SPELLING

/prəˈfeʃ.ən/

:any type of work that needs special training or

a particular skill, often one that is respected
because it involves a high level of education
 /ˌɑːb.stəˈtrɪʃ.ən/
:a doctor with special training in how to care for
pregnant women and help in the birth of babies
 /ˌkwes.tʃəˈner/
:a list of questions that several people are asked
so that information can be collected about
something
 /ˌkɔːr.əˈspɑːn.dəns/
: letters, especially official or business letters
 /ˈkæm.ə.flɑːʒ/
:the use of leaves, branches, paints, and clothes
for hiding soldiers or military equipment so that
they cannot be seen against the area around
them
 /ˌæb.sənˈtiː.ɪ.zəm/
:a situation in which people are not at school or
work when they should be, especially without a
good reason
 /kɑːrˈsɪn.ə.dʒən/
: a substance that causes cancer
 /ˈæm·pɪər/
:the standard unit of measurement for the
strength of an electric current
 /ˌsuː.vəˈnɪr/
:something you buy or keep to help you
remember a vacation or special event
 /ˈpred.ə.ses.ɚ/
:someone who had a job or a position before
someone else, or something that comes before
another thing in time or in a series
 /ˌɑːk.sɪˈmɔːr.ɑːn/
:two words or phrases used together that have,
or seem to have, opposite meanings
 /koʊˈæɡ.jə.leɪt/
:to change from liquid to a more solid state, or
to cause something to do this
 /ˈnʌn.ɚ.i/
a convent; a building or group of buildings in
:

which nuns live as a religious community

 /bɪˈɡaɪ.lɪŋ/

:interesting or attractive, but perhaps not to be

trusted
 /ˌper.əˈlel.ə.ɡræm/

:a flat shape that has four sides. The two sets of

opposite sides are parallel and of equal length to
each other.
 /lɑːrˈʒes/

:willingness to give money, or money given to

poor people by rich people
 /kəˈfɪr/

:a sour drink made from fermented milk,

originally from Russia and Central Asia:
 /ˈæz.mə/

:a medical condition that makes breathing

difficult by causing the air passages to become
narrow or blocked
 /krəˈsænθ.ə.məm/

:any of several types of garden plant, including

some with many small flowers and some with
few but very large flowers
 /ˈSHōfər,/

:a person employed to drive a private or rented

automobile.
CHECKING
1 Profession

/prəˈfeʃ.ən/

:any type of work that needs special training or

a particular skill, often one that is respected
because it involves a high level of education
2 Obstetrician

/ˌɑːb.stəˈtrɪʃ.ən/
:a doctor with special training in how to care for
pregnant women and help in the birth of babies
3 questionnaire

/ˌkwes.tʃəˈner/
:a list of questions that several people are asked
so that information can be collected about
something
4 correspondence

/ˌkɔːr.əˈspɑːn.dəns/
: letters, especially official or business letters
5 camouflage

/ˈkæm.ə.flɑːʒ/
:the use of leaves, branches, paints, and clothes
for hiding soldiers or military equipment so that
they cannot be seen against the area around
them
6 absenteeism

/ˌæb.sənˈtiː.ɪ.zəm/
:a situation in which people are not at school or
work when they should be, especially without a
good reason
7 carcinogen

/kɑːrˈsɪn.ə.dʒən/
: a substance that causes cancer
8 ampere

/ˈæm·pɪər/
:the standard unit of measurement for the
strength of an electric current
9 souvenir

/ˌsuː.vəˈnɪr/
:something you buy or keep to help you
remember a vacation or special event
10 predecessor

/ˈpred.ə.ses.ɚ/
:someone who had a job or a position before
someone else, or something that comes before
another thing in time or in a series
11 oxymoron

/ˌɑːk.sɪˈmɔːr.ɑːn/
:two words or phrases used together that have,
or seem to have, opposite meanings
12 coagulate

/koʊˈæɡ.jə.leɪt/
:to change from liquid to a more solid state, or
to cause something to do this
13 nunnery

/ˈnʌn.ɚ.i/
a convent; a building or group of buildings in
:

which nuns live as a religious community

14 beguiling

/bɪˈɡaɪ.lɪŋ/

:interesting or attractive, but perhaps not to be

trusted
15 parallelogram

/ˌper.əˈlel.ə.ɡræm/

:a flat shape that has four sides. The two sets of

opposite sides are parallel and of equal length to
each other.
16 largesse

/lɑːrˈʒes/

:willingness to give money, or money given to

poor people by rich people
17 kefir

/kəˈfɪr/

:a sour drink made from fermented milk,

originally from Russia and Central Asia:
18 asthma

/ˈæz.mə/

:a medical condition that makes breathing

difficult by causing the air passages to become
narrow or blocked
19 Chrysanthemum

/krəˈsænθ.ə.məm/

:any of several types of garden plant, including

some with many small flowers and some with
few but very large flowers
20 chauffeur

/ˈSHōfər,/

:a person employed to drive a private or rented

automobile.