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Lesson 8 Notecards Flashcards

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Status

/’sta tes/

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Noun

Position in relation to others

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Trivia

/’tri vē e/

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Noun

Unimportant information or details

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Bulletin

/’boo le ten/

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Noun

A newsletter; a short news broadcast.

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Channel

/’cha nel/

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Noun

A specific band of frequencies that broadcast a television or radio program

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Random

/’ran dem/

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Adj.

Lacking a definite pattern

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Raucous

/’rö kes/

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Adj.

loud;disorderly

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Versatile

/’vûr se tel/

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Adj.

Easily turning from one thing to another; changeable

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Broaden

/’brö den/

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Verb

To widen

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Obstinate

/’ob ste net/

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Adj.

resisting change; stubborn

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Intramural

/in tre ‘myoor el/

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Adj.

Occurring with the members of a single school

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Momentousness

/mō ‘men tes/

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Adj.

Important

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Accustomed

/e ‘kus tem/

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Adj.

Being in the habit; usual

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League

/’lēg/

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Noun

A group of sports teams that play one another

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Athlete

/’ath lēt/

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Noun

A person skilled in playing sports

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Statistics

/ste ‘tis tiks

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Noun

Plural of statistics; a collection of data

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Amateur

/’a me chûr/

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Adj.

Lacking in experience

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Spectator

/’spek tā tûr/

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Noun

One who watches

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Outfielders

/’out fēl dûrz/

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Noun

Plural of outfielder the players in baseball or softball who play the defensive positions of left field, centerfield, and right field

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Concessions

/ken ‘se shenz/

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Noun

Plural of concession; smaller businesses on the premises of larger businesses

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Grateful

/’grāt fel/

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Adj.

Full of thanks; thankful

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Gratify

/’gra te fī/

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Verb

To do something that makes someone please

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Inspire

/in ‘spī ûr/

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Verb

Having a positive influence in someone’s life

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Inspiring

/in ‘spī ûr ing/

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Verb

Having a continuously motivating influence on someone

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Detrimental

/de tre ‘men tel/

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Adj.

Tending to cause harm

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Lethargic

/’le thär jik/

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Adj.

Sluggish and apathetic

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