Lesson 27

to assay

Verb

/æ.si/ or /ā.si/

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to analyze or test a substance, typically in a laboratory setting, to determine its components or qualities

effete

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/ɛ.fit/ or /e.fit/

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worn out and unable to function properly

penalty

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/pɛ.nəl.ti/ or /pe.nēl.ti/

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a punishment given for breaking a rule, law, or legal agreement

penance

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/pɛ.nəns/ or /pe.nēns/

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a feeling of regret for one's past actions

signatory

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/sɪg.nə.tɔ.ri/ or /sig.nē.taw.ri/

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a person, organization, or country that has signed a formal agreement

signification

noun

/sɪg.nɪ.fɪ.keɪ.ʃən/ or /sig.ni.fi.kei.shēn/

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the specific meaning of a word

torpid

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/tɔr.pəd/ or /tawr.pēd/

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having little to no energy and being inactive

torpor

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a state of sluggishness and lack of energy

to distend

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/dɪs.tɛnd/ or /dis.tend/

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to expand, swell, or stretch beyond the normal or usual size

distention

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/dɪs.tɛn.ʃən/ or /dis.ten.shēn/

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the act of swelling from inside

distensible

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/dɪs.tɛn.sə.bəl/ or /dis.ten.sē.bēl/

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capable of being expanded or stretched

to compress

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/kɑmp.rɛs/ or /kaamp.res/

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to press two things together or be pressed together to become smaller

compressible

Adjective

/kəmp.rɛ.sə.bəl/ or /kēmp.re.sē.bēl/

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able to be made more compact