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	18-Jun-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists stricture [ STRIK-cher ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an abnormal contraction or tapering of a duct or passage in the body 2. a restraint, curb or limit 3. harmful or unpleasant criticism or censure   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The patient was in acute pain because of a stricture that had to be corrected using surgery.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It's there for our benefit -- to kill bacteria, but when not done correctly, it leads to mucus secretion, fluid, and stricture -- constricture of those airways. abcNEWS, Lung Health, Dec. 6, 2005   modish [ MOH-dish ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   fashionable, modern, stylish or chic   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her modish sense of style set her apart from the other First Ladies.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The medispa is a 'modish' space to heal and rejuvenate the mind, body and soul. The Times of India, Spa with a difference, Nona Walia, TNN, 2 Mar 2008   oblivious [ uh'-BLIV-ee-uh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. unaware or unconscious 2. forgetful   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The poor employee was oblivious to the fact that her contract had been terminated by her employer.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A single gene may control why some people are sensitive to the slightest smell of sweat, while others appear oblivious to the odour. BBC, Gene controls response to sweat, 31 October 2007   contention [ kuh'n-TEN-shuh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the act of striving in opposition 2. a competition or contest 3. an assertion or an affirmation put forward in an argument   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Having survived the round-robin stage and the semi-finals, the two teams were now in fierce contention to win the prestigious trophy.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Five photographers from Birmingham and the Black Country are in contention to have their picture chosen for the basis of the world's biggest photo mosaic. BBC, The Big Picture, 4 February 2010.   advocacy [ AD-vuh'-kuh'-see ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the act of arguing in favour of or of pleading for 2. the act of pleading or supporting 3. the work of an advocate or the profession   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The activist was famous for his advocacy of the fundamental rights of citizens.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We are extremely concerned that advocacy levels in the private sector are not regulated, leaving hundreds of children in Wales without the independent support they need to voice their concerns about the treatment they are receiving in these homes. BBC, Concerns over private children's care homes support, 15 February 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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