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	15-Nov-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists risque [ ri-SKEY; Fr. R*ees-KEY ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   improper, indecent or off-colour   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The risque remarks landed him in trouble.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Brand has built a career on his outlandish image and risque routines, but his calls to 78-year-old actor Andrew Sachs have sparked hundreds of complaints and drawn condemnation in Parliament. abc News, UK Media Watchdog Investigates Brand's Prank Calls, By JILL LAWLESS, October 28, 2008   blatant [ BLEYT-nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. brazen, obvious or flagrant 2. clamorous or vociferously loud and offensive 3. obtrusive or obviously conspicuous   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His blatant posturing is annoying.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It's really on everybody's mind — this blatant consumerism and this hole we've been digging for ourselves by spending and buying," said Craft Magazine Editor-in-Chief Tina Barseghian. abcNews, Low on Cash, DIYers Go Handmade for the Holidays, By ASHLEY M. HEHER AP Retail Writer, November 12, 2008   centripetal [ sen-TRIP-i-tl ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. directed or proceeding towards a centre 2. (Physiology) afferent 3. (Botany) progressing inward or directed towards an axis or centre 4. tending or directed towards unification or centralization 5. acted upon by or working using centripetal force   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The centripetal nature of the movement of the troops helped trap the enemy.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Gravity provides the centripetal force needed to keep objects in orbit. BBC, Science, Exploring our solar system   entity [ EN-ti-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. one that is real or in existence 2. one that has a distinct individual identity 3. an organisation that has an identity which is independent of the identities of its members   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The foreign entity found on the space ship was under surveillance.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Spinning off Volvo into a separate entity may be a possibility, as both companies have already taken steps to allow Volvo to operate on a more standalone basis. abcNews, Ford Weighs Selling Volvo Amid Industry Downturn, By KIMBERLY S. JOHNSON and TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writers, December 1, 2008 (AP)   savant [ sa-VAHNT, SAV-uh' nt; Fr. Sa*-vahn* ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a philosopher, scholar or one who is learned   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The king decided to consult a savant for a better understanding of the subject.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There is usually some savant among the holiday guests who notes that of course there's room for dessert -- there is a hollow leg or extra stomach set aside for just that purpose. abc NEWs, I Couldn't Eat Another Bite! What's for Dessert?, By DAVID L. KATZ, M.D., Nov. 22, 2007   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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