TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 09-Apr-12

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	09-Apr-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists regal [ REE-guh' l ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. pertaining to or characteristic of a king or monarch 2. royal 3. glorious, marvellous or stately   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The ceremony was conducted in full regal splendour.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It was not only Mr Mandela's regal charm that won over white South Africans. The Economist, Nelson Mandela: Rugby's role in his rise, Sep 11th 2008   impinge [ im-PINJ ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr.v.) to infringe, trespass or encroach 2. (intr.v.) to impact or make an impression on something 3. (tr.v.) to make inroads   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He said his rights were impinged upon.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   These performance models are designed to add a little excitement while not impinging on those core brand values. CNN, GM's Buick unveils high-performance line, By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNNMoney.com staff writer, March 27, 2007   idolatry [ ahy-dol-uh'-tree ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. veneration of idols or worship of the statues of deities 2. extreme adulation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Idolatry is a common practise in India.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Although my idolatory will forever be checked by my son who, upon being taken to see the famous shark, asked me if the artist had caught it himself. BBC, Thought for the day, Rhidian Brook, 19 September 2008   conduit [ KON-dwit ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a tube or pipe for conveying fluids 2. a duct for enclosing electric cables   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The two tanks were connected by a conduit.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   One conduit would push the warm water from the ocean's surface down. CNN, Can Bill Gates stop hurricanes? Scientists doubt it, Ayesha Tejpar, 1 september 2009.   providence [ PROV-i-duh'ns ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. God's care and guidance over the creatures of the earth 2. a manifestation of divine care 3. prudent resource management   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He told the congregation to have faith and everything would be taken care of by providence.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The most common reason for keeping a diary in the seventeenth century was to keep an account of providence or God's ordering of the world and of individual lives. BBC, Diaries of the Seventeenth Century, Dr Mark Knights, 11 May 2009.Last updated 2009-11-05   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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