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	29-Jan-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists pertinent [ PUR-tn-uh' nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   relevant, applicable or directly connected to the current topic   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A great thinker is pertinent to all ages.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Ritchie told CNN, "People seem to make films similar to my kind of films in New York, but they don't seem to in London. My expression of London is illustrated in what I find to be pertinent within the culture at that time, so I try to put that in my films, and no one else seems to be doing that." CNN, Rock 'n' roll Ritchie, By Mark Tutton, September 5, 2008   beatitude [ bee-AT-i-tood, -tyood ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. utmost bliss, happiness or blessedness 2. any of the declarations of bliss or blessedness that were pronounced by jesus christ in the sermon on the mount   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Their marriage was one of beatitude.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In some way, Sonny was a living beatitude, said Gingrich. CNN, Farewell to Bono awash in laughter, tears, January 9, 1998   utilitarian [ yoo-til-i-TAIR-ee-uh'n ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) useful rather than beautiful 2. (n.) one who practices utilitarianism   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was advised to choose utilitarian equipment for the camping trip.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The analyst predicted that there would be two networks in consumer homes, one "utilitarian" network with broadband, for Internet surfing, e-mail and other business applications, and one that connects users' TVs and media devices and provides media storage and sharing along with related applications. CNN, Jupiter Media Forum: Digital devices ready to go, 25 March 2002   negate [ ni-GEYT, NEG-eyt ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to deny the truth or existence of 2. (tr. v.) to cause to be ineffective 3. (tr. v.) to rule out 4. (intr. v.) to bring about negative results or to be negative   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He lost the debate as he was unable to negate the strong points of his opponent.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   To his credit, Hughes did not blame injuries for the defeat, but he was clearly out-manoeuvred by Redknapp, whose obvious strategy of directing most of his team's attacks through Aaron Lennon was never really negated. The Telegraph, Tottenham Hotspur 3 Manchester City 0: match report, Jeremy Wilson, 17 December 2009.   conscientious [ kon-shee-EN-shuh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. scrupulous or controlled by the conscience 2. painstaking or thorough   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He received the employee of the year award because he was conscientious and hardworking.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The guidance was designed to set out doctors' rights to conscientious objection - not to give specifics on individual treatments. BBC, Doctors oppose care opt-out plans, 28 September 2007.   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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