TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 27-Dec-11

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	27-Dec-11 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists insurrection [ in-suh'-REK-shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a rebellion, uprising or revolt against authority   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Mahatma Gandhi's popular insurrection against the British broke the back of the British empire.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The imprisoned East Timorese leader Xanana Gusmao has called for a popular insurrection against Indonesia. BBC, World: Asia-Pacific Timorese leader calls for 'rebellion', April 5, 1999   beholden [ bi-HOHL-duh' n ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   indebted or obligated   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was a proud man, a man beholden to no one.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   China has provided the Western world with one more reason to feel beholden to it despite uneasiness over a variety of issues including human rights. The Times of India, China to invest in foreign markets, by Saibal Dasgupta, 4 Jun 2007   juvenile [ JOO-vuh'-nl, -nahyl ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) immature, childish or young 2.(adj.) under-developed 3. (adj.) pertaining to or of children 4. (n.) a child or youth 5. (n.) a book meant for children   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   At the initiation program the Dean informed the students that juvenile behaviour would not be tolerated in the college.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Curfews are not the solution to the chronic problem of juvenile crime and anti-social behaviour, but a police scheme run with the Army in the Highlands for 10 years might be. The Herald, Minister pledges support for boot camps, David Ross, 28 July 2009   gangrene [ GANG-green ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. death and decay of body tissue due to insufficient supply of blood caused by bad circulation 2. death or necrosis of soft tissue due to obstructed circulation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The patient went into shock after the doctor told him that his left foot was infected with gangrene.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Second World War veteran Ted Dracup, 90, needs round-the-clock care after his legs were amputated due to gangrene two years ago. The Telegraph, Double amputee told to attend in person to renew disabled badge, 5 November 2009.   addendum [ uh'-DEN-duh'm ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an addition or something to be added 2. appendix or a supplement to a book 3. the radial distance from the tip of a gear tooth to the pitch circle of the gear   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The author felt that the story ended rather abruptly so he wrote an addendum to the last chapter.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Gov. Timothy Kaine issued the new report with the revised time-line of events as an addendum to the August 2007 panel review of the event. CNN, Report shows gap in timeline of Virginia Tech shootings, 4 December 2009.   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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