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	09-Nov-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists harbinger [ HAHR-bin-jer ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   (n.) someone or something that indicates or announces what is to come (tr. v.) to indicate the approach of   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The by elections in August could well prove to be the harbinger of the voters mood before the assembly elections early next year.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The significance of Mr Besley's vote is that it could prove a harbinger of the MPC's stance when it next meets, in August. The Economist, Monetary policy:A warning vote , Jul 24th 2008   introspective [ in-truh'-SPEKT ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   seeing inwardly and examining one's thoughts, emotions and experiences   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His introspective moments were featured in the photographs.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We spoke to Burns on the release of Calexico's sixth studio album, Carried To Dust (Quarter Stick), an atmospheric and introspective collection of new songs about the romance of travel and the open road National Geographic, The Nat Geo Music Interview: Calexico, by Tom Pryor, 09/09/08   invective [ in-VEK-tiv ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a derogatory remark or insult, criticism or denunciation 2. (adj.) abusive, insulting or denunciatory   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The Taliban's invective against India will only succeed in the Hindu hardliners in the Indian political set up being voted to power.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Yahoo! was throwing invectives right back, mocking Mr Icahn's ignorance in matters technical. Economist, Icahn't, Jul 24th 2008, SAN FRANCISCO   hypothetical [ hahy-puh'-THET-i-kuh' l ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) of or pertaining to hypotheses 2. (adj. )assumed, conjectured or supposed 3. (n.) a situation or statement that is hypothetical in nature   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The hypothetical situation gave rise to a lot of debates.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There are enough "ifs" for the party to insist in public that they're not prepared to answer a hypothetical question. BBC, Europe - ticking time bomb?, 28 Oct 08   aegis [ EE-jis ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. protection; support: under the imperial aegis 2. Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its centre the head of the Gorgon.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The GATT talks, held under the aegis of the WTO, promises the world a more equitable trading regime between the developing and developed countries.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Kirsti Paakkanen, a stalwart of Finland's advertising world, was persuaded out of retirement to buy Marimekko from Amer for a song and under her aegis the company prospered, tapping new export markets. The Independent, How to dress like Jackie O, Susie Mesure, 23 March 2008   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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