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	28-Sep-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists sojourn [ n. SOH-jurn; v. SOH-jurn, soh-JURN ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a trip, vacation or tour 2. (n.) a temporary or short term residence 3. (intr.v.) to visit or reside temporarily in some place   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He decided to take a sojourn to Las Vegas.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   You could even bring a potted shrub or tree in from the garden for a short sojourn, covering any unsightly soil with a smart mulch of pebbles, shells, even glass marbles or old corks. Telegraph, 50 ways to improve your home: In the garden, 31 Mar 2008   obloquy [ OB-luh'-kwee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. condemnatory, derogatory or abusive language 2. disgrace or denunciation suffered due to abuse   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The amount of censure heaped upon Indian cricket coach Greg Chappell following his team's debacle in the 2007 World cup was enough obloquy for one lifetime.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Imagine the obloquy which would have been heaped on the Metropolitan police if it had not involved the CPS at an early stage. BBC, UK: The toughest case, April 26, 2002   quadrennial [ kwo-DREN-ee-uh' l ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) occurring once every four years 2. (adj.) of or lasting four years 3. (n.) an event that takes place every four years   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The quadrennial Olympic games is the most popular sporting event of our time.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   President Bush will raise his hand and take the oath of office for a second time Thursday, as the traditional pomp, ceremony and celebration of the quadrennial presidential inauguration take place under unprecedented post-9/11 security. CNN, Politics, Pomp, pageantry, tight security at inauguration, January 20, 2005   recondite [ REK-uh' n-dahyt, ri-KON-dahyt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. hidden; concealed 2. difficult to understand; abstruse 3. of or pertaining to something difficult, esoteric or obscure   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Nano technology is a complex and recondite field, requiring many years of study and an above average intellect.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Heraldic design is a complex subject with its own recondite vocabulary, much of it derived from 13th and 14th century Norman French. BBC, Heraldic boom in Russia, 29 November, 2001   skulk [ skuhlk ]   [ intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr.v.) to move about in a stealthy or furtive manner 2. (intr.v.) to hide or conceal stealthily out of fear or cowardice 3. (intr.v.) to shirk or evade responsibility or work 4. (n.) a person who shirks work and responsibilities 5. (n.) a congregation or flock of thieves or foxes   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He skulked but was found by the security guard.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Glass chips in by whistling at the mares, who skulk slowly around the stall before lifting their tail slightly, a sign that she's ready to go. abc News, Three Chimneys Gears up for Big Brown's Arrival, By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer, June 5, 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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