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	02-Mar-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists nascent [ NAS-uh' nt, NEY-suh' nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   having recently developed or emerged   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The nascent policy is being hailed as an important one.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Each unit of the nascent Indonesian forces had to finance itself and any method—even smuggling and drug-trafficking—was acceptable. Economist, Indonesia's army: Going out of business, Oct 2nd 2008   ferret [ FER-it ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a domesticated descendant of the european polecat 2. (n.) a persistent or an avid searcher 3. (tr.v.) to rummage, search, discover or bring to light 4. (intr.v.) to intensively search about the place   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Draco Malfoy was turned into a ferret in the book, Harry Potter and the goblet of fire.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The ferret fans will take the car ferry across and bring them home, as soon as the animals are fit enough to travel. BBC, 1,000-mile trip to save ferrets, 13 January 2007   jovial [ JOH-vee-uh'l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. jolly, merry or good-humoured 2. (capitalized) pertaining to or of jove   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The rally was flagged off by the town's jovial Mayor.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Police described the atmosphere at the carnival, in its 37th year, as largely "peaceful and jovial". BBC, Wet start to 'peaceful' carnival, 26 August 2001   verdigris [ VUR-di-grees ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a bluish or green sheen which forms on copper, brass or bronze surfaces which are exposed to the atmosphere over a long period of time 2. a bluish or green powder consisting of basic cupric acetate used as a fungicide and a paint pigment   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His job was to remove the verdigris by polishing the brass buckles and epaulets before the parade.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Verdigris stained statues, of heroes and statesmen, rub shoulders with kings and common, self-made men. BBC, Where I live: Leeds, 29 September, 2005.   orator [ AWR-uh'-ter, OR ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an eloquent public speaker 2. a plaintiff in a case in a court of equity 3. a skilled speechmaker   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Many who had heard Winston Churchill's speeches believed that he was the best orator during the Second World War.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Obama is still a campaign orator, feeding off the energy of a live audience. CNN, Commentary: Obama's gutsy gamble, John Avlon, 3 September 2009.   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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