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	12-Nov-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists fitful [ FIT-fuh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   erratic, intermittent or irregular   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Scoring high marks in the CAT examination calls for more than just a fitful effort.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The hostile reaction to that plan seems to have reassured Mr Voronin that the West's sometimes fitful support can still be relied on. Economist, Moldova looks for a deal, Nov 1st 2007   consort [ n. KON-sawrt, v. kuh' n-SAWRT ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) spouse or legal companion esp. of a monarch 2. (n.) a ship or vessel that accompanies another 3. (n.) a partner or associate 4. (tr.v.) to associate, unite or keep company 5. (intr.v.) to agree or harmonise 6. (intr.v.) to keep company or associate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A lot of political decisions influenced the choosing of a monarch's consort in olden days.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   When we consider time obligations to our in-boxes or out-trays, Ullerup is weighing up the Queen and the Prince Consort's commitments to Greenland or the Faroe islands. CNN, Lessons from monarchy management, By Nick Easen for CNN, February 2, 2004   fluke [ flook  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a stroke of good fortune 2. a triangular blade that is at the end of an anchor's arm and is designed to catch in the ground 3. a flatfish   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She had not studied and therefore everyone believed she passed only by fluke.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The UK Independence Party claimed a political breakthrough as it pushed Labour in to third place in the European elections insisting it was "no fluke". Telegraph, European elections 2009: Ukip claims political breakthrough, Tom Whitehead, 8 June 2009   unwarranted [ uh'n-wawr-uh'nt-tid ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. unjustifiable or without justification 2. groundless or without any basis   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The strict action taken by management was unwarranted and resulted in a strike being declared by the union.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The credit card banks think the criticism is unwarranted. CNN, After credit card outrage, Ohio couple gets relief, Jessica Yellin, 29 October 2009.   rampant [ RAM-puh'nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. unchecked or widespread 2. raging or violent 3. (Heraldry) rearing on the left hind leg with the forelegs elevated and the head in profile   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Corruption is rampant because it is unwittingly supported and encouraged by the common man.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The paradox, of course, is that if we don't curb our rampant population growth, the planet will not be able to support us. CNN, Jobs and Population: How our religious leaders can help, 14 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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