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	02-Dec-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists neophyte [ NEE-uh'-fahyt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a novice, amateur or beginner 2. someone newly baptized or converted   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The Christian neophyte railed against all pagan religions and cults promoting idol worship.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   McCain regained some of the buzz with his choice of Sarah Palin, 44, a maverick Republican neophyte who was not even on the shortlist of candidates that at one time included the Indian-American governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal. The Times of India, McCain picks Sarah Palin, little known Alaska governor, as VP running mate, Chidanand Rajghatta, Aug 30, 2008   controvert [ KON-truh'-vurt, kon-truh'-Vurt ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to deny, contradict, oppose or dispute 2. (tr.v.) to discuss, argue or debate 3. (intr.v.) to engage or absorb into a controversy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The theory is widely controverted despite the evidence.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   However successful or unsuccessful he might have been, there is no evidence that controverts the fact that this was indeed the President's intention. CNN, IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES SITTING AS A COURT OF IMPEACHMENT   juridical [  joo'-RID-i-kuh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. legal 2. pertaining or related to law and its administration   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The juridical council has the final say on all matters of controversy.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Although the number of civilians killed has dropped, assassinations of juridical and legislative officials have increased and violence against Christians in Nineveh province has stirred concern. CNN, Pentagon finds Iraq safer but Iran a threat, 14 January 2009   inert [ IN-urt, i-NURT ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. having no inherent power or lacking the power to act or move 2. lacking the power to react with other agents 3. having a sluggish nature   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The experiment was conducted using inert gas.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Nobel incorporated nitro-glycerine into silica, an inert substance, which made it safer and easier to manipulate. BBC, Historic Figures, Alfred Nobel (1833-1896).   narcissist [ nahr-suh's-ist ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. one who is inordinately fascinated with oneself 2. one who has excessive love or admiration for oneself   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His friends called him a narcissist because he had the habit of admiring himself in the mirror.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Effete narcissist Sebastian and Steve are junior cabin crew, longing for promotion to the delights of Air Scotia's long-haul service. BBC, The High Life, 6 May 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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