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	05-Jun-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists skulk [ skuhlk ]   [ intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr.v.) to move about in a stealthy or furtive manner 2. (intr.v.) to hide or conceal stealthily out of fear or cowardice 3. (intr.v.) to shirk or evade responsibility or work 4. (n.) a person who shirks work and responsibilities 5. (n.) a congregation or flock of thieves or foxes   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He skulked but was found by the security guard.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Glass chips in by whistling at the mares, who skulk slowly around the stall before lifting their tail slightly, a sign that she's ready to go. abc News, Three Chimneys Gears up for Big Brown's Arrival, By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer, June 5, 2008   insensate [ in-SEN-seyt, -sit ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. inanimate, unaware or devoid of sensation 2. brutal, cruel, indifferent or cold 3. foolish, irrational, stupid or lacking judgement   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His behaviour pointed towards an insensate nature.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Getting the local economy going is a good thing, but you've got to be pretty insensate not to pick up on the uneasiness of it all. Economist, The island and the outside world, Feb 12th 2009   macerate [ MAS-uh'-reyt  ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to soften by immersing in a liquid 2. (tr.v.) to separate into components by soaking 3. (tr.v.) to become thin due to a lack of food 4. (intr. v.) become soft or separated into components by immersing in a liquid   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The young chef macerated the fruits in wine before serving them in the form of an exotic fruit salad.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In French cooking, fruit is often macerated to soften it, add flavor and draw out the juices. CNN, Fruitful summer desserts, Mary Carroll, 5 September 2000   simulate [ SIM-yuh'-leyt ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to take on the appearance of or create a likeness 2. to make a pretense of 3. to imitate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He simulated the accident using computer generated images.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is this aspect that allows delicate and critical procedures to be realistically simulated. BBC, Simulator promises safer surgery, 25 february 2000.   tessellated [ TES-uh'-ley-tid ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. having the pattern of small squares or mosaic 2. having the appearance of or pertaining to mosaic   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The tessellated floor and scenic walls heighten the light-hearted setting of the children's playroom.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Its tessellated façade, inspired by a Paco Rabanne dress, became a symbol of the city's regeneration and even ended up on a postage stamp. The Telegraph, The library has landed, Ellis Woodman, 31 March 2007.   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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