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iota [ ahy-OH-tuh' ]
 noun ]
 MEANING :
 1. a tiny or infinitesimal quantity
2. the letter in the ninth position in the greek alphabet
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 There was not an iota of logic in their actions.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 With the next-generation GPS system, we won't have to change the road infrastructure one iota.
CNN, GM exec: Driving is dead, By Bob Lutz, May 3, 2006
 
portmanteau word [ pawrt-MAN-toh wurd, pohrt-; pawrt-man-TOH, pohrt- ]
 noun ]
 MEANING :
 a word formed by combining the meanings and sounds of two different words
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 Brangelina is a portmanteau word formed by combining the name Angelina Jolie with that of her husband, Brad Pitt.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 Smirting is a portmanteau word, formed by packing parts of two words together to create another, combining the sense of each.
Times Online, Ben Macintyre celebrates the portmanteau, From The Times, May 2, 2008
 
correlation [ kawr-uh-LEY-shuh' n, kor- ]
 noun ]
 MEANING :
 1. an analogy or mutual relationship or correspondence
2. an act or stated of being correlated
3. (Statistics) the degree of varying of the numerical value of a variable with another
4. (Physiology) mutual relationships or interdependence between organs or functions
5. (Geology) an instance of two or more stratigraphic units having the same age or lithology
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 There is a direct correlation between the two variables.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 A major study in the US found a significant correlation between taking part in regular activities and lower rates of invasive and early-stage breast cancer.
The Herald, Exercise can prevent breast cancer, WILLIAM TINNING, February 27 2007
 
corrugate [ v.KAWR-uh'-geyt,KOR; adj.KAWR-uh'-git,-geyt,KOR- ]
 adjective, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. (tr.v.) to wrinkle or bend or dram into folds
2. (intr.v.) to contract into grooves or ridges or to wrinkle
3. (adj.) furrowed or wrinkled
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The metal sheets were corrugated according to specifications.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 However, according to Paul Novack of Environmental Construction Outfitters (ECO), cellulose can be made of a variety of products, including corrugated cardboard which is ink-free.
National Geographic, Fiberglass Insulation Debate, by Aisha Ikramuddin, October 7, 1996
 
expedite [ Ek-spi-dahyt ]
 verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. to speed up or hasten the progress of
2. to accomplish or execute promptly
3. to issue or dispatch, say, an official letter
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The minister's decision to expedite the project proved beneficial to the people.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 The messages request personal information that supposedly would expedite the turnaround time of either a tax refund or a stimulus rebate check.
ABC News, IRS Warns of New Online Tax Scams: Protect Yourself, March 28, 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. Principe
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