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	19-Jan-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists pert [ purt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. saucy, bold or impudent 2. vivacious, stylish or chic 3. lively or stimulating   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The sales girl gave the customer a pert look which intrigued him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A husky voice began singing, a slight but pert figure ascended the stage and the guests went berserk. The Times of India, The big, fab Mittal wedding, Rashmee Z Ahmed & Ruchika Mehta,TNN, 22 Jun 2004   baroque [ buh'-ROHK; Fr. ba-R*AWK ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) characteristic of a style in architecture or art prevalent during the 17th century that had bold ornamentation and complex forms 2. (adj.) characteristic of a 17th century style of european music that was marked by elaborate ornamentation 3. (adj.) having an irregular shape 4. (adj.) flamboyant, florid, grotesque or extravagantly ornamental 5. (n.) one esp. a pearl that has an irregular shape   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Remnants of the architecture of the baroque era are flamboyant in nature.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There is a revival of music of the baroque era in Europe, explains Thierry. The Times of India, The enchanting sound of music, by Lekha Menon, 4 Sep 2004   usher [ UHSH-er ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a person who escorts people to seats in a theatre, church etc 2. (tr.v.) to act as an usher to 3. (intr.v.) to serve as an usher   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The best part about being an usher at a cinema hall was that he got to see a lot of movies.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The October Revolution entered the history of humanity as the greatest event in the 20th century and ushered in a new era, the epoch of transition to socialism on the global scale. Chronicles Magazine, Remember the Red October? Srdja Trifkovic, 7 November 2007   abide [ uh'-BAHYD ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to stay with or continue 2. (tr. v.) to reside or live in 3. (intr. v.) to tolerate or put up with 4. (intr. v.) to accept without question   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She asked her friend to abide with her as she was in a weak condition after the illness.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   She takes immune-suppressing drugs to prevent organ rejection and abides by doctor's orders. CNN, Pediatric heart transplant survivor: 'I thank God every day', Madison Park, 22 December 2009.   subaltern [ suhb-AWL-tern or SUHB-uh'l-turn ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) subordinate or lower in rank 2. (adj.) denoting the relation of one proposition to another only when the first proposition is implied by the second and not vice versa 3. (n.) a rank below Captain in the British army 4.(n.) a subordinate position or the person who has such a position   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Although he was suitably qualified, the company offered him a subaltern designation and promised him an early promotion.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In January 1942, Alexander, a subaltern serving with 135th Field Regiment disembarked at Singapore. The Telegraph, Stephen Alexander, 28 July 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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