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	19-Dec-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists niggardly [ NIG-erd-lee ]   [ adjective, adverb ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) miserly, stingy or petty when spending 2. (adv.) like a niggard   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The niggardly reward given to sportspersons in this country is the main reason why India fares poorly in international sports events.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   India might get its own poor law—a prospect the niggardly Victorians could not "contemplate without serious apprehension". Economist, Employment guarantees in India, Jan 27th 2005   adipose [ AD-uh'-pohs ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) composed of, or relating to animal fat 2. (n.) the animal fat stored in adipose tissue   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The animal fat stored in adipose tissues is often considered unhealthy for consumption.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   If fat isn't stored in the adipose tissue, it ends up in the liver and muscles. abcNews, Obesity Doesn't Always Equal Diabetes, By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter, Mar. 23   unruly [ uhn-ROO-lee  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   not submissive; difficult to discipline or control   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A gang of unruly teenagers stoned the old woman's cottage and broke all her windowpanes.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Parents of unruly pupils could be taken to court by teachers under plans to be announced by ministers. BBC, Court threat for pupils' parents, 28 June 2009   abrasive [ uh'-BREY-siv ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. material used for grinding or polishing 2. causing wearing away by grinding 3. overly aggressive   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He brought a shine to the dusty old cabinet by using an abrasive.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Forget about exfoliating, as it's too abrasive for your skin type. CNN, Take it easy on your skin, 4 December 2008.   incinerate [ in-SIN-uh'-reyt ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to cause to be burnt to ash 2. (tr. v.) to cremate 3. (intr. v.) to burn completely   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The fire department was unable to control the blaze and by the following morning everything in the go-down was incinerated.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Around 9% of municipal waste in England is currently incinerated. BBC, Q&A: Waste incineration, 14 February 2006.   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. Principe TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Free Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 4 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 9 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved