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	04-Nov-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists disdain [ dis-DEYN, di-STEYN ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a feeling of hate or contempt 2. (tr. v.)to treat contemptuously or scornfully 3. (tr.v.) to regard as inferior or unworthy of taking notice of   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His overtures to her were met with disdain.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In a more controlled environment like debates he can get exasperated and has no problem showing his disdain for certain rivals -- most notably Mitt Romney during the Republican primary debates. ABCNews, McCain Vs. Obama Offers Contrast in Style, John Whitesides, September 24, 2008   ambivalence [ am-BIV-uh'-luh' ns ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   simultaneously desire or feel two conflicting emotions at the same time   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The ambivalence often experienced by people leads to indecision.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Investors' ambivalence about earnings reports gave Wall Street a mixed performance Friday. abcNews, Dow struggles with weak profits, but Google lifts tech, By Stephen Bernard And Tim Paradis, AP Business Writer   frenetic [ fruh'-NET-ik  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   frantic, desperate or frenzied   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   With just a few minutes to go, the frenetic crowd cheered the home team to score.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   These laid back islands are a world away form the frenetic glamour of Miami Beach. CNN, Insider tips to make the most of Miami, 4 December 2008   intoxicate [ v. in-TOK-si-keyt; adj. in-TOK-suh'-kit ]   [ adjective, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to temporarily affect with diminished capacity by means of alcohol or drugs 2. (tr. v.) to exhilarate or enthuse 3. (intr. v.) to cause or produce diminished capacity 4 (adj.) stupefied   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The rich old man was completely intoxicated and had to be carried home.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts are among those who create such a genial air in the interrogation room, they intoxicate the reporter. BBC, What really goes on in star interviews, Robert Nisbet, 4 April 2003.   anthropomorphic [ an-thruh'-puh'-MAWR-fik  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. ascribing human form or attributes to a deity or god 2. resembling or made to look like the human form 3. providing human form or characteristics to a non human   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The artist had created a colourful assortment of anthropomorphic animals to be used in an animated film for children.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Thus, Gawaine's ultimate subjugation of the feminine is glorified by a Celtic token- an uneasy alliance of misogyny and the pre-Christian worship of anthropomorphic deities. BBC, King Arthur, 16 April 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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