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	14-Nov-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists effulgent [ i-FUHL-juh' nt, i-FOO' L- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   shiny or brilliantly radiant   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The effulgent lamp cast a reassuring glow around the dark room.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Like those arrangements of effulgent – but rotting – fruit and flowers; those extravagant boards, groaning with gold plate and glass; those coded symbols – the guttering candle, the hourglass, the stopped watch: the glimpsed lives of Jackson's subjects are profoundly still, and fraught with symbolism. Telegraph, The rotting fruit of fame, 13/10/2007   amicable [ AM-i-kuh'-buh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   characterized by goodwill or friendliness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Amicable relations with one's neighbours are of essence to improve international relations.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   President Lee Myung-bak has been at pains to present an amicable face to foreign business since his election. Economist, A game of patience, Jul 31st 2008   frugal [ FROO-guh'l  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. economical, sparing or thrifty 2. inexpensive or meagre   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The wage the poor old man earned was inadequate to provide anything but a frugal meal for himself and his family.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Communist Party corruption watchdog has reminded officials they should be living a frugal life. BBC, Chinese warned off lavish gifts, Chris Hogg, 29 December 2008   imperceptible [ im-per-SEP-tuh'-buh'l ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1.(adj.) very slight or not noticeable 2. (adj.) cannot be sensed 3. (n.) something that cannot be felt by the senses   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The scientists would scream "global warming" at every imperceptible rise in temperature.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   You can make swimming much easier with almost imperceptible changes. The Telegraph, Get fit: Take the plunge and tone up, Alex Benady, 16 January 2009.   earmark [ EER-mahrk ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to allocate or set aside for a specific purpose 2.(tr. v.) to mark the ear of an animal 3.(n.) a distinguishing or identifying mark or characteristic 4. (n.) a mark made on the ear of an animal to show ownership   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   All the cargo that had been earmarked for export was packed in the container and loaded on the ship.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The changes include greater transparency, with the names of members of Congress first appearing next to their requested projects in 2008, letters of request that identify where and why the money will be spent and the elimination of earmarks named after sitting members of Congress in the House. CNN, Group: Slight decline in earmark projects, 14 April 2010.   Spelled Pronunciation Key Stress marks: [ CAPS ] indicates the primary stressed syllable, as in newspaper [NOOZ-pey-per ] and information [ in-fer-MEY-shuh' n ] CONSONANTS [b] boy, baby, rob [d] do, ladder, bed [f] food, offer, safe [g] get, bigger, dog [h] happy, ahead [j] jump, budget, age [k] can, speaker, stick [l] let, follow, still [m] make, summer, time [n] no, dinner, thin [ng] singer, think, long [p] put, apple, cup [r] run, marry, far, store [s] sit, city, passing, face [sh] she, station, push [t] top, better, cat [ch] church, watching, nature, witch [th] thirsty, nothing, math [th'] this, mother, breathe [v] very, seven, love [w] wear, away [hw] where, somewhat [y] yes, onion [z] zoo, easy, buzz [zh] measure, television, beige   VOWELS [a] apple, can, hat [ey] aid, hate, day [ah] arm, father, aha [air] air, careful, wear [aw] all, or, talk, lost, saw [e] ever, head, get [ee] eat, see, need [eer] ear, hero, beer [er] teacher, afterward, murderer [i] it, big, finishes [ahy] I, ice, hide, deny [o] odd, hot, woffle [oh] owe, road, below [oo] ooze, food, soup, sue [oo'] good, book, put [oi] oil, choice, toy [ou] out, loud, how [uh] up, mother, mud [uh'] about, animal, problem, circus [ur] early, bird, stirring   FOREIGN SOUNDS [a*] Fr. ami [kh*] Scot. loch, Ger. ach or ich [œ] Fr. feu, Ger. schön [r*] Fr. au revoir, Yiddish rebbe [uh*] Fr. oeuvre [y*] Fr. tu, Ger. über   SAMPLE NASALIZED VOWELS [an*] Fr. bien [ahn*] Fr. croissant [awn*] Fr. bon [œn*] Fr. parfum [in*] Port. 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