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	13-Jun-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists steadfast [ STED-fast, -fahst, -fuh' st ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. faithful or unswervingly, unwaveringly loyal 2. steady, firm or constant   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was considered to be a steadfast and brave soldier.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Russia's steadfast refusal to let EUMM inside the contested territories could also be construed as an attempt to cover up the destruction seemingly inflicted on predominantly Georgian-populated areas after their inhabitants left in the wake of the conflict. Economist, Still simmering, Oct 30th 2008   litany [ LIT-n-ee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a prayer that is part of a liturgy and consists of a series of recitals of invocation by a leader that is alternated with fixed responses by the congregation. 2. a resonant or repetitive recital or chant 3. a dreary or tedious account   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The boring litany about the travels undertaken by Captain Wells was poorly received by the audience.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Last year it signed an exclusive deal to supply RIM's BlackBerry Storm, but industry experts have suggested a litany of problems with the phone's operating system have suppressed sales. Telegraph, Vodafone signs exclusive deal for Google's new G2 phone, By Rupert Neate in Barcelona, 17 Feb 2009   irate [ ahy-REYT, AHY-reyt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. furious 2. pertaining to anger   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The irate customer yelled at the poor customer service executives.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The furor surrounding Ovrebo is not the first time -- and will certainly not be the last -- a referee has found himself or herself in the firing line from irate players and fans. CNN, Controversial refereeing decisions, Mike Steere, 8 May 2009   dire [ dahy-uh'r ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. causing dread 2. involving disaster or misfortune 3. desperate or urgent   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was warned of dire consequences if he disclosed the name of the bully.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The federal government does not plan to stop paying interest on the federal debt, a move which would have dire economic consequences. CNN, Broad range of programs targeted by proposed spending freeze, 27 January 2010.   pinnace [ PIN-is ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a light boat propelled by oars or a sailing boat used in attendance on a larger ship 2. any of various kinds of ship's attendance boats   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The pirates used the pinnace to ferry supplies from the island to their ship which was anchored off the coast.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Bear in mind that our ship is a pinnace and not a full-size warship. BBC, 'Superguns' of Elizabeth I's navy, 20 February 2009.   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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