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	15-Oct-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists foment [ foh-MENT  ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to incite or foster or instigate 2. to treat (especially the skin) with warm water or by applying ointments   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The US has made several attempts in fomenting a coup against the Fidel Castro government in Cuba.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   During his announcement Saturday, Ortega also accused Washington of trying to foment a coup against Morales. abcNEWS, Nicaragua's Ortega Says No Meeting With Bush, MANAGUA, Nicaragua, September 14, 2008   menagerie [ muh'-NAJ-uh'-ree, -NAZH- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a collection of varied and exotic animals especially held for display 2. a place where exotic and unusual animals are held 3. a varied or diverse group   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The menagerie of lions and tigers being paraded around the circus ring thrilled the audience.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There were well-stocked games rooms, extensive lawns (much used for games of football), an adventure playground, a menagerie (goats, rabbits, hens, guinea pigs), plus a superb amount of information on local walks and cycle routes. The Telegraph, Youth hostels: bunking down with the family, Fred Mawer, 05 Mar 2008   pellucid [ puh'-LOO-sid ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. allowing light to pass; transparent or translucent 2. easily understood   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The pellucid waters of the Caribbean sea off the Jamaican coast make it an attractive destination for boating, diving and other water sports.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Like its sister islands, Little Cayman's deservedly famous top attraction is the fringe of unspoiled reefs along the Cayman Trench, the deepest point in the Caribbean Sea—which, combined with truly pellucid waters, add up to some of the most spectacular diving in the world. National Geographic, Island Caribbean Classic, By Jayne Wise   raison d'être [ REY-zohn DE-truh'; Fr. R*e-zawn* DE-tr*uh* ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   the purpose of living; the reason to exist   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   In today's mechanized warfare, mounted cavalry has lost its raison d'être.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Act introduced the 'Three Fs' in an attempt to destroy the raison d'être of the Land League. BBC, The Anglo-Irish Question, Part 2: 845 - 1900, 5th August 2005   imperious [ im-PEER-ee-uh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   dominant, domineering or haughty   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The compere's imperious manner alienated the audience.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   If he was to cast an imperious gaze at the Department of Trade and Industry he might note its failure to galvanise the regions of England in sharing proportionately in the nation's wealth. BBC, Kilfoyle: Time to reward the faith, Peter Kilfoyle MP, 1 March, 2001   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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