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	15-Nov-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists impeccable [ im-PEK-uh'-buh'l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. without any flaws or faults 2. incapable of committing sin   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His charm and impeccable manners overwhelmed us all.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In my opinion though, the College has an impeccable social conscience. OXFORD, GRADUATE ADMISSIONS   aficionado [ uh'-fish-yuh-NAH-doh; Sp. ah-fee-thyaw-NAH-th'aw, ah-fee-syaw- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an enthusiastic admirer of a sport or interest; a fan   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Celebrities are often hounded by aficionados for autographs.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Bayh, a sports aficionado just like his sons, is planning on hitting some tennis balls with them before returning home later today, where he will find the lost bag safe and sound. abcNews, Bayh's Drive-By Gym Bag Drop-Off Incident, August 20, 2008   fulmination [ fuhl-muh'-NEY-shuh'n  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. censure or denunciation 2. violent explosion   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The fulmination of the coach caused the team to hang their heads in shame.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In this remote and idiosyncratic corner of Spain the fulminations from Madrid about Gibraltar's alleged responsibility have not found much sympathy. Telegraph, Tanker's dark tide engulfs 'golden' coast, Isambard Wilkinson, 20 November 2002   anthology [ an-THOL-uh-jee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a book or a collection of selected writings 2. a miscellaneous collection of literary works, like poems or short stories   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   "Grandmother Tales" is an anthology of bedtime stories.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It's an irreverent anthology of his own essays, diaries, newspaper columns and retail travels. BBC, Hampshire and Isle of Wright, Charlie Crocker, 30 November 2009.   gratuity [ gruh-TYOO-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a gift of money, in addition to the payment due for service 2. money given without claim or demand 3. a bonus granted by the government to war veterans or to military personnel after retirement   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The company spokesman said that gratuity disbursements had been terminated because their staff drew the highest pay in the industry.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The two were supposed to authorise the gratuity payment of more than $1,500 to the retiring Nigerian government employee, but had kept the money for themselves. BBC, Nigeria civil servants flogged under Sharia, 15 August 2001.   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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