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	28-Apr-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists somber [ SOM-ber ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. dim, gloomy or dull 2. having a dark hue or colour 3. dismal, melancholic or despondent 4. grim, grave or solemn   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His somber expression indicated that the operation had been unsuccessful.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Humorless guards ensure that the line moves swiftly and the atmosphere remains somber at Vladimir Lenin's resting place; his embalmed body has been on view since his death in 1924. National Geographic, Best of Moscow: Must-Dos   harbour [ HAHR-ber ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a shelter, retreat or a place where one can seek refuge 2. (n.) an inlet of the sea or water body where ships can be safely anchored 3. (tr.v.) to conceal, protect or provide shelter 4. (intr.v.) to anchor or seek shelter in a harbour   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Every city block should have a safe haven, a harbour for those in need.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The popular sunbathing destination is less than half a mile off the coast from the old town of Budva, whose harbour can be reached by boat in only a few minutes. Telegraph, Unspoiled Mediterranean island on sale for £25 million, By Bojan Pancevski in Vienna, 14 Feb 2009   vigorous [ VIG-er-uhs ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. energetic, robust or strong 2. done energetically and forcefully   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A vigorous shaking of the reactants is often required to bring about a chemical reaction.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Beijing has been pursuing vigorous diplomatic complaints against countries such as Australia and Japan, which have recently granted visas to Ms Kadeer to travel there and discuss her concerns. BBC, Trials due over Xinjiang riots, 24 August 2009   cerebral [ suh'-REE-bruh'l ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) pertaining to or relating to the brain 2. (adj.) appealing to the intellect 3. (n.) a sound that appeals to the intellect   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The cerebral music that he composed was appreciated by only a few people.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   "Le Genou de Claire" ("Claire's Knee") of 1970 won the San Sebastian film festival, and "L'Amour l'Apres-midi" ("Love in the Afternoon") two years later secured Rohmer's position as a master of the intense portrayal of the cerebral and the sensual. The Telegraph, Eric Rohmer, French film director, dies aged 89, 11 January 2010.   atypical [ ey-TIP-i-kuh'l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. not normal or not typical 2. not conforming to a particular type or classification 3. unusual or irregular   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   At the meeting, the psychiatrist explained to the teachers that when an abused child displays atypical behaviour it is actually a cry for help.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Widely used guidance from the Maudsley Hospital in London has just been updated and it recommends that all patients diagnosed with schizophrenia should routinely be put on an atypical anti-psychotic. BBC, Doctors 'ration best mental health drugs', 8 October 2000.   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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