Lesson 13 Flashcards

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Counsel /’kount sel/

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V. 1 To advise N. 2 Advice

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Council /’kount sel/

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N. A club; a group that makes rules and takes care of other matters for a larger group.

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Principal /’print se pel/

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N. A person who has authority in a leading position

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Principle /’print se pel/

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N. A rule of action or conduct

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Stationary /’sta she nar e/

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Adj. Immoblile

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Stationery /’sta she nar e/

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N. Materials used for writing such as paper, pens, and envelopes.

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Complement /kom ‘ple ment/

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V. To fill up , complete or perfect something else.

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Compliment /kom ple ment/

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N. An expression of admiration or praise.

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Permit /pur ‘mit/

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V. To allow ; give consent ; authorize

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Permit /’pur mit/

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N. Written permission ; license

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Content /ken tent/

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Adj. Satisfied

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Content /’kon tent/

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N. Something contained.

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Contrast /’kon trast/

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N. A sharp or striking differences of

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Compact /kem pakt/

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V. Combine ; to press together

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Compact /kem ‘pakt/

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Adj. Occupying a small space

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Medley /’med le/

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N. An assortment or mixture

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Goggles /go gelz/

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N. Protective glasses in a plastic or rubber frame that fits snugly against the face to protects the eyes

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Chorine /’klor en/

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N. A chemical used for water purification

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Aquatics /e ‘kwa tiks/

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N. Pl. Plural of AQUATIC; water sports.

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Difficulty /’di fi kel te/

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N. Not easy to achieve

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Acrobatics /a kre ‘ba tiks/

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N. A spectacular performance demonstrating agility or complexity

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Springboard /’ spring bord/

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N. A flexible board secured at one end for diving

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Dormant /’dor ment/

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Adj. The state of being asleep; inactive

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Dormitory /’dor me tor e/

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N. A place to go to sleep; a residence hall usually without private bathrooms

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Apparent /e ‘par ent/

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Adj. Inclined to appear ; visible; obvious

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Transparency /trants ‘par ent ce/

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N. The quality of light passing through objects so they can be seen from one side to the other side.

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Exponent /ik sponent ; eksponent/

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N. A person who believes in and promotes the truth or benefits of an iof or theory ; A quantity representing the power to which given number or expression is to be raised , usually expressed as a raised symbol beside the or expression

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Pentatonic /pen (t) e tanik/

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Adj. Relating to bases on, or denoting a scale of 5 notes , especially one semitones equivalent to an ordinary major scale with the forth and seventh omitted