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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93. effervescent \ TefErSvesFnt \<br />
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]<br />
94. cinematographer \ TsinEmEStBgrEfEr \<br />
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]<br />
95. quizzical \ SkwizDkEl \<br />
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]<br />
96. anthropology \ Tan(t)(T)thrESpBlEjG \<br />
[Tan(t)(T)thrESpBlPjG]<br />
97. lackadaisical \ TlakESdCzDkEl \<br />
[TlakESdCsDkEl]<br />
98. orthographize \ OrSthBgrETfIz \<br />
[no alternate pronunciation(s)]<br />
[This word is from Latin.]<br />
an adjective (Webster’s Third page 725, column 1)<br />
impossible or difficult to restrain or suppress : bubbling :<br />
exuberant.<br />
Sean’s effervescent personality caught the attention of the job<br />
recruiter.<br />
[This word is from Greek.]<br />
a noun (Webster’s Third page 407, column 2)<br />
a motion-picture camera operator.<br />
Darina won the award for outstanding cinematographer at last<br />
year’s Montreal Film Festival.<br />
[This word is from an element of unknown origin plus English<br />
combining forms.]<br />
an adjective (Webster’s Third page 1868, column 1)<br />
questioning : curious.<br />
The speller’s expression became quizzical when he heard the<br />
unfamiliar word.<br />
[This word is from Greek.]<br />
a noun (Webster’s Third page 93, column 1)<br />
the study considering the physical character, historical and<br />
present geographical distribution, racial classification, group<br />
relationships, and cultural history of humanity.<br />
Jody created a poster that highlighted Margaret Mead’s<br />
contributions to anthropology.<br />
[This word consists of an English part and an English combining<br />
form.]<br />
an adjective (Webster’s Third page 1261, column 3)<br />
lacking life, spirit, or zest : devoid of energy or purpose.<br />
John’s piano teacher criticized him for his lackadaisical<br />
performance in the recital.<br />
[The first part of this word is from an originally Greek word that<br />
passed into Latin and then French before becoming English, and<br />
the second part is an English combining form.]<br />
a verb (Webster’s Third page 1594, column 3)<br />
spell correctly or according to usage : correct in regard to<br />
spelling.<br />
In his role as editor, Mr. Owens will orthographize the<br />
manuscripts before they go to the typesetter.<br />
As you near the end of this section, compare the number of words that remain with the number of spellers<br />
still standing. Begin a new round in this section only if the number of words remaining is greater than<br />
the number of spellers still standing. Move to the Additional Words if this criterion is not met.<br />
page 26<br />
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