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	31-Jan-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists intractable [ in-TRAK-tuh'-buh'l ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) not easily manageable or controlled 2. (adj.) difficult to shape or work with 3. (adj.) not easily curable or difficult to treat 4. (n.) a headstrong person   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The inexperienced teacher was not able to cope with the class full of intractable children.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The basic formula in the Joint Statement – to unpick differences and focus on common goals – is under strain because the differences seem so intractable. The Telegraph, Barack Obama: a question of respect, 27 March 2010.   venal [ VEEN-l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. corruptible, mercenary or capable of giving up scruples for a bribe 2. purchasable or obtainable for a charge   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The venal officer was caught while accepting a bribe.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Gwyneth Dunwoody said Communities Secretary Hazel Blears acted for "venal and personal reasons". BBC, Labour MP's fury at Blears' plans, 18 December 2007   virile [ vir-ahyl or, especially Amr., -uh'l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. masculine, manly or pertaining to a man 2. forceful, vigorous, energetic or strong 3. potent or capable of copulating or reproducing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The virile man was envied by the other show participants.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It's noisy and it doesn't make you feel young and virile. abcNews, U.S. Fuel Price Complaints Laughable to Brits, By NICK WATT, Aug. 13, 2008   monolithic [ mon-uh'-LITH-ik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. pertaining to or of a monolith 2. carved out of only one stone 3. massive, monumental or huge 4. composed of a single piece, unbroken or solid   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The monolithic architecture was a famous tourist attraction.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   NMP's appointment marks the end of British Nuclear Fuels, better known as BNFL, the monolithic government body that for years was synonymous with the UK nuclear industry. BBC, BNFL is history as consortium steps in, By Jorn Madslien Business reporter, BBC News, Sellafield, 24 November 2008   mercurial [  mer-KYOO'R-ee-uh'l  ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1.(adj.) unpredictable 2. (adj.) energetic 3. (adj.) of or relating to mercury(a metallic element) 4. (n.) a drug or chemical containing mercury   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His mercurial tendencies often resulted in delayed projects.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The 41-year-old, who was one of the country's most mercurial cricketing talents, was criticised by the judge for being motivated by greed and making a "cowardly attempt to evade justice" as he was found guilty at Croydon Crown Court. The Telegraph, Chris Lewis, former England cricketer, jailed for 13 years for cocaine smuggling, Richard Edwards, 21 May 2009   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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