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	19-Nov-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists schism [ SIZ-uh' m, SKIZ- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. division of a large group or organisation into smaller groups or factions 2. an attempt to bring about a division or split in a religious body like the christian church   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The schism within the party has started to become visible.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There is a period with early musicals where the singers were required to sing with classical techniques. It wasn't until the 1960s that a schism appeared. Telegraph, Carousel: a poor man's opera? No way!, 17/11/2008   intermittent [ in-ter-MIT-nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. periodic, occasional or recurring regularly after certain time intervals 2. being filled with or devoid of water alternately   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The intermittent flash of light alerted the police of foul play.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Battling intermittent rains that are expected to get a whole lot worse on the weekend, Price and Eger took a one-stroke lead over Mike Goodes in the Champions Tour's season-ending event. abcNEWS, Price, Eger Take 1st-Round Lead at Schwab, By GREG BEACHAM, October 30, 2008   stultify [ STUHL-tuh'-fahy ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to impair, cripple or render ineffective 2. to cause to look stupid, ridiculous or foolish 3. (law) to prove one to be of unstable or unsound mind and, hence, not legally responsible for one's actions   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The thief was stultified after the policeman shot at his ankle when he tried to escape.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Kanter argued that large companies need to liberate their employees from stultifying hierarchies if they are going to be able to "dance" in the flexible, fast-changing future. Economist, Empowerment, Oct 27th 2008   vicarious [ vahy-KAIR-ee-uh's, vi- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. substituting for another 2. endured or experienced by means of imaginatively participating in the experience of another 3. designating or delegating powers or authority to another 4. (physiology) pertaining to a condition where an organ performs a function that is usually performed by another organ   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His vicarious living was perceived to be unhealthy.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   One of the special feelings in team sport is the vicarious pleasure that comes from unified success. Telegraph, Ryder Cup: Loners trying to play team game for Europe or United States a riveting watch, By Brian Moore, 18 Sep 2008   felicitous [ fi-LIS-i-tuh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. appropriate, apt or perfectly suited 2. pleasant or delightful 3. having a special quality of having a perfected suited expression or style   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His felicitous address of the mayor was well received.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This garden is much more intricate and richly planted than any real Mughal garden, but the result is a felicitous fusion of old India and old England. Telegraph, The world's 50 most beautiful gardens: Asia, Africa, Australasia, and the Americas, Tim Richardson, 10 Nov 2008   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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