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	16-Nov-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists asinine [ AS-uh'-nahyn ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. foolish, silly or stupid 2. pertaining to an ass   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His asinine statements embarrassed the audience.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Well, that's why he's not going to win, because everybody understands that's an asinine attitude. CNN, Prison pointer for Traficant: Go quietly, August 1, 2002   acolyte [ AK-uh'-lahyt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a devoted follower or attendant of an important person 2. one who assists a member of the clergy in liturgical rites by performing minor functions   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The minister is often accompanied by an entourage of acolytes when he sees to his official duties.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   An acolyte of the historian and political philosopher Michael Oakeshott, Jack Greenleaf (as he was known to all) was Professor of Political Theory and Government at University College, Swansea, from 1967 to 1982. Telegraph, Professor WH Greenleaf, 12 Jun 2008   deferential [ dif-uh'-REN-shuh' l  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   respectful, courteous, obedient or reverential   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The teacher praised the deferential student and asked the other students to follow his example.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   People are less deferential now and more inclined to think for themselves. BBC, Anti-euro campaign shuns 'political elite,' Brian Wheeler, 31 May, 2002   deference [ DEF-er-uh'ns ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a respectful submission 2. yielding to the judgment 3. respectful regard   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   In deference to the wishes of the late founder of the company, 1% of the company's net profit was donated to charity.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The newspaper diary typically concerned itself with the lives of the aristocracy, and had an air of deference. BBC, The death of the newspaper diary? Tamsyn Kent, 8 October 2009.   plaudit [ PLAW-dit ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a round of applause or any enthusiastic expression of approval 2. a demonstration of praise or acclamation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Judging by the plaudits of the audience it could be determined that the troupe had performed exceedingly well.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   While he earned plaudits for his anti-corruption efforts, Kaczynski also had a long history of defending workers' rights. CNN, Biography of Poland's Lech Kaczynski, 10 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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