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	04-Jun-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists scoff [ skawf, skof ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) gibe or an instance or object of scorn or mockery 2. (tr.v.) to mock, jeer or express scorn 3. (intr.v.) to display contempt by ridiculing or jeering   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She scoffed at his attempt to explain why he was late.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Many scholars scoff at Brown's appeals to scholarship, arguing that the bloodline theory has been around for centuries and thoroughly discredited as a fraud. National Geographic, ""Da Vinci Code"" Spurs Debate -- Who Was Mary Magdalene?, Stefan Lovgren for National Geographic News, May 17, 2006   inordinate [ in-AWR-dn-it ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. disorderly, unregulated, chaotic or uncontrolled 2. excessive, immoderate or lacking restraint   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The inordinate amount of time spent on the project caused unnecessary delays.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Following an inordinate delay waiting for my online account to be opened, I finally visited a branch to open my account in person. Telegraph, Jessica shakes up 'casual' NatWest, By Jessica Gorst-Williams, 24 Jan 2009   laudatory [ LAW-duh'-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. expressing admiration 2. commendable   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His laudatory remarks went a long way in boosting the confidence of his son.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Karachi stock market rose more than 100 points in three days in the wake of Mr Bush's laudatory remarks. BBC, Musharraf thrives on US support, Aamer, Ahmed Khan, 8 December 2004   expunge [ ik-SPUHNJ ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to erase or strike out 2. to annihilate or wipe out 3. to eliminate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He expunged the various repetitions and resubmitted his report.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A victory for him on 4th November would help expunge the original sin of slavery from Jefferson's empire of liberty. BBC, US election has echoes in the past, Professor David Reynolds, 15 September 2008.   reverberate [ v. ri-VUR-buh'-reyt; adj. ri-VUR-ber-it ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to resound or re-echo 2. (tr. v.) to rebound 3. (tr. v.) to be deflected 4. (intr. v.) to echo back or bounce back 5.(intr. v.) to reflect or cast back 5.(adj.) having a tendency to resound or re-echo   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The powerful sound of the opera singer's voice reverberated in the auditorium.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The attacks reverberated around the globe. CNN, Female suicide bombers blamed in Moscow subway attacks, 29 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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