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	24-Jul-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists charlatan [ SHAHR-luh'-tn ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a person who pretends to possess more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The field of astrology is filled with charlatans.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He is an authentic legend in a game that now breeds herds of the charlatan variety. The Herald, Rush: Scots have what it takes to reach finals, HUGH MacDONALD, September 06 2008   preposterous [ pri-POS-ter-uh' s, -truh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   contrary to common sense, nature, or reason   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   In the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, most Indians find it preposterous that their government wishes to continue its dialogue with Pakistan.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They considered ACC membership a trump in their ceaseless competition against the Hokies, and to them, the notion of aiding their rivals was preposterous. Daily Press, 2 men and 1 rival got Tech to ACC, By David Teel, June 22, 2008   usury [ YOO-zhuh'-ree ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the lending of money at very high interest rates 2. an exorbitant amount or rate of interest   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The practice of usury is still prevalent in some rural areas of our country.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Forbearance was a way round the notion of usury, because the lender was foregoing the ability to profit from the sum that had been lent. University of Oxford, An English mathematical aide-memoire of the 17th century, Text copyright © 2005-8 Stephen Johnston   encomium [ en-KOH-mee-uh' m ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   enthusiastic praise or laudation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   An encomium by the Prime Minister and the President awaited Abhinav Bindra, the lone gold medallist from Beijing when he returned home.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mr Derrida himself disagreed with pretty much everything anyone said about him; but he may have let that encomium pass. Economist, Jacques Derrida, French intellectual, Oct 21st 2004   fickle [ FIK-uh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   inconstant, changeable or lacking steadfastness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The fickle weather in Darjeeling means that residents carry an umbrella with them at all times, even on apparently bright, sunny days.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   That much of Eurostat's predicted boom comes from immigration makes it even wobblier, since migration flows depend heavily on economic circumstances, as well as on fickle changes in politics and migration law. Economist, Multiplying and arriving, Aug 28th 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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