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	24-Jan-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists incursion [ in-KUR-zhuh' n, -shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an invasion, inroad, intrusion or raid   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The armed incursion into Kargil by Pakistani troops in 1998 was successfully repulsed by the Indian army.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Fearful that Moscow's recent armed incursion into Georgia suggests it is trying to regain control over its "near abroad", Mr Lukashenko is now urgently seeking to mend relations with the West, even hiring Lady Thatcher's former spin doctor, Tim Bell, for advice. Telegraph, Belarus dictator courts Europe before 'unfree and unfair' election, By Colin Freeman, 28 Sep 2008   bask [ bask, bahsk ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr.v.) to lie or relax in the warmth of the sun 2. (intr.v.) to enjoy or derive pleasure in 3. (tr.v.) to warm or expose to heat   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Felines like basking on sunny days.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The team noticed that when the tree frogs bask in the sun, their skin reflectivity changes to appear almost metallic. National Geographic, Sun-Loving Frogs Get Skin Check With Eye Doctor's Tool, by Anne Minard, November 30, 2007   unequivocal [ uhn-i-KWIV-uh'-kuh'l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   clear in meaning; unambiguous   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The CEO gave the staff an unequivocal assurance that they would not be retrenched despite the recession.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Ordinary people believe fiercely, unequivocally that such taxes are wrong, indeed downright wicked. Chronicles Magazine, Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, R.I.P. Tom Landess, 1 June 2009, 30 July 2009   quietude [ KWAHY-i-tood ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the state of being calm and quiet 2. tranquillity   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The quietude that suddenly descended upon the valley was a premonition that something weird was about to happen.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I find in the quietude of still life objects complicity with the endlessly patient processes of carving. BBC, 'Still Life: Sculptures by Fred Watson', 30 December 2009.   institute [ IN-sti-toot, -tyoot ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to establish or set up 2. (tr. v.) to put into practice, initiate or set in operation 3. (n.) the act of putting into practice or use 4.(n.) any organization which is founded to promote a cause   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The company instituted stricter rules regarding the punctuality of staff.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Until 1964 the institution was primarily a technological institute concentrating on science and engineering teaching and research. BBC, Anderson's University, Glasgow.   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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