Lesson 15 Flashcards by Frank Tyler

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Condense

/ con den se /

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Verb

To make more compact

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Pretense

/ pre ten se /

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Noun

A claim made that is not supported by a fact

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Assistance

/ as sis tance/

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Noun

Help

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Resistance

/ re sis tance /

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Noun

An opposing or slowing force

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Excellence

/ ex cell ence /

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Noun

Superiority

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Experience

/ ex per I ence /

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Noun

Direct observation and participation

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Independence

/ in de pen dense /

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Noun

Freedom

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Aerial

/ are ial/

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Adjective occurring in the air above the surface

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Towrope

/ to w ro pe /

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Noun

A line used in towing a water skier behind a boat

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Balancing

/ bal an cing /

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Verb

Maintaining physical equilibrium

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Competition

/ com pe ti tion/

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Noun

A contest between opponents

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Accelerates

/ acc el erates/

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Verb

Increases in speed

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Hydroplanning

/ hy dro plan ing /

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Noun

Skimming across water

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Perpendicular

/ per pen dicu lar /

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Adjective

Standing at right angles to a given plane or surface

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Inflection

/ in flex tion /

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Noun

The state of having a change in the pitch of ones voice

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Reflected

/ re flec Ted /

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Verb

Past tense of reflect

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Functional

/ fun c tion al /

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Adjective

The state of performing

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Malfunction

/ mal func tion/

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Noun

A state of performing badly

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Efficiency

/ e fficiency/

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Displacement

/ dis plac ment /

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Convince

/ con vin cd /

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Verb

To persuade