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	30-Sep-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists anomaly [ uh'-NOM-uh'-lee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. divergence or deviation from a rule or form 2. something that is strange odd or peculiar 3. (astronomy) the angular deviation of a planet orbiting the Sun from its perihelion (as observed from the Sun)   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The case was termed as an anomaly and filed for future reference.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Ten Thousand Things model remains something of an anomaly in the theater world – a well-respected organization, staffed by a rotating cast of professional actors, that eschews traditional stages altogether. abcNEWS, Theater for an unlikely audience, By Matthew Shaer   reprove [ ree-PROOV ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to admonish or criticize 2. (intr. v.) to rebuke or find flaws in   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She was reproved for her shoddy work.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He tried to work together with them but did not hesitate to reprove them and pick them up when they failed," added Mr Langdale. BBC, Boss 'did not gamble on safety', 4 February, 2005   perchance [ per-CHANS, -CHAHNS ]   [ adverb ]   MEANING :   1. perhaps; possible 2. by chance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The Pakistani cricket coach, Bob Woolmer's death was perchance a murder although the police finally stated that he had died of natural causes.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They're really doing technical inspections, and if perchance they find something like, you know, a bunch of RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) rounds in somebody's basement, I think it's a no-brainer, said Jack Tomarchio, a senior official in Homeland Security's intelligence division. ABC News, AP: Firefighters Help in War on Terror, By EILEEN SULLIVAN, November 25, 2007   macadam [ muh'-KAD-uh' m ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a pavement made by compact layers of small stones mixed together with asphalt or tar 2. a broken stone that is used to make such a pavement   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The macadam was filled with vendors hawking everything from clothes to electronic items.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As he wheels the big vehicle along the winding macadam, he explains that the grounds have a nine-mile perimeter and are patrolled by a bunch of these guys. National Geographic, FBI Crime Center, Clarksburg, West Virginia, By Peter Meyer   apocryphal [ uh'-POK-ruh'-fuh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. spurious; of doubtful authenticity 2. (often capitalised) of or pertaining to the apocrypha   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The parable of "the Prodigal son," although probably apocryphal teaches us a wonderful lesson of the power of forgiveness.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The story may or may not be apocryphal but it reminds us that countries are created in the hearts and minds of men and women. BBC, History, Wales: A Culture Preserved, By Professor Rees Davies   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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