Spelling Lesson 9 Flashcards

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aghast

/e ‘gast/

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Adjective

Horrified astonished

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imitate

/’i me tāt/

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Verb

Copy

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charity

/’châr e tē/

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Noun

Impartial,Christian love

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satellite

/’sa te līt/

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Noun

A device put into orbit around Earth or another planet relay information or transmit communications signals

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algebra

/’al je bre/

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Adjective

The branch of mathematics where symbols are used to represent unknown numbers

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apology

/e ‘po le jē/

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Noun

A statement expressing remorse and regret

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qualified

/’kwä le fīd/

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Verb
1 to have been past eligible
2 modified

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pedestal

/’pe des tel/

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Noun

The supporting base of a column

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diagram

/’dī e gram/

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Noun

A drawing that shows relations of parts

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Individual

/ in de ‘vi je wel/

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Noun

A person

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celebrate

/’se le brāt/

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Verb

To commemorate a notable occasion with festivities

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antiquated

/’an te kwā ted/

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Verb

To cause to be old or outdated

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offense

/’o fents/

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Noun

The sport team members who attempt to score in a game

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defense

/’dē fents/

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The sport team members who defend and carry out methods to prevent the other team from scoring

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strikers

/’strī kûrz/

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Noun

Players on a soccer team whose main responsibility is to score goals

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Referee

/ re fe ‘rē/

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Noun

A sports official who governs play

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association

/e sō sē ‘a Shen/

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Noun

Organization;group

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goalkeeper

/’gōl kē pûr/

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Noun

A player who defends a goals in a sport

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tournament

/’toor ne ment/

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Noun

A series of games

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bilingual

/bī ‘ling gwel/

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Adjective

Related to speaking two languages

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linguistics

/ling ‘gwis tiks/

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Noun

Related to the study of language

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exposure

/ik ‘spō zhûr/

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Noun

The process of being made known

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impose

/im ‘pōz/

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Verb

To put down insist upon or enforce

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enthusiasm

/in ‘TH y ōōzē azem/

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Noun

Intense and eager enjoyment interest or approval

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limousine

/’lime zēn/

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Noun

A large luxurious automobile especially one driven by a chauffeur who is separated from the passengers by a partition