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	04-Sep-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists El Dorado [ el duh'-RAH-doh, -REY- or ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an imaginary city in south america sought by spanish explorers for its great riches and wealth 2. a place offering extraordinary wealth or opportunities   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   To most people around the world, the United states offers an El Dorado of opportunities.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   An almighty task, but to those in the world of shipwrecks, pirates and treasure troves, this was their El Dorado. BBC, How To Find A Treasure Trove, 19 May 2007   labyrinth [ LAB-uh'-rinth ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a complex and intricate network of interconnecting paths through which it is difficult to find one's way 2. a complex and tortuous arrangement of anatomical cavities   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The dense, dark Bhul Bhulaiya labyrinth in Lucknow is to be explored only if you are strong hearted.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I'm in Beijing on a tour of the hutongs, a labyrinth of narrow laneways between rows of traditional Chinese courtyard houses. News.com.au, Back to Beijing's future, Briar Jensen, January 09, 2008   insouciance [ in-SOO-see-uh' ns; Fr. an*-soo-syahn*s ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   indifference; nonchalance; lack of care and concern   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The subordinate's insouciance infuriated his superiors.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Sergeant Wilson was a far more laid back figure whose urbane insouciance aggravated his superior in the extreme. BBC, Comedy - Dad's Army   portend [ pawr-TEND, pohr- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. to foreshadow or indicate in advance; to give an omen of 2. to indicate or signify   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Black clouds on the horizon and strong winds generally portend a storm.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Eurovision vote is good for a pan-European laugh—but the election portends gloom or worse. The Economist, The European Union is doing its utmost to influence Serbia's voters, May 8th 2008   rapine [ RAP-in, -ahyn ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   the act of forcefully taking away someone else's property; pillage   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The rapine of Hindustan by Nadir Shah has been well documented.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   But Japan's relations with its nearest neighbours are still bedevilled by problems of acknowledging its rapine wartime past. Economist, A wish to lead, Dominic Ziegler, TOKYO, From The World in 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. 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