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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

2.51 Restrict

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
restrict /ɹi'stɹɪkt/ (transitive)  To restrict something is to place limits on it. restricted
restrictive
restriction
restrictiveness
restrictor

2.52 Secure

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
secure /sə'kʲəɹ/
  1. Something that is secure is safe.
  2. Something that is secure is immovable (not movable).
  3. Something that is secure is hard to attack.
security
securely

2.53 Seek

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
seek
Past tense
sought
/sik/
Past tense
/sɑt/
(transitive)  To seek something is to look for or ask for it. seeker

2.54 Select

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
select /sə'lɛkt/ (transitive)  To select something is to choose it. selection
selective
selectively
selectivity
selector
selectable

2.55 Site

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
site /s͜ɑit/ (countable)  A site is a location for something, like a building site or a website.  situation
situated

2.56 Strategy

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
strategy /'stɹætədʒi/ (countable & uncountable)  A strategy is a plan of action that you use to achieve a goal, like a vocabulary learning strategy or a reading strategy. strategic
strategist
strategically
strategize

2.57 Survey

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
survey /'səɹv͜ei/ Verb
(transitive)  To survey something is to look a something carefully.
Noun
(countable)  A survey is a group of questions that you ask many people to answer, like a political survey or for marketing research.
surveillance
surveyor

2.58 Text

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
text /tɛkst/ (countable & uncountable)  A text is a collection of written words, like a web page, a book, or a magazine article. textual
textbook
texture
textile

2.59 Tradition

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
tradition /tɹə'dɪʃən/ (countable)  A tradition is something that your family or your culture has done for a long time, like a holiday tradition or a historical tradition traditional
traditionally
traditionalist

2.60 Transfer

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
transfer /tɹæns'fɔɹm/ (transitive)  To transform something is to change or alter it; to make it different. transformation
transformative
transformational