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	16-Feb-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists motley [ MOT-lee ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a heterogeneous mixture or combination 2. (n.) a jester's parti-coloured garb 3. (adj.) varied, heterogeneous or diverse   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The bouquet contained a motley of colours, namely reds, pinks and yellows.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Arthur Wakefield described the team of porters on one early expedition as "a motley throng of old men, women, boys and girls." National Geographic, The Sherpas of Mount Everest, By Brian Handwerk, May 10, 2002   eerie [ EER-ee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   uncanny, so as to cause supernatural fear; weird   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The eerie noise of the door opening and closing was very scary.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We got there eventually but in the first half there was an eerie atmosphere about the place and that surprised me BBC, Strachan happy with 'eerie' win, 2 January 2007   condense [ kuh' n-DENS ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to compact or reduce volume 2. (tr.v.) to abridge or shorten 3. (tr.v.) to transform a gas into a liquid 4. (intr.v.) to contract or become concentrated or dense   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The author realised that he could either condense his story or find a new publisher for his book.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Time-lapse camera technology allowed the filmmakers to condense a year's worth of seasonal changes into a seamless 30-second shot. CNN, 'Earth' takes viewers on 'breathtaking' global journey, Azadeh Ansari, 23 April 2009   repertoire [ REP-er-twahr ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the list of dramas, songs, operas, readings, or other such pieces the a performer is prepared to do 2. the entire list of compositions existing in a particular artistic field 3. (n.) the total number of techniques or skills of a person or group   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The group had added a number of new songs to their musical repertoire for the rock concert.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Here, they audition one of the songs in their repertoire, a traditional Cornish song called Sweet Nightingale. BBC, Sevenoaks - Devon Demo, 30 December 2009.   misgivings [ mis-GIV-ings ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. apprehension or a feeling of doubt 2. suspicion   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His misgivings were baseless as the new employee was honest as well as hardworking.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A few days ago Lynch received a phone call from Vicki Kennedy, the widow of the late senator, who implored him to support the health care legislation despite any misgivings he has with the bill. CNN, Obama and Kennedy lobbying not enough for Lynch, Evan Glass, 20 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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