Pre-Listening Vocabulary term of endearment / pet name: a cute name for a person that you adore customary: common adoration: heartfelt love (not neces...
Pre-Listening Vocabulary accessible: able to be used visually impaired: people who have low or no vision tactile: related to touch predominantly: main...
Pre-Listening Vocabulary turtle: a marine-dwelling (fresh or saltwater) hard-shelled reptile; used in some regions as a generic word for turtles, terr...
Pre-Listening Vocabulary device: a piece of equipment nautical: related to shipping or boating rival: a person that one is often in competition with s...
Pre-Listening Vocabulary revolution: to go around something (Earth revolves around the Sun.) rotation: the spinning of something (Venuss rotation is b...
Pre-Listening Vocabulary regulation: related to a rule or standard (e.g., not including overtime) quarter: a period of play that lasts one-fourth of t...
Pre-Listening Vocabulary figurative: having a symbolic or metaphorical meaning; not to be taken literally literal: having a straightforward meaning; e...
Pre-Listening Vocabulary aviation: related to air flight regulate: to make and oversee rules and standards proficient: demonstrating a high level or s...
Pre-Listening Vocabulary retailer: a person or businesses that sell things consumer: a person who buys things take a toll: to slowly harm or damage bo...
Pre-Listening Vocabulary submarine: a tube-shaped underwater vessel; used mainly in warfare torpedo: an underwater missile scraps: unwanted bits and p...