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	24-Nov-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists moribund [ MAWR-uh'-buhnd, MOR- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. in a near death condition 2. stagnant or inactive   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The moribund civic administration was unable to cope with the humanitarian crisis arising from the unseasonal deluge.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   India's government is trying to kick some life back into its moribund privatisation programme, listing 13 state-owned firms that it hopes to sell off early next year. BBC, India hopes for speedier sell-offs, 28 September, 2001   misconstrue [ mis-KON-stroo or, mis-kuh' n-STROO ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   to not understand the true meaning; to misinterpret   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Pakistan should not misconstrue India's civilized response to the Mumbai terror attacks as a sign of weakness.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   People should not misconstrue this as the price to be paid for speaking out within the Pentagon, Morrell said. ABC News, Fallon Resigns As Mideast Military Chief, ROBERT BURNS, March 11, 2008   ingenuous [ in-JEN-yoo-uh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. frank, candid, sincere or open 2. simple, naive or straightforward   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His ingenuous statements earned him their respect.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Our ears have now got used to the couplets recited constantly by political campaigners and advertisers, but a more ingenuous use of poetry has now come to light. The Times of India, Poetic Justice, January 17, 2001   impudence [ IM-pyuh'-duh'ns ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. insolence or the act of being offensively bold 2. impertinent behaviour   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The impudence of the team leader only served to provoke a non-cooperative attitude from the team.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Kisumu, which is dominated by the Luo tribe, voted overwhelmingly for Raila Odinga, Mr Kibaki's defeated challenger, and the authorities, they said, were punishing them for their impudence. The Telegraph, Inside Kenya: The tribal slaughter, Adrian Blomfield, 1 January 2008   predilection [ pred-l-EK-shuh' n, preed- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a prejudice or inclination to be partial towards something or someone   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His predilection towards people of his sect caused his political downfall.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Bundle goodies in reused, recycled or resourced packages, which can range from simple to elegant based on your budget, the size of your wedding, your time, your preference and your…well, predilection for crafts. National Geographic, DIY Diva, By Donna Garlough, April 30, 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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