SPELLING

POWER
GRADE 9

Lesson 4: Vowel Spellings

borough
borough /ˈbʌr.ə/ /ˈbɝː.oʊ/ noun [ C ]
a town, or a division of a large town
fountainhead
fountainhead /ˈfaʊn.tɪn (plural fountainheads)

A spring that is the source of a river. An abundant source of

knowledge, etc.

(a spring that is the source of a river)

guild
guild /gɪld/ noun [ C ]
an organization of people who do the same job or have the same interests
the Writers' Guild
the Fashion Designers' Guild
guise
guise /gaɪz/ noun [ U ]
the appearance of someone or something, especially when intended to
deceive
The men who arrived in the guise of drug dealers were actually
undercover police officers.
The company has been accused of trying to sell their products under the
guise of market research.
malfeasance
malfeasance /mælˈfiː.z ə n t  s/ noun [ U ] legal
an example of dishonest and illegal behaviour, especially by a person
in authority
Several cases of malpractice and malfeasance in the financial world
are currently being investigated.
mistrial
mistrial /ˈmɪs.traɪəl/ noun [ C ]
1. a trial during which a mistake has been made, causing the judgment
to have no legal value
2. US a trial in which no decision can be reached about whether a
person is guilty or not
roughage
roughage /ˈrʌf.ɪdʒ/ noun [ U ]
fibre (FOOD)
sophomoric
sophomoric /ˌsɒf.əˈmɒr.ɪk/ /ˌsɑː.fəˈmɔːr-/ adjective US
silly and like a child's
a sophomoric sense of humour
threadbare
threadbare /ˈθred.beə r / /-ber/ adjective THIN
1. describes material or clothes that have become thin or
damaged because they have been used a lot
a threadbare coat
traipse
traipse /treɪps/ verb [ I usually + adv/prep ] informal
to walk from one place to another, often feeling tired or bored
I spent the day traipsing round the shops, but found nothing suitable for her.
It was awful having the builders traipsing through our home every day.
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