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	09-Dec-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists nether [ NETH' -er ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. lower, below or under 2. positioned below or under the surface of the earth 3. infernal   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Not much is known to us about the nether regions lying in the Earth's crust.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This nether world runs just below the surface of the world of bedecked and manipulative brides, and is defined by superstition, black magic, occult, witchcraft, planchette, rebirth and evil spirits. The Times of Inda, Dark deeds of another worls invades TV, Piali Banerjee, Nov 30, 2003   adage [ AD-ij ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a saying often in metaphorical form that speaks of a general truth and that has gained credibility through long use   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Adages often serve as warnings to help prevent repeating past mistakes.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A new national poll appears to validate the adage that time heals all wounds, at least when it comes to two former presidents of the United States. CNN, Views soften on 2 former presidents, CNN poll finds, By Paul Steinhauser   unravel [ uhn-RAV-uh' l  ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to undo or separate the threads of 2. (tr.v.) to make plain and clarify 3. (intr.v.) to become unravelled   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He thought he could unravel the mysteries of the universe by becoming an astronomer.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The increased violence has raised concerns that the political and military progress that helped quell Iraq's savage sectarian warfare could unravel when the Americans leave. CNN, Iraq sticking with U.S. withdrawal plan despite attacks, 3 May 2009, 1 August 2009   arbitrate [ AHR-bi-treyt ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to determine 2. (tr. v.) to judge or settle a dispute 3. (intr. v.) to serve as a judge in a dispute   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Being a senior citizen and a respected member of the community, he arbitrated the issue.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The European Court of Justice could be replaced by a tribunal that would arbitrate trade disputes. The Telegraph, Daniel Hannan: EU is 'in a democratic mess', Daniel Hannan, 21 November 2009.   deterrent [ dih-TUR-uh'nt ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) serving to restrain or curb 2. (adj.) tending to discourage 3. (n.) an act that discourages attack 2. (n.) a restraining measure   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The warden said that fear of retribution does have a deterrent effect on the criminal mind.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   So Lib Dem foreign policy means voluntarily resigning from the UN Security Council, abandoning all pretensions to world influence, and sub-contracting our nuclear deterrent to France! The Telegraph, Nick Clegg to win the General Election? Has someone put something in the water supply? Boris Johnson, 19 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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