| Lesson 11 Vocabulary
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| inter |
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national |
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international |
between nations |
Our school has many
international students. That's great! |
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| inter |
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state |
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interstate |
between states |
That freeway is called Interstate 90. It
goes from Seattle to Boston. |
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| circum |
+ |
ference |
= |
circumference |
the distance around a circle |
The circumference of the
circle was 19 centimeters. |
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| circum |
+ |
vent |
= |
circumvent |
to go around or avoid something |
He tried to circumvent the police. It did
not work. |
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| tele |
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phone |
= |
telephone |
a device where sound is sent over long distances |
In my day, cell phones were
called telephones! I'm so old! |
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| tele |
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vision |
= |
television |
a device that shows sound and pictures that were
sent over long distances |
In my day, plasma screens were called
televisions! I'm very old! |
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| trans |
+ |
portation |
= |
transportation |
to move across distances |
Is the transportation system
in your city good? |
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| trans |
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atlantic |
= |
transatlantic |
across the Atlantic Ocean |
The transatlantic flight from London to New York
takes about 8 hours. |
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| trans |
+ |
fer |
= |
transfer |
to change from one to another |
I need to transfer my data
onto this computer. |
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| trans |
+ |
late |
= |
translate |
to change from one language to another |
Can you translate from English to Russian? |
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