TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 07-Dec-11

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	07-Dec-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists innocuous [ i-NOK-yoo-uh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. not harmful or injurious 2. inoffensive, insipid, uninspiring or not stimulating   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It was surprising that the diplomat's innocuous remarks caused such consternation.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   By using an innocuous virus derived from HIV, scientists at the California Institute of Technology have developed a new way of giving animals genes from other organisms to produce specific traits. National Geographic, Fluorescent Mice Herald Gene-Transfer Breakthrough, D.L. Parsell, January 11, 2002   douse [ dous ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to plunge into water or the like 2. (tr.v.) wet thoroughly 3. (tr.v.) to extinguish 4. (intr.v.) to fall or be plunged into a liquid   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The fire brigade doused the flames in the nick of time.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   An event organizer who rushed to Seng's aid and tried to douse the flames was also injured, the hospital said. CNN, Man sets Singapore lawmaker on fire, January 12, 2009   jurisprudence [ joo' r-is-PROOD-ns, JOO' R-is-prood- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the science or philosophy of law 2. system, department or body of law   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The aspiring lawyer became a scholar of jurisprudence in order to get a better perceptive of the legal system.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The right of a person detained in police custody to consult privately with a solicitor is an important safeguard which is recognised both in domestic law and European jurisprudence. BBC, Prosecution Service statement, 5 June 2009   feebleminded [ FEE-buh'l-MAHYN-did ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. lacking normal mental ability 2. dim-witted   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The directors informed the manager that his feebleminded plan of action was not acceptable.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Kennedy parents were determined not to send their daughter to an institution, as was then the norm for "feebleminded" children. The Telegraph, Rosemary Kennedy, 10 January 2005.   torso [ TAWR-soh ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the trunk of the human body or the body without the head and limbs   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The torso of the murder victim was found in the garbage bin.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A retailer launches a range of shape wear for men designed to flatten and shape the torso. CNN, Male 'corset' launched in UK, 21 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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