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	01-Jan-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists obstinate [ OB-stuh'-nit ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. stubborn, unyielding or mulish 2. difficult to treat or alleviate 3. persistent or refractory   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Being an obstinate and headstrong young man, he frequently clashed with his bosses.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Combine the obstinate mind-set with the strength of a seven-year old chimp—four to eight times as strong as an adult human—and that is a recipe for trouble, Fouts said. National Geographic, Goodall Group Calls for Curtain on Ape "Actors", Jennifer Hile, February 13, 2004   animadversion [ an-uh'-mad-VUR-zhuh' n, -shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. negative criticism 2. a censorious or critical comment or remark   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Mr. Darcy often made animadversions on the conduct of Elizabeth's family.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In an introduction to a book, Mr Eagleton likened Mr Amis's animadversions to "the ramblings of a British National Party thug". Economist, A telling outbreak of controversies, Oct 25th 2007   kaleidoscopic [ kuh'-lahy-duh'-SKOP-ik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. changeful or rapidly changeable 2. of or pertaining to a kaleidoscope   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The entire year passed in a blur of kaleidoscopic events and now the exams are upon us.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Inspired by the 1960s Japanese-made animated series, the movie integrates live action and kaleidoscopic digital effects to create a highly artificial, color-saturated fantasy world where race cars come equipped with retractable weaponry and battle it out like spinning tops (or the "beyblades" popularized by more recent manga). CNN, Review: 'Speed Racer' rich in color, poor in spirit, Tom Charity, 9 May 2008   prolific [ pruh'-LIF-ik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. producing abundantly or very fruitful 2. highly productive   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was a prolific author of murder mysteries and many of his books were on the best-seller list.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   When he finally retired, having become the most prolific batsman in the history of the game (67,057 runs if you count his domestic one-day performances) it was inevitable he would become a coach and national selector. The Telegraph, South Africa v England: Alastair Cook shapes up well under Graham Gooch, Simon Hughes, 18 December 2009.   bastion [ BAS-chuh'n, -tee-uh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification 2. a citadel; a preserving or protecting condition 3. someone who is considered similar to a defensive stronghold   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The raiders could not get past the bastion as it was too formidable.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The National Trust has won a top tourism award for its ""unswerving role as the bastion of beautiful and outstanding attractions"". BBC, National Trust wins tourism award at Brighton Dome, 24 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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