Lesson 8 Flashcards
Amateur
/’a me chûr/
Adjective
Lacking experience
Accustomed
/e ‘kus temd/
Adjective
Usual
Athlete
/’ath lēt/
Noun
A person skilled in sports
Broaden
/’bró den/
Verb
To widen
Bulletin
/’boo le ten/
Noun
A newsletter
Channel
/’cha nel/
Noun
A television or radio program
Concessions
/ken ‘se shenz/
Noun
Smaller business selling stuff for a larger business
Grateful
/’grāt fel/
Adjective
Thankful
Gratify
/’gra te fī/
Verb
To please someone
Inspire
/’in ‘spī ûr/
Verb
To have a positive influence on someone’s life
Inspiring
/in ‘spī ûr ing/
Verb
Having s continuos influence on someone
League
/’lēg/
Noun
A group of sports teams that play on another
Intramural
/in tre ‘myoor el/
Adjective
Occurring with the members of a single school
Random
/’ran dem/
Adjective
Lacking a definite pattern
Momentous
/mō ‘men tes/
Adjective
Important
Obstinate
/’ob ste net/
Adjective
Stubborn
Outfielders
/’out fēl dûrs/
Noun
The players in baseball or softball who play defensive positions
Raucous
/’ró kes/
Adjective
Loud
Status
/’sta tes/
Noun
Position in relation to others
Statistics
/ste ‘tis tiks/
Noun
A collection of data
Trivia
/’tri vē e/
Noun
Information about subjects to ask a question
Versatile
/’vûr se tel/
Adjective
Changeable
Spectator
/’spek tā tûr/
Noun
One who watches
Psychological
ˌsīkəˈläjək(ə)l/
adjective
of, affecting, or arising in the mind; related to the mental and emotional state of a person.
Consonance
ˈkänsənəns/
noun
agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.
