TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 06-Nov-11

	If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.

	06-Nov-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists abomination [ uh'-bom-uh'-NEY-shuh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. abhorrence, detestation or disgust 2. the cause of abhorrence or wickedness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The corruption among the police forces who are supposedly the guardians and protectors of citizens of our country is an abomination.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There was the abomination of rights-abusing countries such as Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia and Cuba gaining leadership positions on the Human Rights Commission. CNN, Bush should use recess appointment power carefully, Noah S. Leavitt, July 4, 2005   accessory [ ak-SES-uh'-ree ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a subordinate or supplementary item, object or the like used mainly for convenience, attractiveness, safety etc 2. (n.) something that is not essential but desirable that contributes to completeness, convenience, attractiveness 3. (adj.) one who aids or abets a lawbreaker in the commission of a crime but is not present at the time of the crime 4. (adj.) something that is supplementary, secondary or subordinate in function   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The mask is kept as an accessory rather than as a principal prop.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Trainers made from recycled bus seat covers and tyres have proved an unusual fashion accessory. BBC, Trainers made from old bus parts, 7 January 2009   grievous [ GREE-vuh's  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. causing sorrow 2. atrocious or outrageous 3. onerous, burdensome or oppressive 4. grave or serious   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Because of the grievous negligence of the supervisor, a worker lost his hand in an accident.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The German people, unarmed and unsuspecting, were taken at a grievous disadvantage and the Belgian expeditionary force sustained by the whole might of Israel might easily have captured Berlin if Corporal Adolf Hitler had not stood in its path at the critical moment. Telegraph, Germany's use of tactics of encirclement - June 22, 1939, Right Hon Winston Churchill, 22 June 2009   cupidity [ kyoo-PID-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. excessive desire for riches 2. avarice or greed for riches   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   When the banks foreclosed on his loan, he realised that it was his cupidity that landed him in trouble.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The navy's management of the ferry, they say, was loose, the vessel was overloaded with people and freight, and there was negligence and cupidity. BBC, Senegal navy head sacked, 15 October 2002.   droop [ droop  ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to sag, bend or hang downward 2. (tr. v.) to let sag 3. (n.) the act of sagging or bending downward   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   When plants do not get sufficient water, they droop and wither away.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In College Park, Maryland, snow-laden power lines drooped onto branches, causing power failures. CNN, 'Snowmageddon' slams mid-Atlantic; utilities race to restore power, 7 February 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. Principe TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Free Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 4 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 9 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved