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	12-Dec-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists nettle [ NET-l ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a plant belonging to genus urtica which comprises plants that have stinging hair 2. (tr. v.) to annoy, exasperate or irritate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The unkempt garden in his house was full of nettles.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Spring is the best time to pick nettle tops as they are at their most tender, but they can be picked at any time of year, provided you use young leaves. Telegraph, A stinging riposte to supermarket prices, 21/04/2007   corollary [ kuh'-ROL-uh'-ree; KAWR-uh'-ler-ee, KOR- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a proposition that can be inferred from another one that has been proved already 2. an inference, conclusion or deduction 3. an outcome, result or consequence   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The hypothesis was a corollary to the Pythagoras theorem.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The unspoken corollary to his admonition was that promises alone are worthless. CNN, Mariner advises against trusting torturers, By Joanne Mariner, August 18, 2005   jurist [ JOO' R-ist ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an expert or someone well-versed with law   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The town's folk valued his counsel as he was an eminent jurist and a former Chief Justice of the High court.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   These jurists would unite rather than divide the country, the politicians and talking heads told us. Chronicles Magazine, The Greenhouse Effect, Patrick J. Buchanan, 22 April 2008   groove [ groov ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a channel or long narrow furrow 2. (n.) the spiral track cut into a phonograph record for the stylus to move along 3. (tr. v.) to make a groove or grooves in 4. (tr. v.) to throw the ball over the middle of the home plate 5. (intr. v.) to react or interact harmoniously   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The carpenter was making grooves in the planks so that they could fit together.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Healthy nails are smooth, without ridges or grooves. CNN, Nails: How to keep your fingernails healthy and strong, 25 November 2009   calligraphy [ kuh'-LIG-ruh'-fee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. decorative handwriting or fancy penmanship 2. the art of beautiful handwriting   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He studied calligraphy from illustrations in historical parchments.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   To make the leap, she's tweaking her designs to make them more universal, which means less Arabic calligraphy and more conventional shapes. CNN, Beirut designer brings prisoners' handbags to Paris catwalks, Olivia Sterns, 4 February 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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