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Aimee Mullins World Class Athlete

Aimee Mullins World Class Athlete. Learn Key Vocabulary. B. Reed, Adams MS. Aimee Mullins: runner, model, public speaker. track meet. series of contests in running, jumping, and throwing. event. item or contest in a sports program. dash. from here. to here. short run. deuce. +.

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Aimee Mullins World Class Athlete

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  1. Aimee MullinsWorld Class Athlete Learn Key Vocabulary B. Reed, Adams MS

  2. Aimee Mullins: runner, model, public speaker

  3. track meet series of contests in running, jumping, and throwing

  4. event item or contest in a sports program

  5. dash from here to here short run

  6. deuce + 100 yards 100 yards nickname for the 200 yard run

  7. disabled athlete person with physical difficulties who does sports

  8. able-bodied person someone with a strong, healthy body

  9. double below-the-knee amputee someone whose legs have been removed from the knee down

  10. prosthesis artificial device that replaces a part of the body

  11. single-leg amputee record the fastest best ever done by someone who has had one leg removed

  12. personal-best This is the fastestI’ve ever gone! best-ever time or score for an athlete

  13. test of will We can do it! chance to see how much you believe you can do something

  14. coach person who teaches or trains athletes

  15. capable able to do things well

  16. Grammar Lesson — Greek and Latin Roots B. Reed, Adams MS

  17. Why Learn Roots? • The English Language shares many words with other languages. • Many English words are made up of Greek and Latin “roots”. • Knowing meaning of roots helps you understand the meaning of unknown words.

  18. aud Definition: to hear Examples: audience auditorium audible

  19. fer Definition: carry Examples: transfer ferry

  20. graph Definition: to write Examples: paragraph autograph photograph

  21. loc Definition: place Examples: location locale local locate

  22. path Definition: feeling, suffering Examples: sympathy empathy pathologist

  23. phon Definition: sound Examples: phonograph phonetics telephone

  24. spir Definition: to breathe Examples: respiration respiratory

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