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	05-Apr-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists progeny [ PROJ-uh'-nee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. offspring, descendants or young ones 2. a product, result or issue   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Their progeny was destined for stardom.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Even for the best sire that has ever stood in Europe, which is probably Sadler's Wells, less than 60 per cent of his progeny would have won a race by the end of their three year old career," said Philip Freedman, chairman of the Throroughbred Breeders' Association. Telegraph, High price may not make champion horse, By Roger Highfield, 19/12/2007   firebrand [ FAHYUH R-brand ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a burning piece of wood 2. an inciter, agitator, instigator or mischief-maker   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His use of a firebrand in the protected areas of the forest was criticised by the forest rangers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The protests were called after an Israeli air strike hit the home of Nizar Rayyan, a firebrand leader of Hamas who refused to go into hiding, killing him and members of his family. BBC, Gaza facing 'critical emergency' , 2 January 2009   imminent [ im-uh'-nuh'nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. is going to happen in the immediate future 2. looming   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The boy waved a red cloth to warn the bus driver of the imminent danger.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Despite the comment from the federal law enforcement official, Murray's lawyer does not think an arrest is imminent because autopsy results into Jackson's death are pending. CNN, Search warrants seek evidence of drug addiction in Michael Jackson, 31 July 2009   impede [ im-PEED  ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to obstruct 2. halt the progress of 3. hinder   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They felt they could impede the construction of the factory by blocking the road which led to the site.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   But his injury did little to impede his rise through the ranks, and much to add to his personal charisma. BBC, ISRAEL'S GENERALS: MOSHE DAYAN, 14 June 2004.   rile [ rahyf ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. abounding with or of frequent occurrence 2. widely prevalent 3. current in speech   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The village was rile with rumours that their village had been chosen as the location for some of the rural scenes for SRK's new movie.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Sarah Beeny's sell-your-own-property site has riled estate agents across the country. The Telegraph, Word on the street: estate agents bite back, Anna Tyzack, 8 February 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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