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	12-Dec-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists kudos [ KOO-dohz ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. glory or honour 2. praise or accolade   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The policeman received kudos for bravery in action.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   However, it was their first Championship final since 1970 and they deserved all the kudos going after a great run which augurs well for next season's competition. BBC, Tyrone see off plucky Antrim , 18 January 2010.   incur [ in-KUR ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to come into something undesirable 2. to suffer the consequences of or become liable to through one's own actions   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The villagers prayed and offered sacrifices so that they would not incur the wrath of their God.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He added that there also needs to be an urgent and sweeping review of all regulations that incur costs for business. BBC, British Chambers of Commerce wants red tape cut, 23 May 2010.   horde [ hawrd, hohrd ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a group, swarm or crowd 2. (n.) a group, tribe or troop of nomads esp. those from Mongolia or Asia 3. (n.) a throng, swarm or pack of animals 4. (tr.v.) to collect, gather or form a horde   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   There was a horde standing outside the shop waiting for it to open.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The annual gathering, however, which draws industry professionals, performers, media representatives and hordes of fans, had about 20,000 attendees. CNN, Cities scramble as business travel declines, By Jessica Ravitz, February 27, 2009   shirk [ shurk ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to evade 2. (tr. v.) to avoid or neglect 3. (intr. v.) to avoid one's duty   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was dedicated and never shirked his responsibilities.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He has never shirked a challenge and some of our best known companies have benefited from his leadership and guidance. The Telegraph, Telegraph award: industry acclaim for Sir Philip Hampton, a businessman for all seasons, Roland Gribben, 11 November 2009.   panegyric [ pan-i-JIR-ik, -JAHY-rik ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   speech or words in praise of a person or a thing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Shane Warne's panegyric to Sachin Tendulkar in his autobiography was heartening to all Indians.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Indeed, parts of his book read as a panegyric to President Nazarbayev, with whom he became quite close. The Telegraph, Pick of the paperbacks, In Search of Kazakhstan by Christopher Robbins   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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