TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 01-Jun-12

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scintillate [ SIN-tl-eyt ]
 transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. (tr.v.) to sparkle, shimmer or flash
2. (tr.v.) to twinkle or gleam like the stars
(tr.v) to be animated, witty or brilliant
(intr.v.) to gleam, shimmer or sparkle
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 Her dress scintillated in the evening lights.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 It is a delightful mix of young dancers who scintillate with their synchronised steps," Neha Jha, who saw the performance in Mumbai, said.
The Times of India, 'Moulin Rouge' will now dazzle Delhi, 3 Dec 2005
 
mire [ mahyuh*r ]
 noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. (n.) bog, slush or marsh
2. (n.) a tough, disadvantageous or difficult situation
3. (tr.v.) to plunge or cause to stick fast as though in mire
4. (tr.v.) to entangle, entrap, hamper or hinder
5. (intr.v.) to sink or stick in mire
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 He struggled for his footing as he almost slipped and fell into the mire.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 The Bank is embarking on its unprecedented policy to prevent the UK economy - already mired in the deepest recession since the 1980s - from tipping into something worse.
Telegraph, Bank of England poised to cut interest rates close to zero and print money, By Angela Monaghan, 05 Mar 2009
 
infuriate [ v. in-FYOO'R-ee-eyt; adj. in-FYOO'r-ee-it ]
 adjective, transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. (tr. v.) to cause to be very angry
2. (adj.) enraged
3. (adj.) marked by extreme anger
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 His repeated pestering infuriated all his colleagues.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 Advertising has again this year shown its power to inspire and infuriate.
BBC, Ad Breakdown's pick of 2006, 1 January 2007.
 
corroborate [ kuh'-ROB-uh'-reyt ]
 transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. to confirm
2. to substantiate or support with other evidence
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 He said that since the circumstances had changed, he was unable to corroborate his previous statement.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 CNN could not corroborate the authenticity of the memo, which was obtained by National Public Radio.
CNN, Military denies hiding report after Fort Hood killings 20 November 2009.
 
upshot [ uhp-shot ]
 noun ]
 MEANING :
 1. the result or the conclusion of
2. the gist or central theme
3. consequence
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The upshot of their tiff was that they were not talking to each other.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 The upshot was a dystopian regime in which Lord Mandelson and Alastair Campbell were recalled from ignominy to orchestrate a campaign of lavish deceit.
The Telegraph, It will take a long time for the new boys to unravel Gordon Brown's mess, Jeff Randall, 13 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
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