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	18-Nov-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists sully [ SUHL-ee ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to taint, defile or make soiled 2. (intr.v.) to tarnish, stain or defile 3. (n.) one that defiles or stains (n.) (archaic) a spot or stain   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her reputation was sullied by gossip mongers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Fraudulent phone-in competitions and profane Christmas shows have sullied the reputation of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for high-minded paternalism in recent years. Economist, Broadcasting uncertainty, Nov 6th 2008   heterogeneous [ het-er-uh'-JEE-nee-uh' s, -JEEN-yuh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. composed of a variety of elements or substances 2. different, diverse, dissimilar or incongruous   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The heterogeneous group of people provided a reliable sample for the experiment.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We know that most companies have a heterogeneous systems infrastructure. CNN, Interview: Microsoft is serious about security, By Juan Carlos Perez, April 26, 2002   composure [ kuh' m-POH-zher ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   calmness, serenity or tranquillity of mind, manner or appearance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   People were amazed to see him maintain his composure at all times.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He maintained a striking self-composure in the face of sectarian jeering when he went to the gallows in December. Economist, Iraq: four years on, Mar 20th 2007   rostrum [ ROS-truh 'm ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a dais, stage or platform that is used for public speaking 2. a beak-like, curved prow of an ancient roman ship 3. (biology)a protrusion or extension that is curved   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The rostrum was checked by the security personnel.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   You're on the rostrum so it's not the end of the world but you're one position away from greatness. BBC, The art of coming second, By Tom Geoghegan, 22 October 2007   labyrinthine [ lab-uh'-RIN-thin, -theen ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   of or relating to a maze or as puzzling and intricate as a maze   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The labyrinthine maze of departments in the Indian bureaucratic system is unfathomable to even those within the system.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This labyrinthine warren of shops is called Kapali Carsi (kah-pah-luh chahr-shuh), literally "Covered Market." It was the first shopping mall ever built. CNN ,Old Istanbul on the fringes of the Grand Bazaar ,Rick Steves , January 4, 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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