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 | | impinge [ im-PINJ ] | | [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ] | | MEANING : | | 1. (intr.v.) to infringe, trespass or encroach 2. (intr.v.) to impact or make an impression on something 3. (tr.v.) to make inroads | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | He said his rights were impinged upon.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | These performance models are designed to add a little excitement while not impinging on those core brand values. CNN, GM's Buick unveils high-performance line, By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNNMoney.com staff writer, March 27, 2007 | | limn [ lim ] | | [ transitive verb ] | | MEANING : | | 1. to represent or depict by means of a drawing or painting 2. to describe 3. to delineate | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | The walls of the caves are limned with scenes from everyday life.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | Years later, they may be limned with golden recollections, but not so during the dark present. CNN, On the literary campaign trail, August 31, 2000, By Todd Leopold | | liberality [ lib-uh'-RAL-i-tee ] | | [ noun ] | | MEANING : | | 1. the trait of giving generously 2. broadmindedness | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | His liberality was lauded by one and all.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | Their choices were highly predictable, with London-based, middle class, left-leaning liberality featuring prominently in the mix. BBC, How Richard and Judy changed what we read, Finlo Rohrer, 1 July 2009 | | propagate [ PROP-uh'-geyt ] | | [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ] | | MEANING : | | 1. (tr.v.)to spread, disseminate or get transmitted 2. (tr.v.)to breed, reproduce or multiply 3. (intr.v.) to multiply, breed or increase in large numbers | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | The disease has propagated across continents.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | Dust particles propogate very quickly during November. The Times of India, 'Tis the season to sneeze, October 27, 2002 | |
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. Principe | | |
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