Phon, Phono, Phone and strain, strict, string vocabulary word set Flashcards

13060595593	cacophony	harsh sounds; bad noise	0
13060595594	dysphonia	difficulty producing speech sounds, usually due to hoarseness	1
13060595595	euphonic	having a nice sound; pleasant combination of sounds in words	2
13060595596	gramophone	a device used to play the sounds of music as written on records	3
13060595597	homophone	a word that has the same sound but a different meaning as another word	4
13060595598	megaphone	a large funnel-shaped device used to make the voice sound louder by directing the sound waves straight out to listeners (most often used by cheer teams)	5
13060595599	microphone	a device used to make small voices sound larger, especially in a big room	6
13060595600	Phonics	the sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent sounds	7
13060595601	Phonology	the study of speech sounds in language	8
13060595602	saxophone	a woodwind instrument that sends out sounds through its curved, metal body	9
13060595603	Astringment	a substance used on skin to make the skin tight	10
13060595604	boa constrictor	a snake that kills its prey by squeezing it tightly	11
13060595605	constrict	to hold in; to make smaller; to squeeze or bind to make smaller	12
13060595606	district	a region or area that is bound together by specific rules, laws, resources, and/or money	13
13060595607	restrain	to hold back; to keep under control; to limit; to draw tight by force	14
13060595608	restricted	bound by limits; kept within certain rules	15
13060595609	strain	to draw or stretch tight beyond the normal limits	16
13060595610	strainer	a device used for letting the water leave the food so the food is drawn together	17
13060595611	string	a thin piece of twisted fiber that can be used to tie things together	18
13060595612	stringent	demanding strict attention to rules; rigid; having a tight set of rules	19