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astrology  noun \ə-ˈsträ-lə-jē\ 

 

: the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets have a supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people

 

Astronaut  noun \ˈas-trə-ˌnȯt, -ˌnät\ 

 

: a person who travels in a spacecraft into outer space

 a person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere; also :  a trainee for spaceflight

 

astronomy noun \ə-ˈsträ-nə-mē\ 

 

: the scientific study of stars, planets, and other objects in outer space

 

 

Constellation noun \ˌkän(t)-stə-ˈlā-shən\ 

 

: a group of stars that forms a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name

e.g   The constellation Ursa Major contains the stars of the Big Dipper.

 

 

Disaster noun \di-ˈzas-tər, -ˈsas-\

a complete or terrible failure

e.g The program examined several bridge failures and other engineering disasters.

 

audi

 

audience  noun \ˈȯ-dē-ən(t)s, ˈä-\ 

 

: a group of people who gather together to listen to something

e.g The concert attracted a large audience

 

audio  adjective \ˈȯ-dē-ˌō\ 

 

: of or relating to the sound that is heard on a recording or broadcast

e.g  The audio portion of the broadcast was fine but the picture was poor.

 

Audiovisual  adjective \ˌȯ-dē-(ˌ)ō-ˈvi-zhə-wəl, -zhəl, -zhü(-ə)l\ 

 

: of, relating to, or using both sound and sight

e.g The school will buy new audiovisual equipment.

 

Auditor  noun \ˈȯ-də-tər\ 

 

: a person who checks the financial records of a company or person to make sure they are accurate

 

Inaudible  adjective \(ˌ)i-ˈnȯ-də-bəl\ 

 

: impossible to hear : not audible

e.g She spoke so quietly that she was almost inaudible

 

bat,beat

batter verb \ˈba-tər\

1 to beat with successive blows so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish

 

 

Battery  noun \ˈba-t(ə-)rē\ 

 

: a device that is placed inside a machine (such as a clock, toy, or car) to supply it with electricity

e.g I bought new batteries for the flashlights

 

combat  noun \ˈkäm-ˌbat\ 

 

: active fighting especially in a war

e.g Examples of COMBAT

 

Some of these soldiers have never seen combat

 

Debate  noun \di-ˈbāt, dē-\ 

 

: a discussion between people in which they express different opinions about something

e.g The candidates participated in several debates before the election was held.

 

 

Unbeaten adjective \-ˈbē-tən\ 

 

: not defeated : not beaten

e.g The team is unbeaten so far this season

 

bi,bio

 

amphibious adjective \am-ˈfi-bē-əs\ 

 

: able to live both on land and in water

 

: able to be used both on land and water

 

Antibiotic adjective \ˌan-tē-bī-ˈä-tik, -ˌtī-; -bē-ˈä-\

 

1 tending to prevent, inhibit, or destroy life

2 of or relating to antibiotics or to antibiosis

 

Biodegrade  adjective \-di-ˈgrā-də-bəl\ 

 

: capable of being slowly destroyed and broken down into very small parts by natural processes, bacteria, etc.

 

Biography  noun \bī-ˈä-grə-fē also bē-\ 

 

: the story of a real person's life written by someone other than that person

 

Biometrics  noun plural but singular or plural in construction \-ˈme-triks\

 

cad,cas,cid

 

accident  noun \ˈak-sə-dənt, -ˌdent; ˈaks-dənt\ 

 

: a sudden event (such as a crash) that is not planned or intended and that causes damage or injury

e.g He was injured in an accident at work.

 

Casual  adjective \ˈkazh-wəl, ˈka-zhə-wəl, ˈka-zhəl\ 

 

: happening by chance : not planned or expected

 

Coincidence  noun \kō-ˈin(t)-sə-dən(t)s, -sə-ˌden(t)s\ 

 

: a situation in which events happen at the same time in a way that is not planned or expected

 

: the occurrence of two or more things at the same time

 

Incident noun \ˈin(t)-sə-dənt, -ˌdent\ 

 

: an unexpected and usually unpleasant thing that happens

e.g We just want to put that embarrassing incident behind us

 

Occident  noun \ˈäk-sə-dənt, -ˌdent\

 

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