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	07-Apr-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists retort [ ri-TAWRT ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to answer back or retaliate 2. (intr. v.) to pay back or reply in a caustic manner (n.) a reply, retort or an instance of retorting   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He retorted in a sarcastic tone.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This was a verbal retort on a visceral scale. The Herald, Unjustified and petty attack, March 16 2007   genealogy [ jee-nee-OL-uh'-jee, -AL-, jen-ee- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an account or record of one's derivation, descent, lineage or ancestry 2. a study of lineage or descent 3. one's lineage or ancestry   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His genealogy was taken into consideration before he was made Viscount Trelgate by His Majesty, the King.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There's a maplike memory board from the Congo that charts genealogy. abcNews, Map exhibits help navigate history and 'who we are', By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY, November 1, 2007   hirsute [ hur-soot, hur-soot  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   having the characteristic of hair, shaggy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The hirsute dog was the surprising winner of the competition.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Some of the world's most hirsute faces gathered on the English south coast to see who had the fullest beard or the most stylish moustache. BBC, Bearded wonders go head to head, 1 September 2007, accessed 25 August 2009   awl [ awl ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a pointed instrument or tool used for piercing leather or wood   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He used an awl to sew a patch on to his leather jacket.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He said he was angry that the company demanded workers repair sidewall blisters by punching holes in the tire with an awl. CNN, Firestone CEO, former workers answer questions in tire lawsuits, 27 October 2007.   drab [ drab ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) cheerless or lacking in spirit 2. (adj.) dull or lacking brightness 3. (adj.) having a dreary or dull character 4. (n.) greyish or brownish in colour   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The drab room, he lived in, made him grumpy.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is in the 12th District and is no more than an alleyway overhung by drab buildings. BBC, Openings and Endgame, Richard Cutler, 11 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 TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Free Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 4 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 9 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved