500 IELTS Vocabulary

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 Group 2 - Spelling Practices
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/kən'sju:m/;/kən'su:m/ v. Syn. devour; eat
devour; eat


Spelling Word: consume
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/kən'tɛmpərərɪ/;/kən'tɛmpərɛrɪ/ a.
modern; belonging to the same period of time


Spelling Word: contemporary
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/kən'vɜrs/ v. Syn. chat
chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts


Spelling Word: converse
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/'kʌltʃə(r)/ n. Syn. civilization
all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals


Spelling Word: culture
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/'kʌrənsɪ/ n. Syn. money
money; general acceptance or use


Spelling Word: currency
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/'dɛkeɪd/ n.
a group of ten, especially a period of ten years


Spelling Word: decade
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/dɪ'klaɪn/ n. Syn. deterioration; decay
change toward something smaller or lower ; gradual falling off from a better state


Spelling Word: decline
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/dɪ'voʊt/ v. Syn. dedicate; contribute
dedicate; contribute


Spelling Word: devote
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/dɪ'mɪnɪʃ/ v. Syn. dwindle; reduce; decrease
dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so


Spelling Word: diminish
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/dɪ'spleɪ/ v. Syn. exhibit; present; show
exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest


Spelling Word: display