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	14-Jul-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists odious [ OH-dee-uh 's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   intense displeasure, strong dislike, or aversion   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A refined man would probably find most of the vulgar Bollywood dance sequences to be odious.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   One New York reviewer said the film had "no redeeming social, entertainment or cultural value" and compared it to skateboarding as an odious youth trend. Chicago Tribune, Inside George Lucas'' Skywalker Ranch, By Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer   vacillate [ VAS-uh'-leyt ]   [ verb ]   MEANING :   1. to sway from one side to the other 2. to be indecisive and waver in mind or opinion   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A person who wishes to acquire a leadership position cannot afford to vacillate or change his mind frequently.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   If we are going to solve the challenges we face, we can't vacillate, we can't shift depending on our politics. Chicago Tribune, If elected, McCain vows to make immigration reform 'top priority', By Mike Dorning, Washington Bureau, June 29, 2008   languid [ LANG-gwid ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   lacking vitality or energy; showing little or no spirit.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Michael Holding was one of the fastest bowlers of all time, with a deceptively languid run up to the wicket.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Lee: tall, languid and with a laid-back intelligence, was a perfect foil to the childish, enthusiastic Herring. Review: Fist of Fun   reprisal [ ri-PRAHY-zuh' l ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   act of vengeance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The vast cross section of public opinion in this country is in favour of some sort of reprisal against Pakistan for not bringing to justice those responsible for the Mumbai terror attacks.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The latest actions follow a day of sustained Israeli military attacks against Palestinian targets in reprisal for the killing of six Israeli soldiers by Palestinian gunmen on Monday night. BBC News, Israel steps up reprisal raids, Wednesday, 20 February 2002   salutary [ SAL-yuh'-ter-ee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. favourable to health 2. designed for improvement   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The extremely competitive environment that most students encounter in the IIMs is designed to serve as a salutary reminder of the temperament required to succeed in the corporate sector.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Sometimes we build a fire for no reason whatsoever. No guests, no need to heat, just to be with. It is salutary -- the warmth, the color, the crackle, the hiss. The Sun, When Winter's Bringing Me Down, I Turn To The Fireplace, By SUSAN PLESE, The Hartford Courant   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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