Lesson 5 Flashcards
Neutral
/’nōō trel/
Adj. Without hue ; lacking vivid color
Decoy
/’dē koi/
N. Someone or something used to divert the attention of another person
Euphoric
/yōō ‘fôr ik/
Adj. Extremely happy ; overjoyed
Moisture
/’mois chûr/
N. Dampens ; liquid spread out or concentrated in small drops
Awkward
/’o kwûrd/
Adj. Clumsy, not graceful ; embarrassing
Awesome
/’o kwûrd/
Adj. Terrific
Beautifully
/’ byoo ti fe lē/
Adv. attractively
Exhausted
/ig ‘zo sted/
Adj.Extremely tired
Precaution
/pri caution/
N. Caution or care taken beforehand
Renewable
/ri ‘nōōs bel/
Adj. Capable of being replaced
Newsworthy
/’nōōs wûr thē/
Adj. Interesting enough to warrant reporting to the public
Unauthorized
/un o the rīzd/
Adj. Not warranted by proper authority ; not duly commissioned
Rappel
/re ‘pel/
To descend down a rope
Fissures
/’fi shûrz/
N. Pl. plural of FISSURE; long narrow cracks or openings : crevices
Anchored
/’ang kûrd/
V. Past tense of ANCHOR ; to have secured firmly
Ascending
/e ‘sen ding/
V. Rising to a higher level
Bouldering
/’bōl de ring/
N. Rock climbing
Formations
/fôr ‘mi shenz/
N. Pl. plural of FORMATION ; shapes or patterns
Outcroppings
/’out kro pingz/
N. Pl. plural of OUTCROPPING ; parts of a rock formations that jut out of the ground
Errant
/’âr ent/
Adj. Inclined to wander
Error
/âr ûr/
N. State of straying from what is correct
Describing
/di ‘skrī bing/
V. Giving a through account
Indescribable
/in di skrī be bal/
Adj. Not able to give a through account indefinable
Complementary
/kämple ‘ment arē/
V.Expressing a complement ; praising or approving
Anatomical
/ane ‘tämekel/
Adj. Of or relating to bodily structure
