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altitude, attitude
altitude (AL ti tood", AL ti tyood") (noun)
The height of a thing above a reference level, especially above sea level or above the earth's surface: "The aircraft was flying at an altitude of 9,000 feet (2.74 kilometers)."
attitude (AT i tood", AT i tyood") (noun)
A feeling or way of thinking which affects a person's behavior: "Beatrice has a positive attitude about the kind of work she is doing; however, Jeremy has an attitude problem (not friendly or cooperative)."
Even though Dolores tended to become fearful if she traveled at a high altitude, she worked hard to present a positive attitude and not have her friends worry about her.
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alto-, alt-, alti-
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group A; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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-tude
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aptitude, attitude
aptitude (AP ti tood", AP ti tyood") (noun)
An inherent ability, as for learning; a talent: "Dwayne's son said that he would be taking a new test at school which is supposed to measure his aptitude for learning."
"Anyone who can speak so many languages obviously has a great natural aptitude for learning languages."
attitude (AT i tood", AT i tyood") (noun)
1. The way a person feels about someone or something: "The teacher wants to change the hostile attitude some of his students have regarding technology."
2. A feeling or way of thinking that affects a person's behavior: "Since Cody's accident, there has been a change in his attitude."
2. A feeling or way of thinking that affects a person's behavior: "Since Cody's accident, there has been a change in his attitude."
"The sales lady had a friendly attitude with all of her customers."
During the coaching sessions before the exam, Violet's tutor urged her to have a positive attitude when she goes to the examination room to take the aptitude tests.
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attitude
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“attitude”
electronic attitude directional indicator, EADI
A multicolor cathode-ray-tube display of attitude (angle of an aircraft) information, roll and pitch, showing the aircraft's position in relation to the instrument landing system or a very high-frequency omnirange station.
The term omnirange refers to a radio aid to navigation which provides a direct indication of the magnetic bearing (omnibearing) of that station from any direction.
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electro-, electr-, electri-
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-tron, -tronic, -tronics +
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