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	13-Jul-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists doff [ dof, dawf ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   (tr. v.) 1. to take off or remove, part or whole of one's clothing 2. to take off or tip one's hat as a show of respect or in greeting 3. to discard; throw off; get rid of   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It has become de riguer for fashion models to doff part of their skimpy outfits on the ramp in order to generate public interest in the show.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   People rarely stand still and doff their caps when a funeral passes nowadays - and other vehicles on the road tend to show more impatience than deference towards the cortege. BBC, Funeral processions - etiquette and the law, Sam Weller   avenge [ uh'-VENJ ]   [ verb ]   MEANING :   to inflict punishment in return for some offence or injury   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Being a vindictive person, he wanted to avenge the snide remarks heaped upon him by his colleagues.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Colin Dalgleish, the Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team captain, hopes to be given the chance to avenge the 121/2-111/2 defeat at Royal County Down in the 2009 match at Merion, Pennsylvania. The Herald, Dalgleish has revenge on his mind, DOUGLAS LOWE, Golf Correspondent, September 11 2007   gloat [ gloht ]   [ verb, adjective ]   MEANING :   to feel or express strong, often malicious, pleasure or delight   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Both Indians and Pakistanis gloat over their victories over one another in cricket matches.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The small car drivers can gloat at the pumps, added Jim Downey, a Chevy S-10 Blazer driver from Dunbar, W.Va., "but they cringe in envy when the SUVs pass them in the snow." abc News, "Some Gloat as SUVs Get Hit By Gas Costs", MICHAEL S. JAMES   assiduous [ uh'-SIJ-oo-uh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   showing constant attention and application; persistent   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Assiduous preparation is essential to crack the CAT examination.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He is always assiduous in preparation and is simply never casual in his approach to anything to with work – and that is the same for his chat show too. BBC, Michael Parkinson - Journalist and Broadcaster, 19th February 2008   cul-de-sac [ KUHL-duh'-SAK, -sak, KOO'L; Fr. Ky*duh*-sa*k ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a street or lane that is closed at one end 2. a situation or place where a person is trapped   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The older cities in Europe are notorious for having many cul-de-sacs.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   1)At the end of a cul-de-sac, Spellmire gestured toward a wide open field we could see in the distance beyond the slim side yards of the big houses. 2)"It's a bit of a cul-de-sac, so in that sense you would get speciation where something wanders off on its own." 1) National Geographic, Urban Sprawl Republished National Geographic magazine, Written by John G. Mitchell, April 2007 2) National Geographic, "First European" Confirmed to Be 1.2 Million Years Old, James Owen, March 26, 2008   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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