TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 10-Apr-12

	If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.

	10-Apr-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists retrieve [ ri-TREEV ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to recover or restore 2. (tr.v.)to repair or make amends 3. (tr.v.) to rescue or free 4. (tr.v.) to access and read 5. (tr. v.) to fetch game (in hunting) 6. (tr. v.) to return the ball (as in tennis) 7. (intr. v.) to fetch game (hunting) 8. (intr. v.) to return the ball (as in tennis) 9. (n.) an instance of retrieval 10. (n.) return of the ball (as in tennis)   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The policeman retrieved the purse that had been stolen.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It and the Dutch government have ended up lending money to Iceland so that their citizens can retrieve money from Landsbanki, one of the country's nationalised banks. The Economist, Divided we stand, Oct 16th 2008   homily [ HOM-uh'-lee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a short lecture or sermon esp. one related to a Biblical topic 2. a discourse or lecture that is moralizing or admonitory in nature 3. a platitude, cliché, catchphrase or saying that is inspirational in nature   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A homily seeks to correct behaviour through the moral of its story.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In his homily Father Brian Darcy told mourners that the singer had secretly given tens of thousands of euro to the poor during his career. BBC, Singer gave cash secretly to poor, 29 December 2007   immutable [ i-myoo-tuh'-buh'l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. without any variation 2.not prone to change   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His immutable position regarding the bill of rights was considered as political suicide.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mother Nature is cyclic and, although there are changes within that cycle, the essence of Nature remains immutable. BBC, Paganism Explained: Lammas, 26 August 2009   sextant [ SEK-stuh'nt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an instrument used to determine latitude and longitude at sea by measuring the altitudes of the stars or other celestial bodies   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   In the old days, before the discovery of radar the sextant was used in the navigation of ships.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Last week, a sextant -- an instrument used by navigators to measure the angular distance of the sun from the horizon -- with the inscription "Mercier" was found near "the fault". CNN, French explorer's shipwreck found, 10 May 2005.   maniacal [ muh'-NAHY-uh'-kuh'l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. afflicted with insanity or suggestive of craziness 2. pertaining to a maniac 3. characterized by excessive excitement or enthusiasm   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   After he joined the rock climbing club he developed a maniacal desire to conquer Mount Everest.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   At the first whiff of Christmas, Chelsea have started dishing out presents with almost maniacal zeal. The Telegraph, Chelsea 2 Apoel Nicosia 2: match report, Henry Winter, 8 December 2009.   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