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	23-Feb-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists infernal [ in-FUR-nl ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. pertaining to hell 2. diabolical, fiendish or annoying   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was arrested when his infernal plot came to light.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As Boston declared its first heat emergency, many utilities in New England expected to set power consumption records this week, especially as forecasters are not anticipating any break in the infernal conditions until the weekend. abcNews, Midwest, East Coast Baking, Aug. 8   exegesis [ ek-si-JEE-sis ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   explanation, interpretation or exposition esp. of the Holy Bible   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Mr. Bridges took it upon himself to distribute copies of exegesis of the commandments.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He does give one purely technical reading of a poem, John Donne's "A Nocturnall upon St Lucies Day", and gives no exegesis or paraphrase of any kind. Telegraph, How poetry works, Nick Laird, 31 Jan 2008   unguent [ UHNG-gwuh'nt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an ointment for soothing or healing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She hoped that the unguent would cause the scars to fade away.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There's something more exciting about the essences and unguents from greener pastures. BBC, Secret of eternal youth, 27 May 2002   cartographer [ kahr-TOG-ruh'-fer ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a person who makes maps 2. a person engaged in the scientific and artistic production and development of maps   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He claimed to be a cartographer by profession yet he was unable to read the road map.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Whether it takes 20 years or five before a new map of Europe can be drawn with any prospect of its being permanent, the latest evidence of German-Soviet collaboration has further complicated the outlook, both for salesmen and for cartographers. The Telegraph, COMMENT World War 2: Yet again Germany and Russia have parcelled out Poland, 29 September 2009.   stringent [ STRIN-juh'nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. having rigorously binding or exacting standards 2. severely compelling or constraining 3. forcible or convincing 4. in a tight position or being short of cash   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The company had a stringent policy regarding punctuality.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   After the House passed a stringent anti-immigration measure in 2005, immigrants conducted a one-day boycott in schools and businesses to demonstrate their role in the economy. CNN, Arizona law foes' best weapon is dollars, Julian Zelizer, 4 May 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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