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	05-Jul-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists talon [ TAL-uh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a claw of an animal or a bird of prey 2. something suggestive or in the shape of a claw 3. the part of a lock that the key needs to press into so as to shoot the bolt 4. the cards that are laid aside after dealing 5. (architecture) ogee molding   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The talons were sharp and were used for self defence.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Today, hurdling superstar Gail Devers adds star power to the track as much with her bright, talon-like nails as with her talent. The Times of India, Super athletes sporting Olympic style, by Ruma Singh, August 28, 2004   odoriferous [ oh-duh'-RIF-er-uh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. diffusing, yielding or giving off an odour 2. morally offensive   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Cooking this particular type of fish is difficult because of its odoriferous nature.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Small discs of cattle blood and odoriferous gel are covered with a membrane to mimic skin, and then mosquitoes are released into the olfactometer. CNN, Mosquitoes have discriminating tastes, August 26, 1999   mesmerize [  MEZ-muh'-rahyz  ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to hypnotize 2. (tr. v.) to put into a trance 3. (tr. v.) to captivate the senses   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The dancer's grace mesmerized the members of the audience.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Cryptic sea dragons ghost in and out of the fronds and giant cuttlefish mesmerize their prey with fantastic light displays. BBC, Science and Nature:TV and Radio follow-up, 9 September   refurbish [ ree-fur-bish ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to renovate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He refurbished his apartment so that he could sell it at a higher price.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The films are being refurbished as part of an international effort to preserve his film heritage CNN, Early Chaplin films, Grace Wong, 29 January 2010.   archive [ AHR-kahyv ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. a record or document relating to various activities 2. a place where historical documents and public records are kept 3. a large collection of data 4. to put records in an archive   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The author searched the cultural archives for content on Indian folklore for his new novel.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Starting out on the family history trail can be difficult enough without the added complication of the fact that you'll probably have to visit an archive, record office or similar institution. BBC, Working in Archives, Dr Nick Barratt, 23 November 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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