Lesson 8 Flashcards
Status /’sta tes/
N. Position in relation to others
Trivia /’tri vē e/
N. Pl. unimportant information or details
Bulletin /’ boo le ten/
N. A newsletter , a short news broadcast
Channel /cha nel/
N. A specific band of frequencies that broadcast a television or radio program
Random /’ran dem/
Adj. Lacking a definite value
Raucous /’ ro kes/
Adj. Loud , disorderly
Versatile /’vur se tel/
Adj. Easily turning from one thing to another , changeable
Broaden /bro den/
V. To widen
Obstinate /’ob ste net/
Adj. Resisting change, stubborn
Intramural /in tre ‘myoor el/
Adj. Occurring with the members of a single school
Momentous /mo ‘men tes/
Adj. Important
Accustomed /e ‘kus temd/
Adj. Being in the habit , usual
League /’leg/
N. A group of sports teams that play one another
Athlete /’ath let/
N. A person skilled in playing sports
Statistics /ste ‘tis tiks/
N. Pl. plural of STATISTICS , a collection of data
Amateur /’a me chur/
Adj. Lacking in experience
Spectator /’spek ta tûr/
N. One who watches
Outfielders /’out fel durz/
N. Pl. plural of OUTFIELDER, the players in baseball or softball who play the defensive positions left field, center field, and right field.
Concessions /ken ‘se shens/
N. Pl. plural of CONCESSION, smaller businesses on the premises of larger businesses
Grateful /’grat fel/
Adj. Full of thanks , thankful
Gratify /’gra te fi/
V. To do something that makes something pleased
Inspire /in ‘spi ur/
/in ‘spi ur/
Inspiring /in ‘spi ur ing/
V. Having a continuously motivating influence on someone
Psychology /si kaleje/
N. The scientific study of the human mind and it’s functions , especially those affecting behavior in a given context
Consonance /kan senance/
N. Agreement or compatibility between options or actions
