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	23-Nov-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists sinecure [ SAHY-ni-kyoo' r, SIN-i- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a job or position that provides a high salary but requires minimal or no work   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He loved his job as it was a sinecure.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Before that she resigned a State sinecure, protesting the "lack of ethics" of fellow Republican members, and went on to destroy the political careers of Randy Ruedrich, GOP State Chairman, and Gregg Renkes, a former Alaska Attorney General. Chronicles Magazine, Editors' Round Table on Sarah Palin: An Innocent Abroad, by Srdja Trifkovic   imprudent [ im-PROOD-nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   unwise, rash or lacking good judgement   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His imprudent actions caused a lot of problems.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The market should be left well alone, to shake out weak subprime borrowers and imprudent lenders. Economist, Subprime solutions, Dec 6th 2007   knead [ need ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to mix thoroughly and make uniform 2. to give shape or mould by using one's hands 3. to massage, press, squeeze or manipulate with hand movements   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The masseuse kneaded the dorsal muscles to relax them.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He had heard the talk before but this time the words spoke directly to a dilemma Mr Moore was kneading in his mind. Telegraph, HBOS: How it ran out of road, By Louise Armitstead, 14 Feb 2009   inured [ in-YOO'R-id, i-NOO'R-d ]   [ adjective, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to get used to an unpleasant situation 2. (adj.) capable of bearing an undesirable situation because of being habituated to it   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   After being yelled at in front of all his colleagues several times, the poor peon soon became inured to the predicament.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   To ignore the law would no longer constitute an abuse of the jury's power, as long as that disregard inured to the benefit of the defendant. CNN, South Dakota proposed jury nullification amendment should be rejected, Sherry F. Colb, 10 October 2002.   kismet [ KIZ-mit, -met, KIS- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   fate, luck or destiny   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Despite being well educated, he remained unemployed for a long time proving that getting a good job was not in his kismet.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The enchanting sound of the kora (African harp) played by Jali Fily Cissokho and the Eastern European tunes of Kismet could be heard in the Pitt Rivers, further enhancing the experience of exploring the ground floor collections by torchlight. University of Oxford, Late night event at Oxford museums, 19 May 08   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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