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	20-Nov-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists chauvinist [ SHOH-vuh'-nyst ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. one who believes that his own race, nationality or religion are superior to those of others 2. one's prejudiced belief that one's gender is superior to the opposite sex 3. an aggressive or belligerent nationalist   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was considered a chauvinist by almost the entire female population of the school.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   No-the French don`t make ordinary wine nearly as well as the new wine makers, they are too chauvinist and haven`t invested nearly enough in new methods and plant BBC, Europe diary: Your comments, 22 June 2006   flair [ flair ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a knack or natural aptitude 2. discernment, a tendency to be inclined towards or keenness 3. elegance or style   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She had a flair for fashionable dressing.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Federer's victories are achieved with a combination of flair, fight and fire. The Times of India, Wimbledon 2007: It's poetry vs power, Prajwal Hegde, June 24, 2007   phlegmatic [ fleg-MAT-ik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. cool, composed or calm 2. sluggish or unemotional 3. pertaining to phlegm   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His phlegmatic approach to the problem was reassuring to his team.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   His long pony-tailed hair, designer stubble, phlegmatic demeanour, Bjorn Borg-like sinking to his knees after defeating Mark Philippoussis, not to mention his infectious tears of joy, lend him a magnetic appeal, which could do wonders for the following of tennis. The Times of India, Roger Federer has magnetic charm, ASHIS RAY, 20 Jul 2003   indubitable [ in-DOO-bi-tuh'-buh' l, -DYOO- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   certain, unquestionable or definite   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Despite Pakistan's protestations, there is indubitable evidence that most of the terrorists in Kashmir are Pakistani origin.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In sum, the enlightenment was a cultural synthesis, which arose from a scientific and industrial revolution, rather than a logical canon built from indubitable first principles which we cannot disown without sounding insane. The Times of India, Laptops & Liberalism, 30 May 2001   regal [ REE-guh' l ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. pertaining to or characteristic of a king or monarch 2. royal 3. glorious, marvellous or stately   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The ceremony was conducted in full regal splendour.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It was not only Mr Mandela's regal charm that won over white South Africans. The Economist, Nelson Mandela: Rugby's role in his rise, Sep 11th 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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