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	11-Sep-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists obsequious [ uh' b-SEE-kwee-uh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   marked by or displaying servility; fawning   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The obsequious comments on Sachin Tendulkar made by Indian journalists throughout his career reflect an unhealthy trend of jingoistic journalism.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Serena is never happier than when projecting her role as a perceived style icon, so the obsequious comments from American journalists about her dress sense were only too gratefully received. The Telegraph, Wimbledon: Serena fails to win over crowd, By Oliver Brown, 24 Jun 2008   acquiesce [ ak-wee-ES ]   [ verb ]   MEANING :   to agree without protest; to consent or comply tacitly   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The essence of military training is for a young cadet to be able to acquiesce to commands made by a superior officer.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Though adhering to that ideal brought the roof crashing down during the team's Spanish period, McLaren were delighted to acquiesce. The Telegraph, Heikki Kovalainen to be a McLaren team player, By Kevin Garside, 09 Jan 2008   détente [ dey-TAHNT; Fr. dey-THAN*T ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   the relaxing or easing of tension, between rivals, esp. nations, through negotiations or talks.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The current détente between the US and Russia after decades of mistrust and hostility during the cold war is a welcome step.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Nevertheless, General Bashir said the pardon was made at the request of the two priests and in a spirit of political détente. BBC, Alleged Khartoum bombers pardoned, 6 December, 1999   embargo [ em-BAHR-goh ]   [ noun, verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a government ban on the movement of trade ships into or out of its ports 2. (n.) a government edict prohibiting trade with foreign nations 3. (n.) a prohibition; a ban 4. (v.) to impose an embargo on   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Most foreign policy experts are of the view that the US trade embargo imposed on Iran has not yielded any significant results.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In October 1962 the United States and the Soviet Union were on the brink of nuclear war after the Kennedy administration discovered that the Soviet Union was constructing missiles in Cuba. As a result the U.S. government banned U.S. tourist travel to Cuba, and that embargo remains today. National Geographic, Travel Editor: Off-Limits Cuba a Diamond in the Rough, by Sarah Mullin for National Geographic News, October 22, 2002   euphonious [ yoo-FOH-nee-uh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   having a pleasing sound; pleasant to the ear   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   An euphonious voice can be a great asset when working in a call centre or in telephonic sales.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This was often referred to as "neo-liberalism", though a more correct if less euphonious title would have been "neo-economic-liberalism". BBC, Liberalism in the United Kingdom, Rodney Barker, Professor at Government Department of the London School of Economics writes for BBC Parliament   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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