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	08-Dec-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists malcontent [ mal-kuh' n-TENT ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a disgruntled or displeased person 2. (adj.) disgruntled, displeased or dissatisfied   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The journalist's constant criticisms of every administration's foibles proved that he was a political malcontent.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   That bothers Rich "Downtown" Brown, a wiry chain-smoking malcontent. National Geographic, ZipUSA: 33856, By Melba Newsome   dowdy [ DOU-dee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. lacking in smartness or taste; shabby 2. old-fashioned or out of date   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A dowdy image often results in a poor first impression.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Initially viewed as the ugly stepsister of airlines' frequent-flier plans, they have shed their dowdy image, and points have become highly desirable. CNN, Getting the most from hotel rewards, By Jane Levere, August 31, 2007   belabour [ bi-LEY-ber ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to beat, hit or hit excessive 2. to repeatedly assault verbally 3. to harp on, explain or insist on excessively   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The farmer belaboured the ass with his staff in order to get it to carry the heavy load up the slope.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Ministers have belaboured their "guarantee" of no further selection by ability. BBC, MPs question point of new schools, Gary Eason, 27 January 2006   scion [ SAHY-uh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an heir or descendant 2. a twig containing buds for grafting or a shoot   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He claims to be the scion of a mafia Don.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The scion of a powerful pro-government clan suspected in the massacre of 57 people in the Philippines has turned himself in but denied involvement. The Telegraph, Philippines massacre: scion of political family surrenders, 26 November 2009.   resonant [ REZ-uh'-nuh'nt ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) echoing or resounding 2. (adj.) vibrant or deep in tone 3. (adj.) having an enduring effect 4. (adj.) reminiscent 5. (n.) a speech sound that is produced without turbulent airflow in the vocal tract   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The pastor got the wholehearted attention of the congregation because of his eloquently resonant voice.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As a result, certain tactics were employed to overcome the effects of jamming, such as applying a more simplified presentation style and using speakers who had deep, resonant voices. BBC, Broadcasting to Germany during the war, 23 June 1943.   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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