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	08-Aug-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists gratis  [ GRAT-is, GREY-tis ]   [ adverb ]   MEANING :   free of charge; without paying   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The rich NRI planned to build a hospital gratis in his erstwhile village.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He invited everyone to browse through the courseware gratis, "It is free of cost, of course, you cannot earn degrees but you can look through the course material." The Times of India, Rai online courses up and rolling, 30 Aug 2004, TNN   quaint [ kweynt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. oddly pleasant or charming, esp. in an old-fashioned way 2. strange or peculiar, usu. in a pleasing, interesting way 3. skilfully or artfully made 4. (obsolete) skilled; expert; wise   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Visitors to Darjeeling can avail of the services of a quaint little toy train which starts from Siliguri.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Like the train after which it is named, Anderson's comedy-drama is quaint and ramshackle, but it does the job of taking the audience in unexpected and pleasing directions. The Herald, Welcome on board the quirky train, ALISON ROWAT   nary [ NAIR-ee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   not one   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Although lawyers may contest fiercely against each other in the courtroom, there is nary a lawyer who develops a sense of animosity towards his peers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Beer is on sale, but there is nary a lager lout in sight. The Telegraph, Sportsvision spread wings to snowboarding, By Gareth A Davies, 10 Aug 2007   histrionic [ his-tree-ON-ik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. of or related to actors or acting 2. deliberately affected; overtly dramatic or emotional   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The histrionics displayed in Indian films make them popular to Asian audiences.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is of course theoretically possible that Georgia is engaged in an elaborate bluff involving secret planes, faked debris, forged radar logs and diplomatic histrionics. The Economist, Under the umbrella, Aug 9th 2007   indemnity [ in-DEM-ni-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. security or protection against loss or damage 2. something paid as compensation for any loss or damage 3. legal exemption from penalties or liabilities   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Insurance is probably the only indemnity for goods that are lost in transit.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In her speech and in answering questions from the audience, Bhutto did not specify the measures she wanted Musharraf to take. But afterward, she said in an interview that she was demanding he lift restrictions on political party leaders such as herself, and that he grant "indemnity for all parliamentarians and for all holders of public office." The Indian Express, Benazir says time's running out, LA Times-Washington Post, August 17, 2007   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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