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	05-Nov-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists benign [ bi-NAHYN ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. of a mild, gentle disposition 2. characterised by gentleness or kindness 3. favourable 4. harmless; non-malignant   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The benign rule of Emperor Akbar was the main reason why the Mughal empire lasted for as long as it did.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The persecution in Smyrna would, then, have taken place under that most benign of emperors, Antonius Pius, who, it is said (by Melito quoted by Eusebius), had forbidden popular attacks on Christians Chronicles Magazine, African Democracy, by Thomas Fleming   bountiful [ BOUN-tuh-fuh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. abundant, plentiful or ample 2. liberal or generous in bestowing favours or gifts   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They prayed for a bountiful crop.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   For years, the "carry trade" was a bountiful source of cheap international credit. Telegraph, Yen surge stokes stability fears as 'Aussie' slides, By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, 27 Oct 2008   disdain [ dis-DEYN, di-STEYN ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a feeling of hate or contempt 2. (tr. v.)to treat contemptuously or scornfully 3. (tr.v.) to regard as inferior or unworthy of taking notice of   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His overtures to her were met with disdain.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In a more controlled environment like debates he can get exasperated and has no problem showing his disdain for certain rivals -- most notably Mitt Romney during the Republican primary debates. ABCNews, McCain Vs. Obama Offers Contrast in Style, John Whitesides, September 24, 2008   hackle [ HAK-uh' l ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a long and slender feather on the neck of a bird like a pigeon or a rooster 2. (pl.) the hair on the back of the neck of an animal like a dog or a cat, that rise in fear or anger   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The hackle of a rooster is often used to make artificial flies for anglers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We think especially of another of Prince Charles's regiments, the Black Watch, with its famous "red hackle". The Telegraph, A question of pride, 30/11/2005   autocrat [ AW-tuh'-krat ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a monarch who has absolute power or authority, a despot or dictator   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He wielded power like an autocrat.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Members see the head of their church as a servant leader who puts his lives at the disposal of others. Outsiders see him as an autocrat. BBC, Religion & Ethics - Christainity, Leadership   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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