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	21-Oct-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists extirpate [ EK-ster-peyt, ik-STUR-peyt ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to destroy or remove completely; exterminate 2. to pull up by; uproot   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The Pakistani army chief's decision to send troops to the Swat valley to extirpate the Taliban was well received both within and outside the country.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   President George W. Bush still favored the Israeli offensive to extirpate Hezbollah from Lebanon. CNN, Tyrell: The commander in chief's blood pressure, Friday, August 4, 2006   dwindle [ DWIN-dl ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to gradually or steadily reduce, lessen or diminish 2. (intr.v.) steadily or gradually lessen, shrink or diminish   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They faced poverty as their finances dwindled.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The list of potential suitors for Royal Bank of Scotland's insurance division continues to dwindle, with German financial giant Allianz yesterday declaring that it had not made a bid for these operations. The Herald, Allianz out of running to buy RBS insurance division, IAN McCONNELL, Business Editor, August 08 2008   earthy [ UR-thee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. of or pertaining to the earth or soil 2. worldly 3. practical, down to earth or realistic 4. crude, indecent or vulgar 5. simple, uninhibited, natural or unsophisticated   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The earthy smell after the first rains is pleasing.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Whether in the earthy, family-minded Mediterranean or the buttoned-up culture of the Teutonic world, men and women hesitate to contemplate the practical details of planning for a messy, protracted demise. Economist, Into the sunset, Jul 31st 2008   realpolitik [ rey-AHL-poh-li-teek, ree- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   politics that is based on practical needs and the need for power, rather than ideological principles or ethics   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The ability to play realpolitik is an asset for any politician in this country.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Although the confident attacker was first capped at Ewood Park, the realpolitik of international selection means that England's coach, Fabio Capello, watches more Spurs games than those at Blackburn. The Telegraph, David Bentley's move to Spurs will help England manager Fabio Capello, By Henry Winter   patrician [ puh'-TRISH-uh' n ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) an aristocrat or a person belonging to a noble family, especially in ancient rome 2. (n.) a well-bred person who has good tastes and manners 3. (adj.) aristocratic 4. (adj.)characteristic or a pertaining to a noble or patrician   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His patrician background was the reason for his polished charm and impeccable manners.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The great nothingness that the great patrician signifies in today's Phulpur is best symbolised by the ruins of Vaidji's house that Nehru made his home here. The Times of India, Nehru's Phulpur fails to keep its tryst, Gautam Siddharth,TNN, 10 Aug 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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