Lessone 3 Flashcards
Grief
/’grēf/
Noun
Deep sadness caused by trouble or loss
Seize
/’sēz/
Verb
To take possession of
Adjoining
/e ‘joi ning/
Adj
Joining at a point or a line
Axles
/’ak selz/
Noun
Bars with bearings at their ends on which wheeles revolve
Competitive
/kom ‘pe te tiv/
Adj
Desiring to compete aggressive
Believers
/be ‘lē vûrs/
Noun
People who have strong opinions as in religious beliefs
Composite
/kom ‘pos zet
Adj
Made up of different parts combination
Foreigner
/’fôr e nûr/
Noun
A person from or of another country than ones own outsider
Maneuvers
/ me ‘nōō vûrz/
Noun
Movement involving skill and expert physical movements
Rejoined
/ri ‘joind/
Verb
To have join again
Inquire
/ in ‘kwī ûr/
Verb to seek information
Technique
/ tek ‘nēk/
Noun
A method
Leisure
/’lē zhûr/
Noun
Free time not taken up with work or duties
Traction
/’trak shen/
Noun
Adhesive friction that causes a thing to hold firmly to a surface
Sovereign
/’so ve ren/
Noun
Above all others supreme
Received
/ ri ‘sēvd/
Verb
To have taken something that was given
Receipt
/ ri ‘sēt/
Noun
A written statement that something has been received
Weird
/’wîrd/
Adj
Odd unusual strange
Lieutenant
/ lōō ‘te nent/
Noun
A person who acts in a place of someone above him in authority
Disbelief
/disbəˈlēf/
noun
inability or refusal to accept that something is true
Flexibility
/ flek se ‘bi le tē/
Noun
The capability of bending easily
Conceit
/ ken ‘sēt/
Noun
Too high an opinion of oneself or of ones ability to do things
Hygiene
/ˈhīˌjēn/
noun:
conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease
Analysis
/əˈnaləsis/
noun
detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation.
Inquiry
/ in ‘kwī ûr ē/
Noun
The state of seeking information
