soliloquy [ suh-LIL-uh'-kwee ] | | [ noun ] | | MEANING : | | 1. an act or instance when one talks to oneself 2. a monologue or speech in a drama where the character expresses his feelings and thoughts to the audience by means of talking to himself or herself rather than by talking to the other characters | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | Her habit of soliloquy caused her to be termed crazy.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | Yet because Sterling has made his own impact as a writer of fiction, he uses as his theme the famous "all the world's a stage" soliloquy describing the seven stages of life from Shakespeare's "As You Like It." CNN, Author takes a peek at the future in 'Tomorrow Now', By Renay San Miguel, February 26, 2003 | | limn [ lim ] | | [ transitive verb ] | | MEANING : | | 1. to represent or depict by means of a drawing or painting 2. to describe 3. to delineate | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | The walls of the caves are limned with scenes from everyday life.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | Years later, they may be limned with golden recollections, but not so during the dark present. CNN, On the literary campaign trail, August 31, 2000, By Todd Leopold | | liberality [ lib-uh'-RAL-i-tee ] | | [ noun ] | | MEANING : | | 1. the trait of giving generously 2. broadmindedness | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | His liberality was lauded by one and all.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | Their choices were highly predictable, with London-based, middle class, left-leaning liberality featuring prominently in the mix. BBC, How Richard and Judy changed what we read, Finlo Rohrer, 1 July 2009 | | commemorative [ kuh'-MEM-uh'-rey-tiv ] | | [ noun, adjective ] | | MEANING : | | 1. (adj.) serving as a reminder of 2. (adj.) honouring and preserving the memory of 3. (n.) anything that honours and preserves the memory of another | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | Dignitaries from all over the world were invited to the commemorative dinner after the coronation of the queen.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | A second commemorative event for Michael Jackson could be staged in London to mark what would have been the singer's 51st birthday. The Telegraph, Michael Jackson commemorative event planned for London, Ben Leach, 8 July 2009. | | exude [ ig-ZOOD, ik-SOOD ] | | [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ] | | MEANING : | | 1. (tr. v.) to project abundantly or radiate 2. (tr. v.) to send out or emit through pores or small openings. 3. (intr. v.) to gradually come out through pores or to ooze out | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | He had a positive outlook on life and exuded optimism wherever he went.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | This is supposed to be the phase of the campaign when Woods exudes a steely invulnerability, but he heads south to the Players Championship at Sawgrass this week in fear of embarrassment. The Telegraph, Tiger Woods humbled at Quail Hollow as the magic disappears, Oliver Brown, 1 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. Principe | | |
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