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infirmity [ in-FUR-mi-tee ]
 noun ]
 MEANING :
 1. frailty or feebleness
2. foible or moral failing
3. ailment or malady
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 Infirmity is one of the disadvantages of old age.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 The European Court of Human Rights has agreed to consider as a matter or urgency whether to free a convicted French war criminal because of age and infirmity.
BBC, Maurice Papon bids for freedom, 23 January 2001
 
emblazon [ em-BLEY-zuh' n ]
 transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. to adorn, decorate or inscribe with prominent or heraldic bearings
2. to decorate or display with brilliant or bright colours
3. to extol, celebrate, praise or make illustrious
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The entrance to the castle was emblazoned by the royal coat of arms.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 Residents in Seattle, Washington, the birthplace of Starbucks, can now see approximately 140 McDonald's billboards emblazoned with "large is the new grande" or "four bucks is dumb."
CNN, Coffee war brews between McDonald's, Starbucks, From Aurore Ankarcrona, December 12, 2008
 
joust [  joust, juh'st, joost ]
 noun, intransitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. (n.) a combat between two knights on horseback who attempted to unhorse one another using blunted lances
2. (n.) a formalized tournament where such combats are held
3. (intr.v.) to engage or contend in a joust
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The main event of the tournament was a joust between the black knight and the white knight.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 Since 1962, the official sport of Maryland has been jousting, and more recently, the state's official "exercise" was declared to be walking.
CNN, Curious, bizarre and storied state symbols, David Clark, 24 March 2009
 
dissension [ di-SEN-shuh'n ]
 noun ]
 MEANING :
 1. a quarrel or a strong disagreement
2. a difference of opinion
3. discord
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 Because of the dissension among the members of the team, they lost the match.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 The escalating public dissension within the ranks of House Democrats raised new questions about the bill's prospects.
CNN, House Democrats splinter over health care, 25 July 2009.
 
discord [ n. DIS-kawrd; v. dis-KAWRD ]
 noun, transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. (n.) a lack of harmony between persons or things
2. (n.) a difference of opinion, disagreement or dispute
3. (n.) any inharmonious, confused or harsh noises
4. (intr. v.) to fail to agree
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 To resolve the discord between the brothers, their family business was split into two separate companies thus allowing each of the brothers to have his own way.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 Several commentators were surprised that Mr Wen had responded so candidly to the spate of violence that has gripped China, and that he openly linked the crimes to social discord.
The Telegraph, School attacks caused by deep problems in society, says Chinese PM, Malcolm Moore, 14 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. Principe
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