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	27-Mar-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists protean [ PROH-tee-uh' n, proh-TEE- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. changeable in terms of form, shape or character 2. versatile 3. of or related to proteus   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Amoebas are protean organisms.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As such, your 'country' might prove to be too protean a receptacle for your conscience. The Times of India, Carry a torch for your conscience and country, 9 Apr 2008   fiat [ FEE-aht, -at; FAHY-uh' t, -at ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an authorization, decree, order or sanction 2. the pronouncement of any order or decree arbitrarily 3. a dictate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The villagers protested against the fiat as they thought it was unjust.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   People can see that the only solution to the credit crisis is to devalue all fiat currencies, said Peter Hambro, chairman of the Anglo-Russian mining group Peter Hambro Gold. Telegraph, Gold hits record against euro on fear of Zimbabwean-style response to bank crisis, By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, 26 Feb 2009   hoodwink [ hoo'd-wingk ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   to deceive or cheat by misleading   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was hoodwinked by the art thief who made him give up his prized possessions.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   If Iran thinks it can hoodwink its people and the international community by bullying Britain into accepting responsibility for the domestic crisis on the mullahs' plates, then Whitehall needs to show Tehran some serious teeth. The Telegraph, Iran: Tackling Tehran's aggression requires bold measures, Tarsem King, 3 July 2009   collusion [ kuh'-LOO-zhuh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a secret understanding or agreement for illegal purposes 2. a conspiracy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   There was a collusion between the general and certain opposition members to bring down the government.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Details of any alleged collusion between the Northern Ireland security forces and loyalist paramilitaries will be fully uncovered, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has said. BBC, Blair vow over collusion claims, 20 June 2002.   quicksilver [ KWIK-sil-ver ]   [ noun, adjective, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) mercury (a poisonous metallic element) 2. (tr. v.) to amalgamate a metal with mercury 3. (adj.) unpredictable   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The wicked witch tried to poison the prince by enticing him with exotic sweets in which she had mixed a measure of quicksilver.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   She was told, that her beloved husband to be, so anxious to be worthy of her love, drank a potion of quicksilver and sulphur, the elixir of life and eternal youth, and expired. BBC, Marco Polo, 11 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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