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	25-Oct-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists ancilliary [ an-SIL-uh'-ree, AN-suh'-ler-ee  ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.)subordinate, subsidiary or being of secondary or minor importance 2. (adj.)auxiliary, supplementary or assisting 3. (n.) something that supplements something else 4. (n.) (archaic) a slave or servant   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The ancillary problem was ignored and never corrected.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Even the effects of disruption to ancilliary services such as cleaning and catering can be pronounced. BBC, Fuel: how the NHS could suffer, 12 September, 2000   talon [ TAL-uh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a claw of an animal or a bird of prey 2. something suggestive or in the shape of a claw 3. the part of a lock that the key needs to press into so as to shoot the bolt 4. the cards that are laid aside after dealing 5. (architecture) ogee molding   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The talons were sharp and were used for self defence.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Today, hurdling superstar Gail Devers adds star power to the track as much with her bright, talon-like nails as with her talent. The Times of India, Super athletes sporting Olympic style, by Ruma Singh, August 28, 2004   fealty [ FEE-uh' l-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. faithfulness, loyalty or fidelity 2. an oath to remain faithful or loyal   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His long term fealty to the Prime minister secured for him a cabinet berth in the new government.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As he lounges behind an antique desk in the old-world, 18th-century architectural gem of a central London house that he uses as a private office, Noon, 71, insists his apparently newfound fealty to Brown is neither new nor opportunistic. THE TIMES OF INDIA, 'Curry King' to spice up Brown's Britain, 28 Sep 2007   surmise [ v. ser-MAHYZ; n. ser-MAHYZ, SUR-mahyz ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to infer or guess without any logical or conclusive evidence 2. (intr.v.) to guess or deduce without evidence 3. (n.) a conjecture, idea or opinion that has been formed without any evidence or logical explanation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He surmised the conclusion of the story to everyone's astonishment.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Some Syria-watchers have surmised that the American attack was carried out with the complicity of the Syrian authorities, even though it was incumbent on them to complain after the event. Economist, A puzzling raid, Oct 30th 2008   condign [ kuh n-DAHYN ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   appropriate; well-deserved   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The death penalty would be the most condign punishment for somebody who commits a cold-blooded murder.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is condign punishment that Mr Brown will be at No 10 to reap the harvest he has sown. The Telegraph, As Mr Brown will find next door, his is not quite the miracle that is proclaimed, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard   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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