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	25-Dec-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists eclectic [ i-KLEK-tik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. selecting from a variety of sources or styles 2. made up of a selection from different sources 3. adopting individual elements from a variety of sources   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Being a fashion designer, he adopted an eclectic dress code that was popular with the youth.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In typical Malkovich style, his clothes balance between classic and eclectic. CNN, Wearing John Malkovich, Teo Kermeliotis, 21 January 2010.   chivalrous [ SHIV-uh'l-ruh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. possessing qualities like gallantry, honour, courage and courtesy 2. characterized by being considerate and courteous to women 3. being gracious and honourable to a defeated foe   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His friends advised him to be chivalrous and play the gentleman when out on a date.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Generally, it's safe to say that deep down, most women do appreciate chivalrous gentlemen. BBC, Student diary: the book they never wrote but should have, 12 January 2010.   supernumerary [ soo-per-NOO-muh'-rer-ee, -NYOO ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) extra or being in excess of the usual or prescribed amount 2. (adj.) associated with a regular body or staff like an assistant or substitute in case of necessity 3. (n.) a substitute official or employee 4. (n.) an actor who does not have a speaking part (an actor who appears in a crowd scene)   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The doctor informed the parents that their new born baby had a supernumerary digit beside the little finger on the right hand.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We have therefore designed a structured four-month programme, including mentoring, experience on the wards in a supernumerary capacity and a series of classroom-based study days. BBC, Trusts deny 'cheap nursing' claim, 14 February 2007.   orient [ n., adj. AWR-ee-uh'nt, -ee-ent, OHR-; v. AWR-ee-ent  ]   [ noun, verb, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) the east; also the eastern region of the heavens 2. (n.) Asian countries 3. (adj.) exceptionally lustrous or iridescent 4. (tr. v.) to adjust to or become familiar with 5. (tr. v.) to place or position so as to face the east 6. (tr. v.) to align with respect to a point of reference   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Businessmen tour the orient in search of lucrative trade opportunities.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   But Brazil still needs market oriented reforms of taxation, pensions and education. CNN, Heatwaves, trade wars and a World Cup victory for Brazil, 31 December 2009.   viscous [ VIS-kuh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   thick, sticky, viscid or glutinous   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The viscous nature of the aloe vera juice made it difficult to drink.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We found that the fluid is just 1.6 times more viscous than water. BBC, Scientists reveal how frogs grip, 31 May 2006   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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