Lesson 3 Flashcards
grief
/’grēf/
noun
deep sadness caused by trouble or loss; sorrow
Seize
/’sēz/
verb
to take possession of; to take hold of suddenly; grab
Axles
/’ak selz/
Noun
Bars with bearings at their ends on which wheels resolve
Adjoining
/e ‘joi ning/
Adj
Joining at a point or a line
Believers
/be ‘lē vûrz/
people who have a strong firm opinions as in religous beliefs
Conceit
/ken ‘sēt/
too high an opinion of oneself or of one’s ability to do things egotism
noun
Competitive
/kem ‘pe te tiv/
desiring to compete ; aggressive
adjective
Composite
/kom ‘po zet/
made up of different parts combination
Disbelief
/dis be ‘lēf/
noun
mental rejection as if untrue, incredulos
Foreigner
/’fôr e nûr/
noun
a person from or of another country than ones own outsider
Flexibility
/’flek se bel/
noun
the capability of bending easily, elasticity.
Inquire
/in ‘kwī ûr/
verb
to seek information
Inquiry
/in ‘kwī ûr ē/
noun
the state of seeking information a request for information
Leisure
/’lē zhûr/
noun
free time not taken up with work or duties
Lieutenant
/lōō ‘te nent/
noun
a person who acts in place of someone above him in authority; an officer
Manuevers
/me ‘nōō vûrz/
noun
movement involving skill and expert physical movement; tricks
Receipt
/ri ‘sēt/
noun
a written statement that something has been received
Received
/ri ‘sēvd/
verb
to have taken something that was given, paid, or sent; accepted
Rejoined
/ri ‘joind/
verb
to have joined again
Sovereign
/’so ve ren/
noun
above all others; supreme; greatest
Traction
/’trak shen/
noun
adhesive friction that causes a thing to hold firmly to a surface; grip
Technique
/tek ‘nēk/
noun
a method
Weird
/’wîrd/
adjective
odd; unusual; strange
hygiene
/hī jēn/
noun
sanitary principles and practices; cleanliness; purity
analysis
/e-nal’ e-sis/
a careful study of of something to learn about its parts, what they do, and how they are related to each other
noun
