TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 03-May-12

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	03-May-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists revulsion [ ri-VUHL-shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an unexpected or impulsive transformation of mood 2. distaste, repugnance or abhorrence 3. withdrawal 4. (medicine) decrease of horrible activity in a part of the body by causing an irritation in another part of the body   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The revulsion felt by the detective made him all the more angry.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They expressed their revulsion to Myanmar Foreign Minister Nyan Win over reports that the demonstrations in Myanmar are being suppressed by violent force and that there has been a number of fatalities. CNN, U.S. freezes assets, restricts travel of Myanmar junta, September 27, 2007   harridan [ HAHR-i-dn ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a hag or nasty, vicious or scolding old woman   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She was termed a harridan and a trouble maker.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Our mother Fay, played by Alison Steadman, is depicted as an overbearing Jewish harridan with a heavy German accent, whereas she was born in London and had an English accent. BBC, Cogan court action fails, 26 July, 2002   verve [ vurv ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. vigour, spirit or enthusiasm 2. vivacity or vitality 3. (archaic) talent or aptitude   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He completed all the tasks assigned to him with a lot of verve.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   These particular police were indeed heavily armed with energetic vocal and a real verve that hooked the crowd through their onstage interaction. BBC, Rhythms of the World, 4 September 2009   commiserate [ kuh'-MIZ-uh'-reyt ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to feel pity or express sympathy for 2. (tr. v.) to feel sorrow for 3. (intr. v.) to express sympathy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The neighbours commiserated with him over the loss of his grandfather.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A football fan has been fined £350 for running on to a pitch to commiserate with his team's goalkeeper. BBC, Fan fined for running on to pitch, 13 april 2007.   girth [ gurth ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) the circumference or the measure around a body 2. (n.) the band that passes around the midriff of a horse to hold the saddle in place or anything that encircles 3. (n.) bulk or size 4. (tr. v.) to fasten with a strap or to girdle   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The girth of the wrestler's chest was so huge that the largest jacket in the department store was too small to fit him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Renowned for its luxury leather goods, Gucci has long been inspired by the sporting glamour of the equestrian world, with design symbols like the horse-bit and web striped girth strap. The Telegraph, Charlotte Casiraghi debuts in her new Gucci equestrian look, Phong Luu, 17 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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