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	26-Jul-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists aspersion [ uh'-SPUR-zhuh' n, -shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. spraying of holy water during religious practices 2. a potentially harmful remark made with the intention to defame 3. an act of defamation or derogation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   US Olympic gold medallist Marion Jones' admission that she had taken steroids prior to the Sydney Olympics cast an aspersion on the sport of athletics.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is not casting an aspersion on the sport, it just shows they are living in the real world. Telegraph, Samples to be frozen next year, Marcus Armytage, 26 Nov 2004   fortuitous [ fawr-TOO-i-tuh' s, -TYOO- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   accidentally lucky or fortunate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The fortitude displayed by the warriors in holding off the enemy was a sight to behold.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It would be very difficult for us to afford to do it on our own. It this case, it's a fortuitous linkage of the commercial and the not-for-profit. abcNEWS, A Scarcity of New Plays Dominate B'way's Fall, By MICHAEL KUCHWARA AP Drama Writer, NEW YORK, September 2, 2008   puissant [ PYOO-uh'-suh' nt, pyoo-IS-uh' nt, PWIS-uh' nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   having immense power or might   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Even the puissant British empire with all its resources could not succeed in cowing down Mahatma Gandhi.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   She used the words of the poet Milton to describe America after September 11 as like "a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep". Telegraph, Thatcher urges Bush to 'finish business of Iraq', By Toby Harnden in Washington   momentous [ moh-MEN-tuh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   of extreme importance or significance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Many social commentators think that the decision to grant universal adult franchise to all its citizens was the most momentous decision taken by independent India.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It has been a momentous week for Artur Boruc, if not quite for his Polish pals. The Herald, Retaining Boruc's services must be main Celtic priority, DARRYL BROADFOOT, Chief Football Writer   quip [ kwip ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a clever and witty saying 2. a sarcastic remark   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The comedian's quip about a particular actor's acting abilities made the audience roar with laughter.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Amidst the ongoing debate about OBC quotas, many would quip, "Girls must be given reservation". The Times of India, Girls stamp their authority in IIT results, 31 May 2007, Hemali Chhapia,TNN   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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