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	02-Nov-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists equine [ EE-kwahyn, EK-wahyn ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   of, related to, or resembling a horse   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   An Arab thoroughbred equine can command millions of dollars in the horse racing market.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A 15-year-old horse has died of complications from West Nile virus in Riverside County, City News Service reports, marking the first equine victim of the mosquito-borne disease in California this year. Los Angeles Times, Horse dies of complications of West Nile virus, June 25, 2008   litigation [ lit-i-GEY-shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an action or procedure involving a lawsuit 2. a lawsuit or a dispute   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The matter was in litigation for five years.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We are saddened by the tragic occurrence, but we do not comment on pending or threatened litigation. CNN, Family of man trampled to death sues Wal-Mart   dotage [ DOH-tij ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a mental decline associated with old age or senility   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   In their dotage, people are apt to behave like children.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It's a tribute to the school teacher's hold on us that many people can still remember the name of their class VI math teacher in their dotage, long after they have forgotten their algebra. The Times Of India, The power of the school teacher, 26 Dec 2005   polyglot [ POL-ee-glot ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) multilingual or composed using various languages 2. (n.) a multilingual speaker 3. (n.) a book or text written in several different languages   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The polyglot speaker impressed all who were present at the seminar.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This polyglot city is making it official: Agencies will offer services in six of the most common foreign languages spoken — Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Korean, Italian and French Creole. abcNews, NYC Services to Be Offered in 6 Foreign Languages, By SARA KUGLER Associated Press Writer, July 23, 2008   missive [ MIS-iv ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   written correspondence or letter   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The missive received by the Indian cricket team was from the Prime Minister congratulating them for winning the inaugural T20 World cup.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Hunched over a spiral notebook, she wrote page after page, a missive to the beyond. National Geographic, Field Notes : Rick Atkinson.   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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