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	03-Nov-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists lackluster [ LAK-luhs-ter ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) dull or deficient in sheen, radiance or brilliance 2. (adj.) lacking enthusiasm or vitality 3. (n.) a lack of sheen or vitality   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The lackluster attire received a lot of negative comments.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Market indexes drifted in and out of negative territory in lackluster trade. BBC, Business: The Markets Tokyo market report, May 14, 1999   soporific [ sop-uh'-RIF-ik, soh-puh'- ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) causing or tending to cause sleep 2. (adj.) of or pertaining to sleep or drowsiness 3. (n.) something that causes sleep   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   For a generation brought up on a diet of T20 cricket, a test match could prove to be positively soporific.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   His lecture is titled "Meaning in American Politics," but it might have been better titled "Dreaming in American Politics," for it proves a powerful soporific. ABC News, Book Excerpt: 'Smashmouth' by Dana Milbank (Pt. 2), Dana Milbank, September 30, 2004   chaotic [ key-OT-ik ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. in a totally confused, disordered or erratic state or condition 2. of or pertaining to the dynamics and theories of mathematical chaos   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   People in cities are used to a chaotic lifestyle.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Upon arrival in Cairo, even the most weary business traveler will find it difficult to resist the chaotic charms of this ancient and charismatic city. Telegraph, Cairo, 27 Nov 2008   incontrovertible [ in-kon-truh'-VUR-tuh'-buh' l, in-kon- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   indisputable, indubitable or authentic   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The incontrovertible evidence gave the judge no choice but to convict the accused.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he has seen evidence of an "incontrovertible link" between Osama Bin Laden and the US terror attacks. BBC, Blair certain of Bin Laden guilt, 30 September, 2001   bedlam [ BED-luh' m ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a state, place or scene of utter confusion and uproar   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The presence of a snake in the room caused absolute bedlam.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The bomb went off and it was absolute bedlam - it was the biggest bang I've ever heard in my life, he said. BBC News, Teacher on Saudi blast 'bedlam'   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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