TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 29-Jul-12

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	29-Jul-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists rapier [ REY-pee-er ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a thin two-edged sword used for thrusting   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Fencing is a sport which makes use of the rapier.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The notes on these speeches are at variance on a supposed anachronism committed by Shakespeare in introducing the rapier in the time of Henry the Fourth. Google Book Results, Illustrations of Shakespeare, and of Ancient Manners, Merry Wives of Windsor, By Francis Douce   niche [ nich ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1.the status or function of an organism in an ecosystem 2. a place or activity that is best suited for a person or a thing 3.a small concavity 4. a specialized market   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The niche was the perfect place to house the newly bought statue.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   When a new species forms, there's a very good chance that it will occupy a different niche from the ancestral species. National Geographic, Evolution Comes in Bursts, Gene Study Finds   joie de vivre [ zhwaduh* vee-vruh* ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a french phrase meaning carefree or joyful enjoyment of life; happy to be alive   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The islanders joie de vivre and zest for life made it a delightful place to visit.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Even when he was in his pomp, amassing 48 caps for his country and six for the Lions, he marvelled at the fashion in which his French counterparts could conjure up feats of jaw-dropping joie de vivre with a nonchalant shrug. The Herald, Le crunch for England, Neil Drysdale, October 13 2007   kiln [ kil, kiln ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an oven or furnace that is used for baking substances like bricks and ceramics.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Rural prosperity is giving rise to many new kilns, to convert mud huts into concrete houses.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In what used to be a battleground, they're making bricks -- to build a kiln -- to make more bricks -- to rebuild their homes and villages. CNN.com, Afghanistan rebuilds economy, From Mike Chinoy, September 23, 2002   quidnunc [ KWID-nuhngk ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a person who is nosy and inquisitive   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   My room mate is an inveterate quidnunc.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Let a mutual friend introduce to him a stranger, and the quidnunc rides impatiently over the first sentence of salutation. Historical and Biographical Essays By John Forster   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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