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	27-Jun-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists surly [ SUR-lee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. ill-tempered, rude or churlish 2. threatening or menacing 3. dismal or gloomy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His surly temper made everyone wary of him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I have travelled extensively in the Caribbean, and while I haven't always found it as friendly as it's painted – service is often surly and I've yet to meet anyone remotely helpful at Antigua airport – I've never encountered any crime or felt threatened. Telegraph, Caribbean dangers still slight, Maggie O'Sullivan, 11 Aug 2008   menial [ MEE-nee-uh' l, MEEN-yuh' l ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) degrading, low, servile or submissive 2. (adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of slaves or servants 3. (n.) a domestic slave or servant 4. (n.) a submissive or servile person   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Menial labour, unfortunately, is looked down upon and does not carry the same respect as other jobs.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He worked in menial jobs until he was 25, when a school friend who was directing commercials took on Ritchie as a runner. CNN, Rock 'n' roll Ritchie, By Mark Tutton For CNN, September 5, 2008   malevolence [  muh'-LEV-uh'-luh'ns  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1, (n.) spitefulness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He spoke with utmost malevolence when he challenged the champion for a rematch.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is far easier for them to contain domestic dissent over a poorly performing economy and restricted personal freedoms when they can frighten their citizens by invoking a malevolent threat from outside. CNN, Analysis: Why is Iran so upset with Britain? Robin Oakley, 23 June 2009   eclectic [ i-KLEK-tik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. selecting from a variety of sources or styles 2. made up of a selection from different sources 3. adopting individual elements from a variety of sources   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Being a fashion designer, he adopted an eclectic dress code that was popular with the youth.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In typical Malkovich style, his clothes balance between classic and eclectic. CNN, Wearing John Malkovich, Teo Kermeliotis, 21 January 2010.   ratify [ RAT-uh'-fahy ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to approve of 2. to confirm by giving formal sanction 3. to express consent   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The contract was made binding after it was ratified by both parties.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Lawmakers in Ukraine scuffled with each other, throwing punches and eggs, as parliament met Tuesday ratified a treaty with Russia that extends the latter's navy presence in the Ukraine's Crimean peninsula until 2042. CNN, Fists fly in Ukraine parliament punch up, 27 April 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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