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	10-Jul-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists usurp [ yoo-SURP, -ZURP ]   [ verb ]   MEANING :   1. to take or seize (position, office) by force or without right 2. replace   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   King Richard the lion hearted became suspicious of his nephew John who he thought was trying to usurp his throne.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Saul becomes envious of David and becomes suspicious that David might want to usurp him. BBC, Wales History - Romans - A falling Empire   fracas [ FRAK-ah, FREY-kuh' s ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a brawl; noisy argument   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The fracas between the players and the referee led to the match being called off.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Several journalists also were caught up in the fracas and suffered injuries or lost their grips on cameras and recorders. CNN, Guards for African leaders battle; dozen injured, March 20, 2008   avuncular [ uh'-vuhng-kyuh'-ler ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. of or something related to an uncle 2. having the characteristics of an uncle   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Although he had been a mediocre student in college, his avuncular, bedside manner ensured for him a flourishing medical practice.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   According to Sigurður Arnalds, the spokesman for Landsvirkjun, the national power company—an avuncular engineer everyone calls "Siggi," whose hooded eyes and white-fringed balding head give him the same soft appeal as Mr. Magoo—the grand idea was to "export electrical power on ships in the form of aluminum." National Geographical, Iceland-Power struggle, March 2008   tutelage [ TOOT-l-ij, TYOOT- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the activity of a guardian or a tutor 2. the state of being under a guardian or a tutor.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   One needs to be under the tutelage of a coach in order to be a professional sportsman.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Eichmann was adept at learning practical skills on the job, under the tutelage of seniors he respected. BBC, World Wars, Genocide Under the Nazis, Adolf Eichmann: The Mind of a War Criminal, By Professor David Cesarani   surfeit [ SUR-fit ]   [ verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) over-indulgence 2. (v.) to supply or feed in excess   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   In every Indian wedding, one can expect a surfeit of rich, spicy food.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Having lived without democracy for 30 years, Afghans suddenly face a surfeit of it. The Economist, Spoilt for choice, Mar 19th 2008, KABUL   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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