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	21-Sep-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists retrieve [ ri-TREEV ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to recover or restore 2. (tr.v.)to repair or make amends 3. (tr.v.) to rescue or free 4. (tr.v.) to access and read 5. (tr. v.) to fetch game (in hunting) 6. (tr. v.) to return the ball (as in tennis) 7. (intr. v.) to fetch game (hunting) 8. (intr. v.) to return the ball (as in tennis) 9. (n.) an instance of retrieval 10. (n.) return of the ball (as in tennis)   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The policeman retrieved the purse that had been stolen.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It and the Dutch government have ended up lending money to Iceland so that their citizens can retrieve money from Landsbanki, one of the country's nationalised banks. The Economist, Divided we stand, Oct 16th 2008   premeditate [ pri-MED-i-teyt ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to consider or scheme in advance 2. (intr. v.) to deliberate or plot beforehand   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The attacks by the terrorists were premeditated.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Saakashvili insists that the Russia action is "premeditated aggression." CNN, Analysis: Georgia's major miscalculation?, By CNN's European Political Editor Robin Oakley, August 11, 2008   frond [ frond ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a leaflike thallus 2. a large leaf, especially like that of a palm or fern, that has been divided finely   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The fronds from the palm trees provided welcome respite from the sun.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Every branch sways, every frond moves when you bump or shoot it, and every tree trunk below a certain thickness can be snapped and collapsed. abcNEWS, Crysis Screenshots: Best-Looking PC Game Ever?, November 13, 2007   retort [ ri-TAWRT ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to answer back or retaliate 2. (intr. v.) to pay back or reply in a caustic manner (n.) a reply, retort or an instance of retorting   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He retorted in a sarcastic tone.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This was a verbal retort on a visceral scale. The Herald, Unjustified and petty attack, March 16 2007   predilection [ pred-l-EK-shuh' n, preed- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a prejudice or inclination to be partial towards something or someone   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His predilection towards people of his sect caused his political downfall.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Bundle goodies in reused, recycled or resourced packages, which can range from simple to elegant based on your budget, the size of your wedding, your time, your preference and your…well, predilection for crafts. National Geographic, DIY Diva, By Donna Garlough, April 30, 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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