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	19-Aug-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists guffaw [ guh'-FAW, guh'- ]   [ noun, verb ]   MEANING :   (n.) a loud and boisterous burst of laughter (v.) to laugh loudly and boisterously   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The sanctimonious speeches delivered by politicians on the eve of any election makes one guffaw.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It makes you guffaw and it reminds you of how terribly slothful music has become. BBC, Mad About The Bowie, by Stuart Bailie, 10 July 2008   decapitate [ di-KAP-i-teyt ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   to behead; to cut off the head of   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   During the French revolution a guillotine was used to decapitate people.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Police say the swan was held down "with some degree of force" before a knife was used to decapitate it. BBC, £1,000 reward after swan beheaded, 4 April 2007   exhort [ ig-ZAWRT ]   [ verb ]   MEANING :   to warn or advise earnestly; to warn strongly and urgently   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   On several occasions, the invigilator had to exhort the test takers not to cheat.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   On several occasions, Sampson flew to Athens to exhort the Greek military dictatorship to "take action" in Cyprus. The Telegraph, Nicos Sampson, 22 Nov 2001   coxswain [ KOK-suh' n, -sweyn ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a person who usually steers a boat or is in charge of one   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Being the strongest rower his position as the coxswain of his college rowing team was secure.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   After graduating from Yale with a bachelor's degree in American studies, he competed as a coxswain in five world championships and in the 1988 Olympics, guiding the U.S. men's eight to a bronze medal. National Geographic, Bio, SETH BAUER   hoary [ HAWR-ee, HOHR-ee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. extremely old, and often impressive and admired 2. greyish white or white due to age 3. white or whitish in colour   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   I found an old dog with a hoary muzzle sleeping in my front verandah.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He used the hoary metaphor of thousands of planes landing safely at the airport every day, but we only hear about the ones with bumpy landings. ABC News, Beverley Lumpkin: Halls of Justice, By Beverley Lumpkin, June 22   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. Principe TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Free Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 3 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 12 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved