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	27-Aug-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists exiguous [ ig-zig-yoo-uh' s, ik-sig- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   scanty; meagre; inadequate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His exiguous income prevented him from marrying and starting a family.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   So the kind, weary officials held on till all had claimed their exiguous luggage and formed for admission to passport inspection two by two. BBC, Evacuation From Bordeaux, by ageconcernslough, 25 January 2006   impugn [ im-PYOON ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to assail someone with arguments or words 2. to attack or oppose as being false   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The judge impugned the defence attorney's arguments.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Hansen did not impugn the integrity of those Australians claiming they heard the offensive word used by Harbhajan. The Times Of India, LEADER ARTICLE: Of Monkeys And Kangaroos, Ramesh Thakur, 1 Feb 2008   quietus [ kwahy-EE-tuh' s ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. final settlement; finishing stroke that settles or ends 2. discharge from activity; release from life   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His lengthy speech served as a quietus to the argument.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   For each German soldier killed by Briton and their allies, 10 got their quietus from the Soviet Red Army. BBC New, WW2 the Thornton's War - Part Three, By John Phillip Thornton   gauche [ gohsh ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   lacking social grace or civility; tactless; crude   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The exquisite manners of most Europeans make many Americans feel gauche.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Other critics find the association's fundraising efforts gauche, while some graduate students are concerned the campaign against using adjunct faculty will leave them with no jobs at all. USA Today, 'Tenured radical' tries to revive professors group, By Justin Pope   affable [ AF-uh'-buh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   approachable; friendly; pleasant and polite   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His affable temperament won him many friends.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The affable host thrives on the adrenaline rush of anything-can-happen live TV — and he can handle anything that comes his way. ABC News, Reality Sets in for Seacrest, Bergeron, Others, By ERIN CARLSON, Associated Press Writer, July 18, 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. 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