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	12-Nov-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists sobriquet [ SOH-bruh'-key, -ket, soh-bruh'-KEY, -KET; Fr. saw-br*ee-KE ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an epithet or nickname   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He gained the sobriquet "the hawk" after his win in the race.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   For their loyalty, the Pashtuns of eastern Afghanistan earned the sobriquet, "the kingmakers." National Geographic, Afghan Warlords Clash Over King's Return, Christian Science Monitor, January 31, 2002   indisputable [ in-di-SPYOO-tuh'-buh' l, in-DIS-pyuh'- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   unquestionable, undeniable, valid or accurate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The indisputable fact is that they won the match.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Iran's state-run news agency IRNA quoted Ahmadinejad as saying: "No one in Iran will retreat even by one inch from the country's indisputable nuclear right. CNN, G8 leaders warn Iran and Zimbabwe, July 8, 2008   gossamer [ GOS-uh'-mer ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) thin, filmy cobwebs that float in the air during clear and calm weather 2. (n.) a delicate, light and soft fabric 3. (adj.) delicate, thin and flimsy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   During autumn, the hedges that form a boundary of the bungalow are adorned with gossamer.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Adorned with gossamer, leaf-shaped appendages over their entire bodies, they are perfectly outfitted to blend in with the seaweed and kelp formations they live amongst. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, Leafy and Weedy Sea Dragon, Phycodurus eques, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus   invoke [ in-VOHK ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to call forth, petition or appeal 2. to summon or conjure using incantations 3. to beg, implore or ask solemnly 4. to solicit or make a desperate request 5. to implement, apply or resort to   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They invoked the spirit of the dead princess to find out who killed her.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Our colours are red as fire and black to invoke fear in our opponents! BBC, Nottingham man who founded AC Milan   elicit [ i-LIS-it ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   to bring out, educe, evoke or arrive at   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Illegal migration from Bangladesh into India numbers in the millions but it barely elicits any mention in the major Indian newspapers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Routine violence there exceeds anything seen in Bangkok, but it elicits barely a peep from the news media in the Thai capital. Economist, Surges that won't work, Sep 10th 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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