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	24-Jan-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists tensile [ TEN--sahyl, or, especially Amr., - suh'l, -sil ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. ductile or capable of withstanding tension 2. having the capability to withstand stretching or being drawn out   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It is important that only tensile material be used in order to withstand strain.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It increases tensile strength and elasticity by 300 per cent. Telegraph, Tried and tested: Biolustré hair reconstructor, By Rebecca Davies, 09 Nov 2008   trepidation [ trep-i-DEY-shuh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. fear or apprehension 2. tremor or a sudden, quivering motion   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She trembled with trepidation.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   For many of us, the idea of making bread at home brings up two distinct feelings: delight and trepidation. National Geographic, Flat Breads Rule, No Loafing Around, by Amy Topel   dirge [ durj ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a poem, hymn or song played at a funeral to express grief or sorrow a sad or mournful piece of literary work that is musical in nature   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The dirge brought tears to everyone's eyes.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The funeral procession parades slowly through the streets, followed by a band playing a mournful dirge as it moves to the cemetery. CNN, Bush: 'We will do what it takes', September 15, 2005   pulchritude [ PUHL-kri-tood, -tyood ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   physical attractiveness, appeal or beauty   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The sculpture was a work of pulchritude.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Apart from the lack of pulchritude on display, Komsomolskaya Pravda was aghast at the poor photographs used. BBC, Russian media follows its paymasters, 19 December, 1999   hummock [ HUHM-uh' k ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a hillock, knoll or low hill 2. a mound, ridge or rise in an ice field 3. a tract of land that is fertile and rises above a marshy land   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The cottage was pleasantly situated beside a lush green hummock.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The "tanks" turned out to be crude dummies, drainage pipes stuck into hummocks of sand. Telegraph, Britons caught in terrifying hail of fire after fatal US mix-up in the sky, By Ben Fenton, 07 Feb 2007   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. Principe TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Demo Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 3 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 12 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved