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	13-Aug-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists ebullient [ i-BUHL-yuh' nt, i-BOO' L- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. boiling; agitated; bubbling 2. high-spirited; highly enthusiastic or feverish   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Our national cricket team has a number of ebullient youngsters whose athleticisms on the field make for delightful viewing.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Donald Macleod charts the collaboration between Delius and the eccentric and ebullient composer Percy Grainger who, in spite of their contrasting characters, formed a close bond through their shared love of freedom, landscape and wild beauty. BBC, Composer Of The Week, 28 May 2008   ablution [ uh'-BLOO-shuh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a washing or cleansing of the body, especially for religious reasons   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The Hindu religion lays great stress on performing ablutions.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In the Sikh holy city of Amritsar, where thousands of devotees gathered to celebrate the birthday of one of the religion's most important gurus, there was not enough water available for the pre-prayer ablutions. CNN, Workers aim to restore power after massive India blackout, January 3, 2001   tatterdemalion [ tat-er-di-MEYL-yuh'n, -MAL- ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a person dressed in rags; a shabby person 2. (adj.) ragged or shabby appearance; unkempt, dilapidated   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The huge number of tatterdemalions in the refugee camps made for depressing viewing.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In effect, the Mbuti are gaining their independence—which in Congo's feral east means they are free to lose everything to the tatterdemalion parade of pilgrims, many in far worse straits, who trod the dying remnants of the trans-African highways built by the colonial Belgians. National Geographic, Who Rules The Forest, By Paul Salopek   gastronome [ GAS-truh'-nohm ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a connoisseur of fine food and drink   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   France is a delightful country to visit, if you happen to be a gastronome.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Adami was a gastronome, and impressed local elders with his readiness to eat the most disgusting-looking delicacies, of which sheeps' eyes were by no means the most offensive. Telegraph, Major 'Cuth' Adami, 25 March 2006   kiosk [ KEE-osk, kee-OSK ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a small open gazebo or pavilion, supported by pillars 2. a lightly constructed small structure, often used as a newsstand or booth   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The Railways is mulling over the proposal to introduce reservation kiosks all over the country.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The survey showed that among other extras guests have requested from the hotels are in-room entertainment systems and airline check-in kiosks. Chicago Tribune, Hotels get hip to the needs of 21st Century travelers, By Alfred Borcover , July 20, 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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