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	23-Aug-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists demure [ di-MYOO' R ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. reserved or modest in manner or behaviour 2. coy; affected shyness or modesty   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her demure manner endeared her to her elders.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The leading lady is usually demure and innocent and will wear a calf-length or full-length dress. BBC, The Costumes, 11th December 2006   facile [ FAS-ahyl; FAS-il ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. easily obtained or accomplished 2. superficial, shallow 3. flowing or moving freely; fluent 4. mild or affable; compliant; courteous   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Barcelona recorded a facile 2-0 victory over Manchester United in the recently held European Champion's League final.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Some say there's absolutely no proof that our political views are embedded in our DNA. "These are very facile studies that make outrageous claims," says Evan Charney, a political scientist at Duke University. CNN, Are your politics rooted in your genes?, By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN, February 11, 2008   idée fixe [ ee-dey FEEKS ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an idea that one has entertained for a long time; a fixed idea; obsession   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The British psychedelic band Pink Floyd's idee fixe of incorporating technology in music was considered ahead of its time.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Again, Berlioz's idée fixe puts in an appearance, with a heart-pounding variation for cellos and basses over which the theme itself floats in fragments. BBC, Meet the Phil 2006/07   immanent [ IM-uh'-nuh' nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. inherent; dwelling or existing within 2. taking place inside the mind without having any consequences outside   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Values immanent in our culture are to be preserved and instilled to the next generation.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Though Britain has no written constitution or pledge of allegiance, we have values which are immanent in our culture, and which every citizen should be expected to agree with. The Telegraph, The fundamentals of law in this country…, 14/07/2005   humdrum [ HUHM-druhm ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) not challenging; dull and tedious; lacking excitement and variety 2. (v.) routine or monotonous talk   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Spectators soon lost interest in the humdrum quiz contest taking place.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It may be one of the most humdrum metaphors in the sporting lexicon, but Brent Romany's story begins with him being - actually, physically - thrown in at the deep end. The Herald, The Trinidad swimming coach who is making waves in Glasgow, by KENNY HODGART   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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