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	03-Jan-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists inter [ in-TUR ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   entomb or bury   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The pyramids in which ancient Pharaohs have been interred are one of the wonders of the world.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He was interred in a tomb that was never intended for a king. The Times of India, Curse in Reverse, 10 November 2007   argot [ AHR-goh, -guh' t ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   dialect, slang or a secret vocabulary used by a group   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The narrative was rich in pirates' argot leading to interesting read.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A 'domestic' in the argot that they use in Delhi and in other purlieus of the Indian subcontinent is a term used to describe a person who resides within a household and performs menial functions for monetary recompense Jeeves said. The Times of India, Jeeves to the rescue, by Jug Suraiya, 23 Jun 2008   undaunted [ uhn-DAWN-tid, -DAHN- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   not discouraged; resolutely courageous   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Undaunted by the loss of a player due to injury the team put up a valiant fight and won the match.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The campaign, which was criticized in a New York Times editorial for pushing the issue, said they'll continue undaunted today to show in regional events how the administration's "inaction" on gas prices has hurt consumers. CNN, Heavy lifting on the Hill, John Mercurio, 20 May 2004   spruce [ sproos ]   [ noun, adjective, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) any evergreen, coniferous tree or the like or the wood of such a tree 2. (tr. v.) to make neat or smart in appearance 3. (adj.) neat and smart in appearance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The teacher told the shabbily dressed child to spruce up a bit.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   All three suffered a period of decline in the 20th century, but have since gone to great lengths to spruce up their main streets, lined with 18th- and 19th-century buildings running perpendicular to the Hudson River. CNN, 3 Northeastern weekend escapes, Peter Jon Lindberg, Heather Smith MacIsaac and Meeghan Truelove, 3 November 2009.   leaven [ LEV-uhn ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) substances like yeast or baking powder that causes fermentation and expansion of dough 2. (n.) any substance or agent that works subtly to lighten or modify a whole 3. (n.) fermented dough 4. (tr. v.) to add yeast to dough 5.(tr. v.) to permeate with an altering or transforming agent   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The baker added leaven to the dough and left it to ferment.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The results were so capricious, the swings so random, that you knew early on that it was going to be a long night, leavened only by Lembit Öpik's entry for the Michael Portillo Award for most humiliating exit. The Telegraph, General Election 2010: the joy of being cruel to our MPs, 8 May 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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