Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Vocabulary

Populate /ˈpɒp.jʊ.leɪt/: to live in; inhabit

Catholicism /kəˈθɒl.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/: The faith, doctrine, system, and practice of a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.

Pilgrimage /ˈpɪl.grɪ.mɪdʒ/: A journey to a sacred place or shrine.

west /west/: The cardinal point on the mariner's compass 270° clockwise from due north and directly opposite east.

Representative /ˌrep.rɪˈzen.tə.tɪv/: One that serves as an example or type for others of the same classification.

Dead /ded/: Having lost life; no longer alive.

death /deθ/ : The act of dying; termination of life.

pyramid /ˈpɪr.ə.mɪd/: Any of various similar constructions, especially a four-sided Mesoamerican temple having stepped sides and a flat top surmounted by chambers.

Because /bɪˈkəz/, /-ˈkɒz/: by reason of.

Culture /ˈkʌl.tʃər /: The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought.

Meter /ˈmiː.tər/: The measured arrangement of words in poetry, as by accentual rhythm, syllabic quantity, or the number of syllables in a line.

air /eər /: The sky; the firmament.

good /gʊd/: Being positive or desirable in nature; not bad or por.

God /gɒd/: A being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions.

soon /suːn/: In the near future; shortly.

Sun /sʌn/: A star that is the center of a planetary system.

Son /sʌn/: One's male child.

Accurate /ˈæk.jʊ.rət/: Conforming exactly to fact; errorless.

Tend /tend/: To have a tendency.

Field /fiːld/: A broad, level, open expanse of land.

Buttock /ˈbʌt.ək/: The rear pelvic area of the human body.

wrestling /ˈres.lɪŋ/: A sport in which two competitors attempt to throw or immobilize each other by grappling.

Grandstand /ˈgrænd .stænd/: The spectators or audience at an event.

Decapitate /dɪˈkæp.ɪ.teɪt/: To cut off the head of; behead.