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20 Cards in this Set
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phon(o) / son(o) (a) |
sound |
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chrom(o) |
color |
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cycl/orb |
roundness |
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homo |
same |
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neo/ nov |
new |
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phonograph |
any sound-reproducing machine using records in the form of cylinder or discs. |
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homophone |
a word the same as another in sound and spelling but different in meaning, as chase "to pursue" and chase "to ornament metal;" one of two or more words that sound alike, whether or not they are spelled differently. (In phonetics: a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air.) |
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phonetics |
the science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription; concerning or involving the discrimination of nondistinctive elements of a language. |
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sonar |
a method or device for locating submerged objects |
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sonorous |
giving out or capable of giving out a sound, esp. a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place |
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sonata |
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys |
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chrome |
something plated with an alloy of chromium |
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orb |
a sphere or globe; the eyeball or eye, any of the heavenly bodies, as the sun or moon |
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orbital |
of or pertaining to an orbit |
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cyclops |
a member of a family of giants having a single round eye in the middle of the forehead; a freshwater copepod of the genus Cyclops, having a median eye in the front of the head |
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cyclone |
a large-scale, atmospheric wind-and-pressure system characterized by low pressure at its center and by circular wind motion, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere |
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homonym |
words with the same pronunciation without regard to spelling |
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homogenous |
corresponding in structure because of a common origin. |
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homogenize |
to prepare an emulsion, as by reducing the size of the fat globules in (milk or cream) in order to distribute them equally throughout; to reduce particles to a uniform size |
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neophyte |
a beginner or novice |
