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	15-Nov-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists scuttle [ SKUHT-l ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a scamper, short run or scurry 2. (n.) an open, broad and shallow basket that usually is used to carry vegetables or grain 3. (intr.v.) to run or scamper away 4. (tr.v.) to sink by, on purpose, making holes or opening in the bottom of a ship or other nautical vessel   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He scuttled ahead and managed to catch the bus.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Once caught, suspected smugglers often "scuttle," or sink, the subs, sending both vessel and cocaine to the bottom of the sea. CNN, Smugglers sink 'drug subs,' but not feds' case, By Azadeh Ansari CNN, January 14, 2009   diabolic [ dahy-uh'-BOL-ik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. cruelly wicked or evil; fiendish 2. of or like the devil; satanic   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The diabolic deeds of the Nazis during world war II is a matter of deep shame for most present day Germans .   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Overwhelmed, Austrians will not find words strong enough to convey the monstrous and diabolic history which has played out in secret for three decades at Amstetten. BBC, Dungeon case stuns Europe's media, 29 April 2008   wry [ rahy ]   [ adjective, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) twisted, crooked or bent 2. (adj.) dryly or ironically humorous 3. (adj.) distorted or lopsided esp. in facial features 4. (tr.v.) to make awry 5. (intr.v.) to twist or writhe   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The statement brought a wry smile to his lips.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The wry look on Walter Smith's face said it all. The Herald, Another early start for Smith's Rangers, GRAEME MACPHERSON, July 01 2008   regale [ ri-GEYL ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a feast 2. (n.) a choice food or drink 3. (tr.v.) to delight, amuse or entertain lavishly 4. (tr.v.) to provide a feast with choice food or drink 5. (intr.v.) to feast   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The lavishness of the regale was unheard of.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In Saurashtra region where Rajkot falls, women regale playing Holi with colour and water. The Times of India, Now, talcum powder 'Gulal' for Holi!, 20 Mar 2008   redeem [ ri-DEEM ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to recover possession of by paying the dues 2. to pay off 3. to save from sins 4. to make up for 5. to tender in exchange for   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   As soon as he got his salary, he redeemed his property from the money-lender.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Last week, RBS failed to redeem £950m of subordinated debt under instruction from the Financial Services Authority, which was itself responding to European regulatory demands. The Telegraph, Lloyds and RBS dealt new blow by Moody's downgrade, Philip Aldrick, 9 September 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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