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	28-Nov-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists machination [ mak-uh'-NEY-shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a cunning plot or scheme 2. an instance of plotting   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The machinations of the real estate developers in trying to grab land meant for the resettlement of slum dwellers came to naught.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This steep increase in land value is not the machination of realtors, but a negative land price hike effected by the stamps and registration department. THE TIMES OF INDIA, Land rate up 3000 per cent, 24 Mar 2008, S Kushala,TNN   dorsal [ DAWR-suh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   relating to the back or upper surface of an organ, part or animal   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Dolphins have a prominent dorsal fin.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Fishermen cap off the dorsal fins when the shark surfaces, saving them from having to dock the giants or using hold space to store them. CNN, UN body protects monster-sized sharks, By Michelle Pinch, November 26, 2002   baneful [ BEYN-fuh'l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   deadly, harmful or baleful   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The villagers claimed that the accidents were caused by the baneful witch's evil eye.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This is the baneful role being forced on the Arts Council by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, whose prime concern appears to be the Government's policy of "social inclusion" and Treasury efficiency targets. The Telegraph, The arts column: the funding quagmire, By Rupert Christiansen, 9 Mar 2005   collateral [ kuh'-LAT-er-uh'l ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) security pledged for a loan 2. (n.) a descendent from the same stock, but in a different line 3. (adj.) supporting or relating to 4. (adj.) guaranteed by 5. (adj.) accompanying or additional   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He offered his ancestral home as collateral for the bank loan to start a new business.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Some women in Hong Kong are using their designer handbags as collateral for personal loans. CNN, Handbags as collateral, Anna Coren, 19 November 2009.   hilarity [ hi-LAR-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. cheerfulness or merriment 2. boisterous gaiety 3. very funny   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The hilarity of the party came to an abrupt end when the police arrived with a search warrant.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Beard goes on a snowmobile expedition with a pack of worried Greens and concerned artists to see some melting ice, the hilarity of which alone warrants the purchase of this book. The Telegraph, Solar by Ian McEwan: review, Tibor Fischer, 7 March 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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