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	20-Jul-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists jaded [ JEY-did ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   wearied, bored, dulled or fatigued   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The educated urban youth in Mumbai is so jaded that they find even rave parties unexciting.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Variously described as jaded and lacking belief in their futures—"a burned generation," as Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi put it—they are increasingly leaving for Europe and elsewhere. National Geographic, Iran Archaeology   incursion [ in-KUR-zhuh' n, -shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an invasion, inroad, intrusion or raid   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The armed incursion into Kargil by Pakistani troops in 1998 was successfully repulsed by the Indian army.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Fearful that Moscow's recent armed incursion into Georgia suggests it is trying to regain control over its "near abroad", Mr Lukashenko is now urgently seeking to mend relations with the West, even hiring Lady Thatcher's former spin doctor, Tim Bell, for advice. Telegraph, Belarus dictator courts Europe before 'unfree and unfair' election, By Colin Freeman, 28 Sep 2008   perennial [ puh'-REN-ee-uh' l ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) existing throughout the year 2. (adj.) persisting for a very long time 3. (adj.) recurrent or perpetual 4. (n.) a plant that is perennial in nature 5. (n.) a recurrent phenomenon or thing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The perennial tropical climate of Florida makes it an attractive destination for tourists from more temperate regions.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   According to data from NASA's QuikSCAT satellite, between 2004 and 2005 the Arctic lost an unprecedented 14 percent of its perennial sea ice (shown in white)—some 280,000 square miles (725,000 square kilometers), or an area the size of Texas. National Geographic, Photo in the News: Arctic Ice Melting Rapidly, Study Shows, Aalok Mehta , September 14, 2006   misogamist [ mi-SOG-uh'-mee, mahy- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   one who hates marriage   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Historians are still unable to unearth the reason why Alexander the Great was such a fierce misogamist.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Arthur is transformed into an indecisive politician, a neurotic military genius, or an embittered misogamist. BBC, h2g2 - Rex Futurus   martyr [ MAHR-ter ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a person who makes great sacrifices, suffers, or dies for his belief.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Mahatma Gandhi was the greatest martyr our country has ever produced.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We also feel proud of the martyrs whose bodies were returned here today, Suleiman said. CNN, Lebanon hails militants freed in prisoner swap   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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