Vocabualry 3 Flashcards

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Cacophony

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Harsh sounds; bad noise

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2
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Dysphonia

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Difficulty producing speech sounds, usually due to hoarseness

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3
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Euphonic

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Having a nice sound; pleasant combination of sounds in words

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4
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Gramophone

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A device used to play the sounds of music as written on records

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5
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Homophone

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A word that has the same sound, but a different meaning (and spelling) as another word; there, their, they’re

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6
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Megaphone

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A large tunnel shaped device used to make the voice sound louder by directing the Sound waves straight to our listeners (most often used in cheer teams)

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7
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Microphone

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A device used to make small voices sound larger, especially in a big room

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8
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Phonics

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The sound that letters make and the letters that are used to represent sounds

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9
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Phonology

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The study of speech sounds in language

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10
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Saxophone

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A woodwind instrument that sends out sound though it curved, metal body

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