Lesson 5 Flashcards
neutral
/’nōō trel
Adjective
Without hue; lacking vivid color
Decoy
/’dē koi/
Noun
Someone or something used to divert the attention of another person
Euphoric
/yōō ‘fôr ik/
Adjective
Extremely happy; over joyed
Moisture
/’mois chûr/
Noun
Dampness; liquid spread out or concentrated in small drops
Awkward
/’o kwûrd/
Adjective
Clumsy, not graceful; embarrassing
Awesome
/’o sem/
Adjective
Terrific
Beautifully
/’byōō ti fel lē
Attractively
Adverb
Exhausted
/ig ‘zo sted/
Adjective
extremely tired
Precaution
/pri ‘ko shen/
Noun
caution or care taken beforehand
Renewable
/ri ‘nōō e bel/
Adjective
Capable of being replaced
newsworthy
/nōōz wûr the/
Adjective
Interesting enough to warrant reporting to the public
unauthorized
/’un o the rīzd/
Adjective
Not warranted by proper authority; not duly commissioned
Rappel
/re ‘pel/
Verb
To descend down a rope
Fissures
/fi shûrz/
Noun
Plural of fissure
Long narrow cracks or openings; crevices
ascending
/ e ‘sen ding/
Verb
Rising to a higher level
Bouldering
/’bōl de ring/
Noun
rock climbing
Formations
/fôr ‘mā shenz/
Noun
Plural of formation
Shapes or patterns
Outcroppings
/’out kro pingz/
Noun
Plural of outcropping
Parts of rock formation that just out of the ground
Errant
/’ âr ent/
Adjective
Inclined to wander
Error
/âr ûr/
Noun
The state of straying from what is correct
Describing
/di ‘skrī bing/
Verb
Giving a thorough account
Indescribable
/in di ‘skrī be bel
Adjective
Not able to give a thorough account
Anchored
/’ang kûrd/
Verb
Past tense of anchor
To have secured firmly
Complementary
/ˌkämpləˈment(ə)rē/
Adjective
combining in such a way as to enhance or emphasize the qualities of each other or another.
anatomical
/ˌanəˈtämək(ə)l/
Adjective of or relating to bodily structure. "anatomical abnormalities" of or relating to anatomy. "anatomical lectures"
