Here are words that will be helpful for "The Breakfast of Champions" (the story you're reading this weekend) and a few links on the pronunciation we did today. Notice, I forgot a column in "how" (just after nasal, before approximates, is "lateral" which includes the letter L as n alveolar).
Words:
Disparage=to ridicule
Defunct=not working
Bawdily=rudely
Syphilis=a sexual disease
Idling=resting, sitting still
Goiter=enlarged thyroid
Brink = edge
Balderdash=nonsense
Quadrillion= 1024
Gibberish=nonsense
Motto=an old saying
Baroque=ornate/decorative (exaggerated)
Truncated=shortened
Radiant=glowing
Listless=lethargic (really tired)
Velocity=speed
Projectile=thing flying through the air
Incipient=just beginning
Tour de force=great work
Jeu d’esprit=witty (smart/clever) comment
Camisole=shirt
For next week:
Hoist=lift
Assurance=certainty
Plight=situation
Spurt=spray
Vitality=life force/energy
Pettiness=smallness
Livid=bruised
Shrill=sharp
Console=comfort
Stoically=without emotion
Incongruous=out of place
Snatch=grab quickly
Harrowing=terribly upsetting
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