TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 26-Nov-11

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	26-Nov-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists imperious [ im-PEER-ee-uh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   dominant, domineering or haughty   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The compere's imperious manner alienated the audience.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   If he was to cast an imperious gaze at the Department of Trade and Industry he might note its failure to galvanise the regions of England in sharing proportionately in the nation's wealth. BBC, Kilfoyle: Time to reward the faith, Peter Kilfoyle MP, 1 March, 2001   acquiescent [ ak-wee-ES-uh'nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   willing to consent and carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   An acquiescent proletariat is often downtrodden and taken advantage of by the gentry.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The changed composition of the House will also mean that Bush will no longer have an acquiescent Congress to work with. The Times of India, House Repair, 9 Nov 2006   jagged [ JAG-id ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. notched or having irregular indentations 2. uneven or rough   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   One look at the jagged peaks is enough to dissuade the fainthearted from the mountaineering trek.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Make an afternoon tour around the park's 27-mile loop road, which ricochets between lakes, forests, pint-size mountains, and the jagged shoreline. CNN, Budget Travel, Greg Melville, 17 July 2009   acrophobia [ ak-ruh'-FOH-bee-uh' ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an abnormal fear of heights or high places   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   When she refused to come out on the balcony to enjoy the view, we figured that she probably suffered from acrophobia.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   What I have is acrophobia - a fear of heights. The Telegraph, Giddy up there, 8 January 2005.   lopsided [ LOP-SAHY-did ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. unsymmetrical or unevenly balanced 2. larger or heavier on one side than on the other 3. leaning to or favouring one side 4. characterized by the superiority of one competitor over another   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His model turned out lopsided because he had the plans upside down.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The aptly named Crooked House in the West Midlands is the most lopsided pub in Britain. The Telegraph, Peculiar British pubs, 7 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. 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