TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 27-Dec-13

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	27-Dec-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists winsome [ WIN-suh'm  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. pleasing, charming or engaging 2. light-hearted or cheerful   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His winsome attitude got him the contract.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It returned in triumph to the winsome tunes of bagpipes, though it was guarded closely in a closed Land Rover over the bridge at Coldstream. CNN, Scotland's 'Stone of Scone' finds its way home, Richard Blystone, November 15, 1996   snivel [ SNIV-uh' l ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr.v.) to sniffle while weeping 2. (intr.v.) to whine or complain in a tearful manner 3. (tr.v.) to utter or speak while sniffling 4. (n.) nasal mucus 5. (n.) an act or instance of snivelling   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His manners were revolting and my irritation increased when he snivelled.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The only thing worse than an employee calling in sick is having them sniveling and sneezing all over you. CNN, Presenteeism more than a health risk, December 30, 2004   sullied [ SUHL-ee-d ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. ruined or dirtied 2. defiled   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His reputation had been sullied by the unruly behaviour of his supporters.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The general consensus is that, out in Zimbabwe where Sri Lanka are steamrollering their acquiescent hosts, Test cricket is being sullied. BBC, Could mess lead to Test shake-up? Scott Heinrich, 12 May 2004   brusque [ bruhsk; especially Brit. broo'sk ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. blunt or abrupt in manner 2. curt in speech 3. discourteous or rough   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The customers avoided him because of his brusque behaviour.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   To his credit, David Cameron was swift to grasp the true implications of the scandal and to take action: he is still resented by some of his backbenchers for what they regard as the brusque way he treated them. The Telegraph, MPs' expenses: A damning indictment of brazen dishonesty and greed, 4 February 2010.   exult [ ig-ZUHLT ]   [ intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to rejoice with enthusiasm 2. to be jubilant or triumphant 3. to jump for joy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They were exulted when their team won the match.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Another rare example of Cronkite showing emotion on air was the joy he expressed at Apollo 11's 1969 moon landing: "Man on the moon!" he exulted, rubbing his hands in delight. CNN, Former CBS anchor 'Uncle Walter' Cronkite dead at 92, Todd Leopold, 18 July 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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