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	13-Dec-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists quaver [ KWEY-ver ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to shake or quiver; tremble 2. (intr. v.) to speak or sing in a trembling voice 3. (intr. v.) to produce trills, on a musical instrument or while singing 4. (tr. v.) to speak or sing in a trembling voice 5. (n.) a trill 6. (n.) a shaky or quavering utterance or sound 7. (n.) (music) an eighth note   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The young, inexperienced pastor took a quick glance at the large congregation before standing up with a quaver.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Every conversation we have carries a subtext that would be invisible to someone reading its script: the uptilt to a question, the long sneer of sarcasm, or the quaver of uncertainty. ABC News, How Voice Tone Can Often Trump Words - Evolving Science of Vocal Tones Catches Up to What Baby Knows, By Mary Wiltenburg, Feb. 13   translucent [ trans-LOO-suh'nt, tranz- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. lucid, transparent or clear 2. capable of transmitting light but in such a way that the images being perceived through it are not perceived distinctly   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The translucent surface of the river made it possible to see the fish swimming near the river bed.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Its translucent skin strikes a knowing relationship to the industrial sheds that characterise this down-at-heel corner of the capital. Telegraph, The 50 most inspiring buildings in Britain, By Ellis Woodman, 19 Nov 2008   maniacal [ muh'-NAHY-uh'-kuh'l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. afflicted with insanity or suggestive of craziness 2. pertaining to a maniac 3. characterized by excessive excitement or enthusiasm   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   After he joined the rock climbing club he developed a maniacal desire to conquer Mount Everest.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   At the first whiff of Christmas, Chelsea have started dishing out presents with almost maniacal zeal. The Telegraph, Chelsea 2 Apoel Nicosia 2: match report, Henry Winter, 8 December 2009.   prudent [ PROOD-nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. cautious, discreet or frugal 2. sensible, judicious or reasonable   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Investing money in the company was a prudent decision.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The new regulatory regime for pension funds is prompting both trustees and employers to make more prudent assumptions about their funds' liabilities, the Pensions Regulator has said. The Herald, Pension bodies warming to new funding regime, SIMON BAIN, September 27 2007   imperative [ im-per-uh'-tiv ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) Impossible to prevent or avoid 2. (adj.) having the authority to command 3. (n.) a responsibility 4. (n.) a command   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The political advisor said that it was imperative to take action during the window of opportunity or else they would have to switch to plan B.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is imperative for a new team of leadership to take over, clean house, and immediately restore accountability, which has been absent for too long. CNN, NYC rabbi resigns amid accusations about jail bar mitzvah, Jesse Solomon, 17 June 2009   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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