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	17-Jan-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists modicum [ MOD-i-kuh' m ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   a moderate or small amount   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   If George Bush had a modicum of integrity, he would admit that the war in Iraq was not intended to free the Iraqi people from an oppressive and murderous regime but simply for US companies to take control of Iraqi oil assets.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We must assume that Thompson and Rogers were both ordinary country lads who fancied a life with a modicum of excitement, a bit of a uniform, and a small but steady wage instead of being a farm hand. BBC, Abermule Disaster 1921, 24 April 2007   bivouac [ biv-oo-ak, biv-wak ]   [ noun, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a temporary military encampment having practically no shelter 2. (n.) the place that is used to set up such camps 3. (intr.v.) to encamp or take shelter in a bivouac 4. (tr.v.) to provide with shelter temporarily   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The troops decided to vacate the bivouacs after facing heavy enemy fire.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   At 12:30 on the morning of May 23, we decide to bivouac until dawn. Barry said. National Geographic, "How We Climbed Everest", by Barry Bishop   coagulation [ koh-AG-yuh'-ley-shuh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. congealing, clotting or the process of transformation from a liquid into a solid or gel by a succession of chemical reactions   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The autopsy revealed that the coagulation of blood in the arteries was caused by poison which was administered to the victim intravenously.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Blood coagulation is triggered by blood cells called platelets which, through a series of chemical reactions, produce a substance called thrombin. BBC, Thursday, Anti-coagulants, 26 October, 2000   inherent [ in-HEER-uh'nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. occurring as a natural part or consequence or existing as an essential character 2. existing in someone as an attribute or quality 3. essential or necessary   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her inherent distrust of adults was due to having lost her parents when she was just seven years old.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We'd do much better by leveraging the inherent strengths of our modern democracies and the natural advantages we have over the terrorists: our adaptability and survivability, our international network of laws and law enforcement, and the freedoms and liberties that make our society so enviable. CNN, Is aviation security mostly for show? Bruce Schneier, 29 December 2009.   liaison [ lee-ey-ZAWN, LEE-uh'-zon; lee-EY-zuhn; Fr. lye-ZAWN ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the contact maintained by communications between units of the armed forces in order to ensure concerted action 2. anyone who initiates and maintains contact between two sides or a go-between or an intermediary 3. an illicit sexual relationship or an adulterous relationship   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The radio officer had provided efficient liaison between the commanding officers of the units engaged in the two pronged attack.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He created a specialized role for himself where he alone was the liaison between JI and Al Qaeda. CNN, Bin Laden ally's brother torn by accusations, Anna Coren, 5 March 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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