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	28-Jun-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists surmise [ v. ser-MAHYZ; n. ser-MAHYZ, SUR-mahyz ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to infer or guess without any logical or conclusive evidence 2. (intr.v.) to guess or deduce without evidence 3. (n.) a conjecture, idea or opinion that has been formed without any evidence or logical explanation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He surmised the conclusion of the story to everyone's astonishment.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Some Syria-watchers have surmised that the American attack was carried out with the complicity of the Syrian authorities, even though it was incumbent on them to complain after the event. Economist, A puzzling raid, Oct 30th 2008   monolithic [ mon-uh'-LITH-ik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. pertaining to or of a monolith 2. carved out of only one stone 3. massive, monumental or huge 4. composed of a single piece, unbroken or solid   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The monolithic architecture was a famous tourist attraction.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   NMP's appointment marks the end of British Nuclear Fuels, better known as BNFL, the monolithic government body that for years was synonymous with the UK nuclear industry. BBC, BNFL is history as consortium steps in, By Jorn Madslien Business reporter, BBC News, Sellafield, 24 November 2008   mercurial [  mer-KYOO'R-ee-uh'l  ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1.(adj.) unpredictable 2. (adj.) energetic 3. (adj.) of or relating to mercury(a metallic element) 4. (n.) a drug or chemical containing mercury   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His mercurial tendencies often resulted in delayed projects.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The 41-year-old, who was one of the country's most mercurial cricketing talents, was criticised by the judge for being motivated by greed and making a "cowardly attempt to evade justice" as he was found guilty at Croydon Crown Court. The Telegraph, Chris Lewis, former England cricketer, jailed for 13 years for cocaine smuggling, Richard Edwards, 21 May 2009   extrapolation [ ik-STRAP-uh'-ley-shuh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the act of inferring by projecting known information 2. an inference based on or extended from known information   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The detective was able, by the process of extrapolation, to deduce that the witness was actually the murderer.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   "The notion of a 'graveyard of empires' is actually a false extrapolation from something that is true -- that there is tactical and strategic difficulty," Porter says. CNN, Is Afghanistan really a 'graveyard of empires?' Barry Neild, 7 December 2009.   infamous [ IN-fuh'-muh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. notorious or having an extremely bad reputation 2. detestable 3. an offense punishable by death, long imprisonment, or loss of civil rights   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The infamous sandalwood smuggler robbed not only from the rich but also from the poor.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Campaigners say they have "grave concerns" after a north London student on remand in Greece was moved to an "infamous" maximum security prison. BBC, UK man in 'infamous' Greek prison, 2 December 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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