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	25-May-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists scintilla [ sin-TIL-uh' ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a spark, flash or a miniscule particle 2. an iota or miniscule amount   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A scintilla of attraction is often enough for people to fall in love.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He said prosecutors had offered "not one scintilla of proof" otherwise. CNN, More protests planned over acquittal of officers in Diallo case, February 26, 2000   iniquitous [ i-NIK-wi-tuh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   sinful, evil, vicious or wicked   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His iniquitous personality made him the antagonist of the novel.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Scottish Gas and Scottish Hydro Electric have ended that iniquitous practice and it's only Scottish Power that's left. BBC, Scottish Power charges criticised, 5 February 2007   lament [ luh'-MENT ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to show sorrow for 2. (intr. v.) to be sorrowful 3. (intr. v.) to bemoan 4. (n.) a display of grief 5. (n.) a song of mourning   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   In the book "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", the phoenix lamented the death of his beloved master, Albus Dumbledore by singing a very beautiful tune.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The children lamented that their mother was far from skilled at the task and that their father was not there. CNN, 'Jon & Kate' returns with new challenges, Lisa Respers France, 4 August 2009   buffoon [ buh'-FOON ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. one who amuses others by using jokes, gestures or tricks   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was the buffoon of the class and amused everyone with his antics.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Alan Duncan, the serial buffoon and gaffe merchant, has been disciplined by David Cameron. The Telegraph, DaveWatch: inadequate David Cameron is afraid to sack serial buffoon Alan Duncan, Gerald Warner, 14 August 2009.   uproarious [ uh'p-RAWR-ee-uh's, -ROHR ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. tumultuous or characterized by a state of uproar 2. very full-bodied or loud, noisy and confusing 3. very funny or hilarious   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   There were bouts of uproarious laughter after every joke narrated by the comedian.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   That was the trigger to create the state's current uproarious scene, casting a long shadow on national politics CNN, Bush's Terminator, 15 August 2003.   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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