Lesson 5 Flashcards

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Neutral

/’nōō trel/

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Adj. Without hue ; lacking vivid color

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Decoy

/’dē koi/

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N. Someone or something used to divert the attention of another person

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Euphoric

/yōō ‘fôr ik/

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Adj. Extremely happy ; overjoyed

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Moisture

/’mois chûr/

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N. Dampens ; liquid spread out or concentrated in small drops

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Awkward

/’o kwûrd/

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Adj. Clumsy, not graceful ; embarrassing

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Awesome

/’o kwûrd/

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Adj. Terrific

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Beautifully

/’ byoo ti fe lē/

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Adv. attractively

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Exhausted

/ig ‘zo sted/

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Adj.Extremely tired

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Precaution

/pri caution/

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N. Caution or care taken beforehand

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Renewable

/ri ‘nōōs bel/

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Adj. Capable of being replaced

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Newsworthy

/’nōōs wûr thē/

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Adj. Interesting enough to warrant reporting to the public

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Unauthorized

/un o the rīzd/

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Adj. Not warranted by proper authority ; not duly commissioned

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Rappel

/re ‘pel/

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To descend down a rope

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Fissures

/’fi shûrz/

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N. Pl. plural of FISSURE; long narrow cracks or openings : crevices

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Anchored

/’ang kûrd/

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V. Past tense of ANCHOR ; to have secured firmly

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Ascending

/e ‘sen ding/

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V. Rising to a higher level

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Bouldering

/’bōl de ring/

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N. Rock climbing

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Formations

/fôr ‘mi shenz/

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N. Pl. plural of FORMATION ; shapes or patterns

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Outcroppings

/’out kro pingz/

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N. Pl. plural of OUTCROPPING ; parts of a rock formations that jut out of the ground

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Errant

/’âr ent/

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Adj. Inclined to wander

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Error

/âr ûr/

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N. State of straying from what is correct

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Describing

/di ‘skrī bing/

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V. Giving a through account

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Indescribable

/in di skrī be bal/

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Adj. Not able to give a through account indefinable

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Complementary

/kämple ‘ment arē/

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V.Expressing a complement ; praising or approving

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Anatomical

/ane ‘tämekel/

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Adj. Of or relating to bodily structure