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	03-May-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists noncommital [ non-kuh'-mit-l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. neutral, not committing to anything or not revealing what one truly feels 2. indefinite, vague or not having a distinctive quality or character   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The non-committal response of the management angered the union leaders.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The 10-day-long 35th International Film Festival of India came to a close on Friday with the Centre announcing Goa as the venue for the cultural and cinematic fiesta next year, even as it remained non-commital about the beach paradise Goa being the permanent venue for the festival. The Times of India, Golden peacock for Iranian film, 10 Dec 2004   ire [ ahy-uh'-r ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. extreme anger 2. rage   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It took a lot of effort on their part to assuage his ire.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As competition for work increases, they have attracted the ire of other islanders. The Telegraph, The dark side of Martha's Vineyard, Tom Leonard, 28 August 2009   browbeat [ BROU-beet  ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to intimidate by a domineering manner 2. to bully or scare into complying with 3. to coerce or badger   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The lawyer received a warning after the witness was browbeaten by him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   "McCarthy was only interested in the people he could browbeat publicly," said Senate historian David Ritchie, who supervised the release of the papers. BBC, Secret McCarthy papers released, Steve Schifferes, 5 May, 2003.   indolent [ IN-dl-uh'nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. lazy or having a disposition to avoid exertion 2. causing little or no pain 3. relatively benign   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The indolent child would not take part in any of the games.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Service has become much slower over the years, with nice but indolent student types replacing the hardened old pros of my youth. The Telegraph, Beware the hungry critic, Rupert Christiansen, 23 November 2009.   putrefy [ PYOO-truh'-fahy ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v. ) to cause to decay and have an offensive odour 2. (intr. v.) to become decayed and have an offensive odour   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They found a putrefied carcass at the bottom of the tank.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He returned home and discovered the putrefied body of his mother. International The news, Man chops off wife's legs over minor issue, 21 January 2010.   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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