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	21-Dec-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists nemesis [ NEM-uh'-sis ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a source of harm or ruin 2. an opponent who is fearsome and cannot be beaten or overcome 3. one that inflicts retribution or vengeance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The West Indian pace attack of the 1980's proved to be a nemesis for many a batsman.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A gruelling second day awaits - including the dreaded javelin, Sotherton's nemesis on a number of occasions and no great favourite of the diminutive Ennis. The Telegraph, British duo impress as Kluft wobbles and Barber gets cut, By Brendan Gallagher, 09 Aug 2006   lineaments [ LIN-ee-uh'-muh'nt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a feature of a figure considered with respect to the whole 2. distinctive characteristics 3. prominent features   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The witness claimed that the lineaments of the thief's countenance were deeply etched on his mind.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   However, while seismicity concentrates there, potentially active lineaments occur elsewhere. BBC, Italy at the mercy of fault lines, 31 October 2002.   notch [ noch ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a V-shaped cut or angular indentation 2. a pass or narrow opening between mountains 3. to make a cut on an object 4. to score or keep tally of by making cuts on the surface of an object   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Each of the notches on the butt of the sniper's rifle represented a kill.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Currently, Russian sovereign debt has a BBB rating, which is only three notches above junk-bond status. The Telegraph, Foreign cash waits in the wings as Russia launches its first Eurobond issue in 12 years, Clare Nuttall, 4 May 2010.   provident [ PROV-i-duh' nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. having a foresight or ability to make provisions for the future 2. frugal, thrifty or economical   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Life insurance is an essential form of provident care of our loved ones.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   For a small investor, especially from the salaried class, provident fund has become a way of life. The Times of India, Save prudently through a provident fund, By Deepa Gopalan, 20 May 2003   surly [ SUR-lee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. ill-tempered, rude or churlish 2. threatening or menacing 3. dismal or gloomy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His surly temper made everyone wary of him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I have travelled extensively in the Caribbean, and while I haven't always found it as friendly as it's painted – service is often surly and I've yet to meet anyone remotely helpful at Antigua airport – I've never encountered any crime or felt threatened. Telegraph, Caribbean dangers still slight, Maggie O'Sullivan, 11 Aug 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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