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a

s

t

r

o

l

o

g

y

ə'strɑlədʒi

Astrology is the study of the stars in the belief that they influence people’s lives.

c

o

u

p

l

e

'kʌpl

A couple is made of two things that go together.

d

e

v

i

a

t

e

'divɪet

To deviate is to move away from your proper course.

d

i

f

e

r

e

n

t

i

a

t

e

,dɪfə'rɛnʃɪet

To differentiate things or people is to show the difference between them.

d

i

s

r

u

p

t

dɪs'rʌpt

To disrupt something or someone is to prevent them from working.

e

q

u

a

t

i

o

n

ɪ'kweʒn

An equation is a math operation to determine the value of something.

e

r

ɛr

To err means to make a mistake.

e

r

o

n

e

o

u

s

ɪ'ronɪəs

When something is erroneous, it is incorrect or only partly correct.

f

r

a

n

t

i

c

'fræntɪk

If people or things are frantic, they behave in a wild way because they are frightened.

i

n

a

d

v

e

r

t

e

n

t

ɪnəd'vɝtənt

When an action is inadvertent, it is done without realizing what you are doing.

i

m

p

r

o

v

i

s

e

'ɪmprəvaɪz

To improvise something is to do it with whatever is available or without planning.

l

a

t

i

t

u

d

e

'lætɪtud

The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator.

m

a

r

i

n

e

r

'mærɪnɚ

A mariner is a sailor.

m

u

l

t

i

t

u

d

e

ˈmʌltɪˌtud, -ˌtjud

A multitude of things or people is a very large number of them.

n

u

i

s

a

n

c

e

'nusns

A nuisance is a person or thing that is annoying or causes a lot of problems.

p

e

r

m

a

n

e

n

c

e

'pɝmənəns

The permanence of something is its ability to last forever.

r

e

v

o

l

v

e

rɪ'vɔlv

To revolve around something is to keep it as the main feature or focus.

s

o

t

h

e

sʊð

To soothe means to calm someone who is angry or upset.

s

t

r

a

n

d

e

d

'strændɪd

If someone is stranded, they are prevented from leaving a place.

t

e

c

h

n

i

q

u

e

tɛk'nik

A technique is a way of doing something.

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