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	05-Mar-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists polemic [ puh'-LEM-ik, poh- ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a debate, controversy or argument 2. (n.) one who is controversial or polemic 3. (adj.) controversial, debatable or argumentative 4. (adj.) pertaining to or of a dispute or controversy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The polemic was noisy, involving a lot of jargon.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions. BBC, WHY WE FIGHT, Eugene Jarecki, 8 June 2007   enamoured [ i-NAM-erd ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   charmed, captivated or marked or characterized by unreasoning, silly or foolish fondness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was a fool, enamoured with the idea of country living.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Renault's two-time world champion Fernando Alonso is another of those enamored of the greatest track left in F1. CNN, Raikkonen looks to rule majestic Spa again, Neale Graham, September 1, 2008   juggernaut [ JUHG-er-nawt, -not ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a relentless, massive object or force that destroys all in its path 2. one that requires or exacts blind faith or cruel sacrifice 3. (also known as jagannath) an idol of lord krishna, at puri in orissa, india, that is drawn annually on a huge cart under the wheels of which devotees are believed to have thrown themselves in order to be crushed   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The aircraft carrier USS George Washington was a Juggernaut of the American navy.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   After 18 weeks of dominating the Saturday night television schedules, entertainment juggernaut The X Factor comes to its glitzy conclusion tonight. The Herald, What's the story with ... The X Factor? Marisa Duffy, 13 December 2008   drone [ drohn ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a continuous buzzing or humming sound 2. (n.) an unmanned aircraft used for launching aerial attacks and reconnaissance purposes 3. (n.) the male bees which are without stings and do not make honey 4. (tr. v.) to make a continuous sound which is dull and monotonous 5. (tr. v.) to speak in a dull, monotonous tone 6. (intr. v.) to utter in a dull, monotonous tone   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The drone of the machines at the construction site was disturbing the office staff in the neighbouring building.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Public criticism of the use of drones has been muted since the killing of Baitullah Mehsud, who had ordered suicide bombings and fedayeen commando attacks throughout Pakistan in which hundreds of civilians were killed. The Telegraph, US to escalate drone attacks on Pakistan, Javed Siddiq, 4 December 2009.   scuffle [ SKUHF-uh'l ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to put up a struggle with of fight in a confused way 2. (tr. v.) to move in a confused hurry 3. (n.) a fight or confused struggle 4. (n.) the shuffling of feet on the floor 5.(n.) scuffle hoe or a spadelike hoe   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The police were called to put an end to the scuffle in the alley.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Vinnie Jones was involved in a scuffle with fellow actor Tamer Hassan following an argument at a hotel in Los Angeles. The Telegraph, Vinnie Jones and Tamer Hassan in LA 'scuffle', 26 April 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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