X Fundamental Level 1 Deck 3

Question 1

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a Welcome to Foundations,
This Foundation Work is more challenging than sight words but not as difficult as Intermediate Study. We begin with a FOUR Syllable Word,
Fun·​da·​MEN·​tal which means Essential, Basic, orPrimary.
— The fundamentals of math include all the basic operations of adding, subracting etc.
— The fundamentals of cooking must be mastered before you can become a great chief.
“It’s Fundamental” Coaches emphasis the importance of practicing the fundamental skills of their sports. It’s the same in learning English.

Answer 1

“Yes, don’t be surprized if you will hear my voice pop in from time to time with a little tid bit or two. I hope it helps more than hurts.”
Rating: You will rate every card and the computer listens then she decides how often to present them again.
Fundamentals
How well do you know this word?
Could you use it in a sentence?
Rate how well you know this word.

Question 2

Highly recommended: First do Deck 1 of the prerequiste sampler class. It explains many of the way things work with these cards.

Answer 2

Highly recommended: First do Deck 1 of the prerequiste sampler class. It explains many of the way things work with these cards.

Question 3

Quiver v. / n.

verb quivered, quivering
Quivering: To shake with a slight vibrating motion; tremble: — His voice quivered as he spoke.
— He felt it in the quiver of her handshake and saw it in the empty look in her eyes.

Quiver / noun
A case for holding and carrying arrows.
— The giant quiver can hold up to 100 arrows.

Answer 3

Note on Ratings: The rating you give a word grouping tells the computer how well you know it. She will adjust her reloads to have you review what you need most.

Suggestion on Your Ratings:
(1) I hardly know this word at all
(3) I know this word some but need to review it.
(5) I know this word quite well and don’t feel a need to study it anymore. Go with the (2) or (4) if you are in between

Quiver v. / n. / quivered, quivering

Can you use this word in an example sentence or phrase?
And do you know the definition enough to understand it?

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Question 4

Budget noun / verb. / adj.

noun
A plan or estimate of the amount of money that will be spent and received in a given period: Congress must approve the government’s budget each year.

verb budgeted, budgeting, budgets

1. To plan in advance for the allocation of:
   —budget an allowance.
2. To enter or plan for in a budget:
   — budget repairs into the car expenses.

adjective
1. Of or relating to a budget:
— Was this budget items approved by Congress?
2. Appropriate to a budget; inexpensive
— ia budget car; — budget meals.

Answer 4

Budget noun / verb. / adj.

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Question 5

Constant / adj. / n.

adjective
1. Not changing; remaining the same:
— An electric motor maintains a constant speed.
2. Happening continually; persistent:
— constant interruptions; — constant reminders.
3. Steadfast in loyalty or affection; faithful:
— a constant friend.

noun
1. Something that never changes.
— The number of days in the week is constant at seven.
2. In math, a number that has a fixed value in a specific situation:
— In averaging final grades for the semester, the number of tests is a constant for each student.
Or, a number that never varies:
— The ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle is , a constant.

Answer 5

Constant / adj. / n.

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Question 6

Enrage verb

verb / enraged, enraging, enrages

To put into a rage; infuriate:
— The plan to put a highway right through town enraged the residents.

Answer 6

Enrage verb / enraged, enraging, enrages

Can you use this word in an example sentence or phrase?
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Question 7

Curious / adjective / adverb / noun

adjective
1. Eager to learn more: — Detectives must be curious in order to do their jobs.
— As an English student, you must be curious about the language itself, how it works, and how it fits together.

2. Arousing interest because of strangeness: —We found a curiously shaped shell at the beach.

curiously adv.
curiousness n.

Answer 7

Curious / adjective / adverb / noun

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Question 8

Synonyms to curious: inquisitive, snoopy, nosy
These adjectives all describe persons who show a marked desire for information or knowledge.

Curious refers to a strong desire to know or learn: If you are curious about a particular subject, you can research it on the Internet.
Inquisitive often means too curious: The inquisitive student asked a question every time the teacher paused for breath.
Snoopy means curious in a sneaky way: The snoopy reporter searched through the movie star’s garbage for evidence.
Nosy means rudely curious: My nosy roommate is always reading my mail.

Answer 8

Synonyms to curious: inquisitive, snoopy, nosy

Can you use this word in an example sentence or phrase?
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Question 9

Note Noted Notes / noun / verb

noun
1. A brief record of what is heard, seen, or read, written down to aid the memory:
— I took notes during the lecture.
2. A short informal letter or message:
— She left a note for her mother on the kitchen table.
— They all were singing the same note in perfect tune.
3. Of importance; consequence:
— Nothing of note happened.

verb noted, noting, notes
1. To observe; notice: === We noted the shift in the wind.
2. To write down; make a brief record of: — She noted the birds she saw in her diary.

Answer 9

Note Noted Notes / noun / verb

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Question 10

Special / adjective / noun

adjective
— a special occasion.
— a special camera.
— special interests.
— special training.
— special friends.

noun
– The special today is 3 eggs and potatoes for $3.99
— The is a special on peaches.for $2.99 a pound.
— The TV special featured Circus du Soleil..

Answer 10

Special / adjective / noun

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Question 11

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Idiom Tidbit: “Hang in there”
An idiom is a collection of words that have a meaning that if you are just thinking of the individual words you can’t figure them out. Consider“kill two birds with one stone” this idiom has nothing to do with birds or stones. It means to accomplisth two goals with one action.
Other Idioms: —To get bent out of shape — Don’t cry over spilt milk — Don’t beat around the bush — Speak of the devil — Hang in there — It’s not rocket science — Break a leg — Miss the boat — Easy does it

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Answer 11

a Question: Which of these 9 idioms Do You Know Pretty Well? — How many of them Do You Use ?
Idioms Introduction:
Do you generally understand the idea of what idoms are?
Rate how well do you understand this

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Question 12

Kneel: verb knelt, kneeling, kneels

To rest or fall on one or both knees:
— The shoe salespeson knelt to check the size of my foot.
— She dropped to one knee in awe at the beauty of the cathedral.

Answer 12

Kneel: verb knelt, kneeling, kneels

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Question 13

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Density n / Densities plural

Definitions:
– In physics, the mass per unit of volume of a substance:
– Stupidity; dullness

Usage:
– Lead has a greater density than water.
– The density of the grass made the tiger invisible.
– When I couldn’t figure out how to put the box together, some of my buddies rudely called out,
— “You’re so dense“ —

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Answer 13

a Notice: How we say a word matters. Our voice can carry additional meaning that add to the word emotional feeling.
Think how a dog feels when you say GOOD DOG or‘bad dog’. Our voice can carry additional feeling to that effects the meaning of the word.
Query: Have you noticed the way words are said effect thier meaning. Comment if you like.

Density n / Densities plural

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Question 14

Wreath / noun

1. A ring or circlet of leaves, flowers, or boughs worn on the head, placed on a memorial, or used as a decoration, especially at Christmas.
   — Grandma always had a large wreath on her door during the Christmas Holidays.

Answer 14

Wreath / noun

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Question 15

Knitting / verb / noun

verb knit, knitted, knitting, knits

To make (a fabric or garment) by forming yarn or thread into interlocked loops either by hand with special needles or by machine:
— I knitted a sweater.
— The common goal knitted the group together.

verb
— I would like to learn to knit.
— With a cast a broken bone knits fairly quickly.

noun
— She wore a cute little cotton knit.
— Knitting is a useful skill.
— I brought along my knitting.

Answer 15

Word History: The ‘k’ at the beginning of the word knit is one of those mysterious “silent letters” that make no sense and that we just have to memorize when learning to spell.

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Knitting / verb / noun
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Question 16

Unwrapped / verb unwrapped, unwrapping, unwraps

To remove the wrapping from: — unwrap a gift.
Or to have the wrapping removed.
— Unwrapping is fun kids, they often wildly tear the present apart.

Answer 16

Grammar Tidbit: The prefix ‘un’ means not or undone. So if we started with the word wrapped and be put the prefix ‘un’ in front we have unwrapped — un do the wrapping.
Or unfinished means not finished.

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Unwrapped / verb unwrapped, unwrapping, unwraps
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Question 17

Curve / noun / verb

noun
1. A line or surface that bends in a smooth continuous way without sharp angles.
2. Something that has the shape of a curve:
— a curve in the road.

verb curved, curving, curves

The ball curved to the right.
— The road curves sharply just ahead.

Answer 17

Curve / noun / verb
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Question 18

Ignore / verb: ignored, ignoring, ignores

To pay no attention to; disregard:
— I ignored the sound of the television in the next room.

Answer 18

Ignore / verb: ignored, ignoring, ignores

Question 19

Notice / noun / verb: noticed, noticing, notices

noun
1. Perception; observation:
— The mistake escaped her notice.
— I was grateful the teacher’s noticed me.
— post a notice on the bulletin board.
— I gave a week’s notice to the employer for I was moving back to Ohio. .

verb noticed, noticing, notices

1. To perceive with the senses; become aware of:
   — I noticed a cloud of dust in the distance.
2. To perceive with the mind; take note of:
   — I could not help noticing a change in her behavior.

Answer 19

Ignore / verb: ignored, ignoring, ignores

Question 20

Repeat of last card sampler 1
Collaborate / Collaborator
col·​lab·​o·​rate — kə-ˈla-bə-ˌrāt

Collaborate is to work together, esp. in some literary, artistic, or scientific undertaking. When you work together on shared goal, you collaborate.
— Collaboration creates a better product than just working alone.
— She collaborated with grassroots leaders, everyday citizens, and elected officials, and almost miraculously it yielded results.
— Jeffrey and I collaborated on the research, while Anna and Danielle did the writing.

Answer 20

You Are A Collaborator: When you actively submit comments; When you help Mr.Gerry correct typos or confusing sentences; When you let us know what works for your way of learning then future cards can be made for what works you.
Collaborate / Collaborators
Rate how well you understand these words and how it can apply to your collaboration on these card creations.

Question 21

Spotless / adjective

Perfectly clean; free from stain or blemish:
— The stained bed sheets were now clean and spotless after a double washing.
— a spotless reputation.

Answer 21

Spotless / adjective
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Question 22

Decide / verb decided, deciding, decides

1. To bring to a conclusion:
   — The court decided the case.
   Or to come to a decision about:
   — You have to decide what to do next..
   — A single goal decided the game.
   — You decided to leave the party so soon,
   — The judge decided against the defendant.
   — We decided to go to the movies.

Answer 22

Note: Simple English words, such as ‘decide’, are often used in a great variety of ways
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Decide / verb decided, deciding, decides
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Question 23

Instead / adverb

adverb
In place of something previously mentioned; as a substitute or alternative:
— They didn’t have cider, so I got apple juice instead.
— I will try to make friends instead of enemies.

Answer 23

Instead / adverb
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Question 24

Observing / verb

verb observed, observing, observes

To be aware of; notice:
— She observed a skunk crossing the road.
— I observed how he connected the wires.
— The scieintis observed the migration of the caribou over a ten year period. .
— She observed that math was her best subject.
Also, to follow or obey: — Observe the speed limit or risk getting a speeding ticket.

Answer 24

Observing / verb: observed, observing, observes
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Question 25

Squirm / verb: quirmed, squirming, squirms

To twist about in a wriggling motion.
— The four year just could not stay still, and squirmed about in their seat constantly.
Also with a little different meaning — The boy tried to squirm out of his responsibility to clean his room.
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Answer 25

Squirm / verb: quirmed, squirming, squirms
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Question 26

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ASSUME verb
To take for granted or expected.
— The study assumes that prices will rise.
— She assumed the duties of head master.
Tenses Tidbits:
– Present Tense:
She assumes he is still mad at her.
– Past Tense:
He assumed we would get it done sooner.
– Future Tense:
They all were assuming we would finish next week.

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Answer 26

a Query:“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Do you think this is true? Or not? Make a comment if you please.
ASSUME verb
How well to know assume and it tenses.
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Question 27

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Repeat, Repeated, Repeats & Repeating:
Within the context of most sentences, the tense of a word is usually obvious, so we seldom list or discuss it. But here we do.
— Please repeat the question. (Action happening, so it is a verb)
— I repeated the poem I had memorized (Verb past tense)
— He’s always repeating himself. (a verb form)
And now as an adjective as in:
— He is a repeat offender;
— This TV program is arepeat

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Answer 27

Make a Comment: Is this explanation of tenses and parts of speech helpful? Is it necessary, or do you already get it?
Do Comment.
Repeat & Its Tenses
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Question 28

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Frighten/Fright: verb & noun
Frighten is the verb form of the noun fright.
As a noun
— Last night, that thunder and lightning gave me quite a fright.
— I suddenly felt as though I had stage fright!
As a verb
— Your new look of pink hair and tattoo is going to frighten your grandparents.
— I’ve never been so frightened in my life.
— It is said that ringing a bell on Halloween night will frighten evil spirits away.

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Answer 28

a Question? Is a spider or snake more frightening to you? What frightens you the most? Please comment.
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Rating: Frighten/Fright
Can you use these words in example sentence? And do you undertand them well enough?an

a- The why of complete sentence

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