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	22-Mar-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists tribunal [ trahy-BYOON-l, tri- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a court of law or justice 2. one that determines or judges 3. a position or seat of judgement   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A tribunal was set up to find the truth in the matter.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   On first day in office Mr. Obama said that he was suspending the military tribunals at Guantánamo Bay. Economist, After the dark side, Apr 23rd 2009   submerge [ suh'b-MURJ ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to place below the surface of the water 2. (tr. v.) to be under water 3. (tr. v.) to hide from view 4. (intr. v.) to go below the surface as if underwater   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The buffaloes submerged themselves in the muddy water of the pond.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Police and paramedics arrived to find James lying in a foetal position in the bath with his head submerged in the water. The Telegraph, Debt-ridden mother who drowned son detained under Mental Health Act, 2 October 2009   nib [ nib ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the point of a pen 2. anything that forms a point or tip   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The nib of his pen broke when it fell off his desk.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   From a distance, the British-designed tower resembles the nib of a fountain pen. BBC, Saudi opens first skyscraper, 14 May 2000.   titular [ TICH-uh'-ler, TIT-yuh'- ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) of, pertaining to or having a title 2. (adj.) nominal or existing only in title 3. (n.) one bearing or holding a title   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was a titular King, a facade to camouflage the real power behind the throne.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mr Ahmed, previously only titular head of state, is now the president of the republic, home, defence and foreign ministers, commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Economist, Pre-election violence in Bangladesh, Nov 2nd 2006.   temperance [ TEM-per-uh'ns, TEM-pruh'ns ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. self-control or restraint 2. complete abstinence from alcohol   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Though he was a hot blooded pugilist, he always urged temperance among his friends.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is my hope that Judge Roberts would play a role similar to Justice O'Connor's on the court, and bring with him a voice defined by temperance and open-mindedness, she said. CNN, Critics, supporters battle over Roberts, 25 August 2005,   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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