Lesson 8 Notecards

Question 0

Status

/’sta tes/

Answer 0

Noun

Position in relation to others

Question 1

Trivia

/’tri vē e/

Answer 1

Noun pl.

Unimportant information or details

Question 2

Bulletin

/’boo le ten/

Answer 2

Noun

A newsletter; a short news broadcast

Question 3

Channel

/’cha nel/

Answer 3

Noun

A specific band of frequencies that broadcast a television or radio program

Question 4

Random

/’ran dem/

Answer 4

Adjective

Lacking a definite pattern

Question 5

Raucous/check individually

. /'ro kes/

Answer 5

Adjective

Loud; disorderly

Question 6

Versatile

/’vûr se tel/

Answer 6

Adjective

Easily turning from one thing to another; changeable

Question 7

Broaden/check individually

 . /bro den/

Answer 7

Adjective

To widen

Question 8

Obstinate

/’on ste net/

Answer 8

Adjective

Resisting change; stubborn

Question 9

Intramural

/in tre ,myoor el/

Answer 9

Adjective

Occurring with the members of a single school

Question 10

Momentous

/mō ‘men tes/

Answer 10

Adjective

Important

Question 11

Accustomed

/e ‘kus temd/

Answer 11

Adjective

Being in the habit; usual

Question 12

League

/’lēg/

Answer 12

Noun

A group of sports teams that play one another

Question 13

Athlete

/’ath lēt/

Answer 13

Noun

A person skilled in playing sports

Question 14

Statistics

/ste ‘tis tiks/

Answer 14

Noun pl.

Plural of STATISTIC; a collection of data

Question 15

Amateur

/’a me chûr/

Answer 15

Adjective

Lacking in experience

Question 16

Spectator

/’spek tā tûr/

Answer 16

Noun

One who watches

Question 17

Outfielders

/’out fēl dûrz/

Answer 17

Noun pl.

Plural of OUTFIELDER; the players in baseball or softball who play the defensive positions of left field, center field, and right field

Question 18

Concessions

/ken ‘se shenz/

Answer 18

Noun pl.

Plural of CONCESSION; smaller businesses on the premises of larger businesses

Question 19

Grateful

/’grāt fel/

Answer 19

Adjective

Full of thanks; thankful

Question 20

Gratify

/’gra te fī/

Answer 20

Verb

To do something that makes someone pleased

Question 21

Inspire

/in ‘spī ûr/

Answer 21

Verb

To have a positive influence in someone’s life

Question 22

Inspiring

/in ‘spī ûr ing/

Answer 22

Verb

Having a continuously motivating influence influence on someone

Question 23

Psychological

/ ,sīke’läkekel /

Answer 23

Adjective

Of, affecting, or arising in the mind; related to the mental and emotional state of a person

Question 24

Consonance

/ ‘känsenens /

Answer 24

Noun

Agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions