdjʊləs/;/'krɛdʒələs/ a.
(轻信的,易信的) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily


Spelling Word: credulous
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/'kɜrsərɪ/ a. Syn. casual
(草率,匆忙) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed


Spelling Word: cursory
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/kɜrt/ a.
(简略的,草率的,粗鲁的,三言两语的) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner


Spelling Word: curt