TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 05-May-14

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	05-May-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists scad [ skad ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. any fish of the family Carangidae, which inhabit tropical and subtropical shore waters and belonging to the genus Decapterus 2. in great quantity or number   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The bank robbers scattered scads of money behind them as they escaped in their getaway car.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Scads of small businesses have come up with clever ways to move ahead and add jobs wherever they can. CNN, Dear President Obama #455: Building up Kansas, 19 April 2010.   saunter [ SAWN-ter, SAHN- ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to walk or stroll in a relaxed manner or with a gentle gait 2. (n.) a relaxed, gentle gait 3. (n.) a stroll or unhurried, relaxed walk   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He sauntered around the park to gain her attention.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   So far, their new peace process is sauntering along at a casual pace. BBC, A special Mid-East anniversary looms, By Jeremy Bowen, 27 February 2008   incubus [ IN-kyuh'-buh' s, ING- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (medieval times) a fabled demon who was believed to descend upon women and have sexual intercourse with them while they slept 2. a nightmare 3. a worry or burden that is oppressive   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Incubus and Succubus are just two of the many demons in mythology.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The only justification for the removal of Margaret Thatcher by her colleagues was that, wedded to the incubus of the poll tax, it seemed inevitable that she would lose the forthcoming general election. Telegraph, An instinctive softliner, by Douglas Hurd, 08 Oct 2003   vigilant [ VIJ-uh'-luh'nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. watchful or alert very keenly 2. wary   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The vigilant citizen managed to catch a sneaky thief who was trying to enter his neighbour's house.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   People in Oxfordshire have been urged to be vigilant after an increase in rural crime including killing wildlife and destroying crops. BBC, Vigilance urged over rural crime, 23 October 2008   introspection [ in-truh'-SPEK-shuh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (n) the act of examining one's conscience   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   This is a book that invites introspection from established groups, possibly even navel gazing   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There was a strong mood of support for the Prime Minister in the Parliamentary Labour Party and of an overwhelming desire to end the period of introspection. The Telegraph, Gordon Brown's new cabinet meets as he agrees to be 'more collegiate', John Bingham, 9 June 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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