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	13-Apr-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists predilection [ pred-l-EK-shuh' n, preed- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a prejudice or inclination to be partial towards something or someone   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His predilection towards people of his sect caused his political downfall.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Bundle goodies in reused, recycled or resourced packages, which can range from simple to elegant based on your budget, the size of your wedding, your time, your preference and your…well, predilection for crafts. National Geographic, DIY Diva, By Donna Garlough, April 30, 2008   halcyon [ hal-see-uh' n ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a kingfisher 2. (n.) a legendary or fabled bird identified with the kingfisher that was said to nest at sea during winter solstice and was believed to have the power to calm waves 3. (adj.) pertaining to or related to the kingfisher or halcyon 4. (adj.) tranquil, peaceful, happy or calm 5. (adj.) golden, affluent or prosperous   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The sighting of the halcyon is considered to bring a person good luck.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Now the halcyon days appear to be over, as the international credit crunch flattens demand everywhere. CNN, Creating jobs, infrastructure challenge India's growth, By Geoff Hiscock, November 13, 2008   incorrigibility [ in-KAWR-i-juh'-buh'l-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a situation where correction or reform is not possible   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was fired by his bosses for his incorrigibility when his miscalculation cost the company 5 million dollars.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He exists in the public mind largely as the residue of the characters he has played - the disaffection of Fast Eddie Felson in The Hustler, the incorrigibility of Cool Hand Luke, the elegant delinquency of Hud. The Telegraph, Raindrops keep falling, but crying's not for Hollywood acting legend Paul Newman, William Langley, 15 June 2008, accessed 28 August 2009.   degenerate [ v. di-JEN-uh'-reyt; adj., n. di-JEN-er-it ]   [ noun, verb, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) having lost the qualities appropriate to humankind 2. (adj.) having sunk below the desired level of moral qualities 3. (n.) a person who has fallen from a normal standard of moral character 4. (tr. v.) to sink below the normal standard in mental, physical or moral qualities 5. (intr. v.) to bring about deterioration   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was shunned by society because he was a degenerate person   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Hamas-organized rally began peacefully but degenerated into violence with hundreds of Palestinians throwing rocks across the border wall. CNN, One dead in aid convoy clash on Egypt, Gaza border, Kevin Flower, 6 January 2010.   rhetoric [ RET-er-ik ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. unnecessary use of exaggeration in speech or writing; pretentious or insincere 2. the ability to use language effectively or the study of the effective use of language 3. the skill or art of all specialized literary uses of language or the art of speaking persuasively   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The villagers said that they are not stupid enough to believe the rhetoric of every politician that passes through their village.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I want to hear someone 'tell it like it is', not smarmy double talk or dreary rhetoric. The Telegraph, General Election 2010: the Tories' policies on economic change falls short of the rhetoric, Edmund Conway, 7 April 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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