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	06-Jul-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists panacea [ pan-uh'-SEE-uh' ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a remedy for all ills or diseases   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Roadside quacks in Mumbai seem to have a panacea for all ailments.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The disclosure from Kay-Tee Khaw, a professor of gerontology at Cambridge University, was a disturbing reminder that all drugs come with risks attached - even those that have acquired a reputation for being a panacea. Telegraph, HRT: Miracle or killer?, By Lorraine Fraser   inquest [ IN-kwest ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an investigation or enquiry into the cause of a death.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Indian law makes it mandatory for an inquest to take place after every death.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In all jurisdictions a coroner who has conducted an inquest is bound to make certain findings and to record or certify them in writing. Reconciliation and Social Justice Library   cajole  [ kuh'-JOHL ]   [ verb ]   MEANING :   to persuade with flattery   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The little boy has to be cajoled into doing his homework.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   If not, then you'll need to cajole a nearby geek to install the card and speakers for you. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, By Paul McFedries   waddle [ WOD-l ]   [ intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   to walk like a duck, with small steps and an awkward side to side sway   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her tendency to waddle renders her ineligible for any fashion ramp.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Up to a dozen local birds are kept here temporarily before being allowed to waddle back to the wild. National Geographic, "Penguin Ranch" Reveals Hunting, Swimming SecretsJames Owen, January 30, 2004   implacable [ im-PLAK-uh'-buh' l, -PLEY-kuh'- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   impossible to be pacified or appeased   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Germany and the erstwhile USSR may have good relations now but they were implacable foes during World War II.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   All peoples will tend to hate the conqueror and to look down upon the conquered, but such natural feelings do not always result in implacable resentment or bitter contempt. Chronicles Magazine, Nationalism, Patriotism, and Internationalism I, by Thomas Fleming   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. Principe TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Free Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 4 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 9 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved