Spelling Lesson 10 Flashcards

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potential

/pe ‘tent shel/

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Adj

Showing great promise

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anxious

/’angk shes/

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Adj.

Worried

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Essential

/I ‘sent shel/

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Adj

Absolutely necessary

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explosion

/ik ‘splō zhen/

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Noun

A sudden, powerful burst

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sufficient

/se ‘fi shent/

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Adj

Enough

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beneficial

/be ne ‘fi shel/

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Adj

That which improves one’s well being

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especially

/is ‘pesh lē/

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Adv.

Particularly

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distinction

/di ‘stingk shen/

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Noun

The state of standing out from others

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discussion

/ di ‘sku shen/

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Noun

An oral consideration of a question or idea

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obnoxious

/ob ‘nok shes/

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Adj

Rudely annoying

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omniscient

/om ‘ni shent/

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Adj

All knowing

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transitional

/ trans ‘zi she nel/

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Adj

Moves from one stage to another

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height

/’hīt/

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Noun

The distance from top to bottom of someone or something standing upright

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official

/e ‘fi shel/

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Noun

One whose duty is to act as a referee.

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arenas

/e ‘rē nez/

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Noun

Enclosed stadiums

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technical

/’tek ni kel/

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Adj

Relating to a specific subject

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Strategy

/’stra te jē/

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Noun

A careful plan or method

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opponents

/e ‘pō nents/

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Noun

Competitors

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possession

/pe ‘ze shen/

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Noun

A period of controlling the ball

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immigrant

/’I me grent/

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Noun

One who has moved from one country to another

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migrate

/’mī grāt/

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Verb

To move from one country to another

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disrespectful

/dis ri ‘spekt fel/

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Adj

Not showing proper honor

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respectable

/ri ‘spek te bel/

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Adj

Capable of being viewed favorably

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crucifixion

/krōōse ‘fikSHen/

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Noun

The execution of a person by nailing or binding them to a cross

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onomatopoeia

/äne made ‘pēe /

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Noun

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named