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	13-May-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists rife [ rahyf ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. widespread or prevalent 2. abundant, copious or in plenty   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The air was rife with speculation about the match.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   DEEP in the heart of Afghanistan's Helmand province, an area rife with Taliban activity and the very front line for the soldiers based here, daily life is nothing but eventful. The Herald, Daily round of patrols, attacks and reprisals   infidel [ IN-fi-dl, -del ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a non-believer in a particular faith or religion 2. (n.) an atheist or one devoid of religious beliefs 3. (n.) a sceptic or non-believer of a theory or belief 4. (adj.) unbelieving or not accepting   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Their treatment of those they considered infidels was abhorrent.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The bombings targeted the Yazidi sect, which Muslim extremists have denounced as infidel. BBC, Minority targeted in Iraq bombings, Roger Hardy, 15 August 2007   inept [ in-EPT ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   not having the ability to perform a certain job   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The editor deeply regretted choosing the inept journalist to complete the task.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Since running as Senator John McCain's vice-presidential candidate, senior campaign officials have described her as inept, ignorant and egocentric. The Telegraph, Sarah Palin's presidential hopes crushed as Levi Johnston claims she can't even shoot a gun, Alex Spillius, 2 September 2009   valedictory [ val-i-DIK-tuh'-ree ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) saying good-bye or bidding farewell 2. (adj.) pertaining to a departure or farewell 3. (n.) a farewell speech 3. (n.) a speech given at the graduation exercises of a college or school   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Everyone clapped after the valedictory speech given by the general secretary of the student body.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Headed for the minority and the back benches come January, House Speaker Dennis Hastert offered his valedictory to colleagues Friday night, saying he was "proud to be part of this unique time in the history of our country." CNN, Hastert offers farewell as he prepares to head for back benches, 8 December 2006.   seine [ seyn ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water with floats at the upper edge and weights at the lower edge 2. (tr. v.) to catch fish with a net which is hung vertically in the water 3. (intr. v.) to fish with a vertical net   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Our team used a seine and caught ninety-seven fishes in just one hour.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Most notorious are the purse seine nets, up to three miles long, used to encircle and 'bag up' huge numbers of fish. The Telegraph, Tuna fishing: The fairest catch, Rose Prince. 11 March 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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