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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 />

page 20<br />

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