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	07-Nov-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists enjoin [ en-JOIN ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to prescribe or impose authoritatively 2. to prevent, prohibit or refrain by a judicial order   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The Prime minister would do well to enjoin the media from sensationalising the race hate crimes against Indians in Australia.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I enjoin the media, the fans and players to give maximum support to the Super Eagles because that is what they need to succeed. BBC, Nigeria coach Amodu slams critics, By Oluwashina Okeleji, Sunday, 13 April 2008   goad [ gohd ]   [ noun, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to provoke, prod or urge into action 2. (n.) a stimulus or a painful object used to urge   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Shepherds in Scotland use a goad to drive cattle.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Polo gave to the age of exploration that followed the marvels of the East, the strange customs, the fabulous riches, the tribes with gold teeth. It was a Book of Dreams, an incentive, a goad. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, Extreme Classics: The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time, Travels, by Marco Polo (1298)   irreverent [ i-REV-er-uh' nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   disrespectful, satirical or lacking veneration   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His irreverent attitude often landed him in trouble.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A spokesman for the firm said he would be sorely missed by his family, friends and colleagues, not least for his irreverent sense of humour. Telegraph, Charity cyclist killed in road accident, by Aislinn Simpson, 04 Oct 2008   pernicious [ per-NISH-uh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. injurious, harmful or destructive 2. (archaic) evil, malicious or wicked 3. deadly or fatal   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The pernicious Tuberculosis virus is making a comeback and precautions have to be taken by the people against contracting this deadly disease.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Apparently, Frum is unaware that TR declared, "Thank God I am not a free trader. Pernicious indulgence in the doctrine of free trade seems inevitably to produce fatty degeneration of the moral fibre." Chronicles magzine, David Frum Blames America First, by Tom Piatak   corpulent [ KAWR-pyuh'-luh' nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   fat; stout; having a large bulky body   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A corpulent frame can lead to a host of ailments, including heart disease and diabetes.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Catholics placed their own candidate, Sir John Everard, in the chair. Whereupon the Protestants placed their own candidate, the corpulent Sir John Davies, on his lap. BBC, A Short History of Ireland   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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