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	24-Aug-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists emetic [ uh'-MET-ik ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   (adj.) causing vomiting (n.) a substance that causes vomiting   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The timely dose of emetic administered by the doctor managed to save the patient's life.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Napoleon's doctors gave him large doses of purgatives including tarter emetic and, the day before his death, a massive dose of mercurous chloride, called calomel. National Geographic, Pick Your Poison - 12 Toxic Tales, by Cathy Newman, May 2005   flummox [ FLUHM-uh' ks ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   perplex; confound; confuse   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   In cricket, the reverse sweep is often employed by the batsman in order to flummox the bowler.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Benneteau, who reached the quarters here two years ago, repeated the trick in the second, breaking Federer's serve at 5-4 with a crosscourt backhand to flummox the advancing Swiss. ABC News, Federer Fends off Brave Benneteau Challenge, By Miles Evans, June 2, 2008   anosmia [ an-OZ-mee-uh', -OS- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   loss or absence of the sense of smell   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Certain intranasal gels marketed as remedies for the common cold can also be a cause of anosmia.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The likelihood of recovery from anosmia depends on what has caused it, as well as any treatment. BBC News, Sense and scent ability, By Claire Heald   lyceum [ lahy-SEE-uh' m ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an organisation or association that conducts lectures, discussions, concerts, etc. 2. a building or hall where public lectures or discussions are held   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The Ram Krishna mission is a lyceum, whose lectures and concerts are always well attended.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Shawshank Redemption and Bull Durham, will take the play to the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh in the middle of August. The Telegraph, Sarandon will star at fringe, By Auslan Cramb, 05/03/2003   colander [ KUHL-uh' n-der, KOL- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a bowl-shaped plastic or metal container with perforations, used for draining and rinsing food   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Without a colander, cooking rice and trying to drain away the liquid becomes an arduous task.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   While some of the light from the flashlight will travel through its holes, the solid part of the colander will keep much of the light from shining through. The Times of India, Light flows through metal like liquid, 31 Mar 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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