2011 school pronouncer guide - Home Dutton Elementary
2011 school pronouncer guide - Home Dutton Elementary
2011 school pronouncer guide - Home Dutton Elementary
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55. pedicure \ SpedETkyUr \<br />
[SpedGTkyUr]<br />
56. vintage \ Svintij \<br />
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]<br />
57. sanitary \ SsanETterG \<br />
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]<br />
58. counterclockwise \ TkaUntErSklBkTwIz \<br />
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]<br />
59. versatile \ SvErsEZFl \<br />
[SvErsE(T)til, SvErsETtIl]<br />
60. semester \ sDSmestEr \<br />
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]<br />
61. exoskeleton \ TeksPSskelEtFn \<br />
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]<br />
[This word consists of a Latin part plus a part that went from<br />
Latin to French.]<br />
a noun (Webster’s Third page 1664, column 3)<br />
a single treatment of the feet, toes, and toenails.<br />
Lee’s friends are treating her to a pedicure for her birthday.<br />
[Originally Latin, this word went through French before<br />
becoming English.]<br />
an adjective (Webster’s Third page 2553, column 3)<br />
marked by an advanced age : dating from the past : archaic.<br />
On eBay Don found a vintage automobile that was the perfect<br />
specimen for his next restoration project.<br />
[This word is from Latin.]<br />
an adjective (Webster’s Third page 2012, column 1)<br />
for or relating to the preservation of health.<br />
Conditions at Christ Hospital are as sanitary as is humanly<br />
possible.<br />
[This word is from a word that went from Latin to French to<br />
English plus an element that went from Latin to French to Dutch<br />
to English plus an English element.]<br />
an adverb (Webster’s Third page 519, column 2)<br />
in a direction opposite to that in which the hands of a clock<br />
rotate.<br />
Fay never can remember whether turning the jar lid<br />
counterclockwise tightens or loosens it.<br />
[This word is from Latin.]<br />
an adjective (Webster’s Third page 2545, column 1)<br />
having a wide range of skills, aptitudes, or interests.<br />
Hannah is a versatile athlete, having participated in many<br />
different sports.<br />
[This word is from Latin.]<br />
a noun (Webster’s Third page 2063, column 1)<br />
either of the two periods of instruction commonly 18 weeks in<br />
length into which an academic year is usually divided.<br />
Yolanda was delighted that her grades for the first semester<br />
were all As.<br />
[This word consists of a Greek part plus a part that went from<br />
Greek to Latin.]<br />
a noun (Webster’s Third page 798, column 1)<br />
an external supportive or protective structure or framework of an<br />
insect.<br />
An exoskeleton provides protection for an insect, much like a<br />
suit of armor.<br />
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