TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 03-Apr-12

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	03-Apr-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists precipice [ PRES-uh'-pis ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a very steep, vertical cliff 2. a perilous or dangerous predicament or situation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Successfully climbing the precipice was every rock climbers dream.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   AIG said the company was "disappointed" that competitors were trying to take advantage of the situation, stressing that the mortgage losses that left AIG's parent company on a financial precipice had not undercut policyholders' surplus. abc News, AIG Shares Fall on Government Stake Deal, By Lilla Zuill, September 24, 2008   gusto [ GUHS-toh ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. zest or vigorous or enthusiastic enjoyment or appreciation 2. special individual liking or taste 3. (archaic) artistic style   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The competition began with great gusto.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The HFI-2200's low bass output remained intact, but no pair of headphones can truly replicate the room-shaking gusto of a potent high-end subwoofer. CNN, Ultrasone headphones are comfy, sound great, By Steve Guttenberg, September 15, 2008   impromptu [ im-promp-too ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) executed without prior preparation 2. (adj.) made ready on the spur of the moment 3. (n.) an unprepared performance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The impromptu visit by the food critic caused the restaurant staff to panic.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Tom Jones undertook the Busking Challenge and wowed the crowds on London's South Bank with his impromptu gig, raising some money for charity in the process. BBC, The Cultural Show, 16 December 2008   impudence [ IM-pyuh'-duh'ns ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. insolence or the act of being offensively bold 2. impertinent behaviour   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The impudence of the team leader only served to provoke a non-cooperative attitude from the team.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Kisumu, which is dominated by the Luo tribe, voted overwhelmingly for Raila Odinga, Mr Kibaki's defeated challenger, and the authorities, they said, were punishing them for their impudence. The Telegraph, Inside Kenya: The tribal slaughter, Adrian Blomfield, 1 January 2008   vantage [ VAN-tij, VAHN  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a position, condition, or place affording a commanding view 2. superiority or an advantage 3. in a superior or advantageous position   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   From the vantage position, he watched the cricket match being played at the stadium.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Overlooking northern Israel and southern Syria, the heights give Israel an excellent vantage point for monitoring Syrian movements. BBC, Regions and territories: The Golan Heights, 8 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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