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	31-Aug-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists plebiscite [ PLEB-uh'-sahyt, -sit ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a direct vote of the people expressing their opinion for or against, esp., a ruler or government   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It is well known that the US would like a plebiscite to be held on the status of Kashmir.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There is a trend towards greater participation in preselections in both parties through member plebiscites. Sydney Morning Herald, Primaries reveal true colours, Julian Leeser, July 15, 2008   gamut [ Gam-uh' t ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a complete range of anything 2. the entire range of recognized musical notes   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   As Head of marketing, he had to be knowledgeable about the entire gamut of marketing activities conducted by his company.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There are 11 nominees, whose finely nuanced performances run the full gamut from comedy to tragedy. Telegraph, Cannes Film Festival: Canines battle it out for top Palm Dog, 20 May 2008   lackadaisical [ lak-uh'-DEY-zi-kuh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. devoid of spirit or vigour; listless 2. lazy or reluctant to work   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Government babus are renowned for their lackadaisical attitude to work.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Such guidelines were essential to ensure that the erring officers were prosecuted and sent to jail for neglecting duty, it said, taking a strict view of the lackadaisical policing in the country. The Indian Express, Cops refusing to file FIRs should be taken to task: SC to state govts, July 15,2008   hedonism [ HEED-n-iz-uh' m ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole good in life   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Kings and emperors in ancient times were well known for their hedonism.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It's a fact that students in Pune are used to a life, where discipline is a bookish term, while hedonism seems to be the buzz word. The Times of India, Shaping destinies,By MANISH MISHRA, 20 Mar 2006   kitsch [ kich ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) art in pretentious bad taste 2. (adj.) a display that is tawdry or vulgar   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Bollywood kitsch music has swept the country, even in places which are not Hindi-speaking.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Kitsch never came closer to a nation's patriotic heart. The Times of India, Patriot games, by C P SURENDRAN, 8 Feb 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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