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	18-Sep-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists profane [ pruh'-FEYN, proh- ]   [ verb, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (v.) to debase, defile by an unworthy or wrong use. 2. (n.) to treat with contempt or irreverence 3. (adj.) devoted to unholy, heathen purposes 4. (adj.) characterised by contempt or disrespect for god or all sacred principles   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Bhagwan Rajneesh's cult was regarded as profane by all major religious bodies and, as a consequence, he was deported from the US.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The world of rodeo is violent but sweet, harsh but full of affection, profane but religious, obscure to most of the American public but central to our roots. National Geographic, Rodeos—Behind the Chutes, By Michael Parfit   quiescent [ kwee-ES-uh' nt, kwahy- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. inactive, motionless or quiet 2. not showing symptoms or causing any trouble   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was a quiescent child who loved to daydream.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   But the 662-mile-wide (1,066-kilometer-wide) moon hasn't always been quiescent. Billions of years ago tectonic forces produced an enormous rift similar to the East African Rift Valley on Earth, Nimmo said. National Geographic, Icy Moon Tethys Had Ancient Underground Ocean, Richard A. Lovett, March 24, 2008   provident [ PROV-i-duh' nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. having a foresight or ability to make provisions for the future 2. frugal, thrifty or economical   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Life insurance is an essential form of provident care of our loved ones.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   For a small investor, especially from the salaried class, provident fund has become a way of life. The Times of India, Save prudently through a provident fund, By Deepa Gopalan, 20 May 2003   misanthrope [ mee-zahn*-tr*awp ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   one who hates, mistrusts, or dislikes everyone in general   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Being a misanthrope meant that he had no friends.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Many readers will find themselves drawn to Engleby, a witty misanthrope who rails against modern life, declining standards of education and almost all music after Steely Dan. ABC News,Sebastian Faulks Returns With 'Engleby', JILL LAWLESS, September 15, 2007   lissome [ LIS-uh' m ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   supple, agile, lithe, flexible, nimble   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The lissome, fast bowler's sprint to the wicket was a sight to behold.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The fair, light-eyed face and the lissome, five-feet-seven-inch frame has graced many an advertisement campaign. Indian express, Temperature rising, Shaan Chavan, October 20, 1998   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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