TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 04-Dec-11

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	04-Dec-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists inimical [ i-NIM-i-kuh' l ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   adverse, harmful, unfriendly or hostile   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Speeches inimical to a particular community should never be made by responsible politicians.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There's no better or more immediate evidence supporting the Darwinian theory than this process of forced transformation among our inimical germs. National Geographic, Was Darwin Wrong?, By David Quammen   angst [ ahngkst ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a feeling of dread, anxiety or apprehension   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Feelings of angst are a common occurrence during teenage years.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Cup competitions have been a particular source of angst to the Rangers attacker. The Herald, Naismith hopes for change of fortunes in cup competition, DARRYL BROADFOOT, Chief Football Writer, January 27 2009   ultrasonic [ uhl-truh'-SON-ik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   of, pertaining to, or involving ultrasound   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The dogs are let lose at night to guard the property and are called back to their kennels at daybreak by an ultrasonic whistle.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Children's Commissioner for England, who oversees children's rights, has called for a ban on the ultra-sonic gadget, known as "The Mosquito," which disperses young people by emitting sharp, piercing sounds. CNN, High-pitch alarm targets young people, 12 February 2008   quiver [ KWIV-er ]   [ noun, verb ]   MEANING :   1. (v.) to shake with a slight but rapid motion or tremble 2. (n.) the act of trembling 3. (n.) a holder for carrying arrows   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The little boy quivered with excitement as he was chosen to play the prince in the school concert.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mark Jensen's chin quivers as a letter from his sons is read in court Wednesday before his sentencing. CNN, Husband gets life without parole in 'letter from the grave' case, 27 February 2008.   gargantuan [ gahr-GAN-choo-uh'n ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. huge or of great size 2. gigantic 3. colossal 4. enormous   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The king offered his daughter's hand in marriage to anyone who accomplished the gargantuan feat of slaying the dragon.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The gargantuan farms of Brazil's Mato Grosso State can boast 50 combines abreast at harvest time, marching across monoculture prairies where once the most diverse ecosystem on Earth stood, albeit in some cases many years ago. BBC, Big business leaves big forest footprints, 16 February 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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