Spelling Lesson 3 Notecards Flashcards
grief
/’grēf/
Noun
Deep sadness caused by trouble or loss;sorrow
seize
/’sēz/
Verb
To take possession of;to take hold of suddenly;grab
weird
/’wîrd/
Adjective
Unusual;strange
leisure
/’lē zhûr/
Noun
Free time not taken up with work or duties
receipt
/ri ‘sēt/
Noun
A written statement that something has been received
conceit
/ken ‘sēt
Noun
Too high an opinion of oneself or of one’s ability to do things;egotism
disbelief
/dis be ‘lēf/
Noun
Mental rejection as if untrue;incredulous
received
/ri ‘sēvd/
Verb
Past tense of RECEIVE;to have taken something that was given,paid,or sent;accepted
believers
/be ‘le vûrz/
Noun
Plural of BELIEVER;people who have strong firm opinions as in religious beliefs
lieutenant
/lōō ‘te nent/
Noun
A person who acts in place of above him in authority;an officer
sovereign
/’so ve ren/
Noun
Above all others;supreme;greatest
foreigner
/’fôr e nûr/
Noun
A person from or of another country than one’s own;outsider
axles
/’ak selz/
Noun
Plural of AXLE;bars with bearings at their ends on which wheels revolve
traction
/’trak shen/
Noun
Adhesive friction that causes a thing to hold firmly to a surface;grip
flexibility
/flek we ‘bi le te/
Noun
The capability of bending easily;elasticity
technique
/tek ‘nēk/
Noun
A method
composite
/kom ‘po zet/
Adjective
Made up of different parts;combination
maneuvers
/me ‘nōō vûrz/
Noun
Plural of MANEUVER;movement involving skill and expert physical movement;tricks
competitive
/kem ‘pe te tiv/
Adjective
Desiring to complete;aggressive
adjoining
/e ‘joi ning/
Adjective
Joining at a point or a line
Rejoined
/ri ‘joind/
Verb
Past tense of REJOIN;to have joined again
inquire
/in ‘kwī ûr/
Verb
To seek information
inquiry
/in ‘kwī ûr ē/
Noun
The state of seeking information;a request for information
hygiene
/’hī,jēn/
Noun
Conditions or practices conclusive to maintaining health and preventing disease,especially through cleanliness
analysis
/e’naleses/
Noun
A careful study of something to learn about its parts what they done how they are related to each other
