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	27-Dec-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists loathe [ lohth' ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   to detest, despise or hate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She loathed people who criticised the teachings of her mentor.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   While the political leadership of the US would be loathe to accept, let alone invite international intervention, it will argue that some action by the world community might be the only way to undo the damage to the rule of law in America. University of Oxford, Session 3: Charter 88, Constitutionalism and the Law: The Assault On Constitutionalism: A Cautionary Tale David Fagelson, American University, Washington D.C   myriad [ MIR-ee-uh' d ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) an enormous or incalculable number 2. (n.) (archaic) ten thousand 3. (adj.) incalculable, indefinite or innumerable 4. (adj.) multifaceted   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The myriad number of stars in the sky continued to twinkle brightly.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Computer users have a tendency to hoard, reluctant to cull the myriad files on their machines. BBC, De-clutter that home computer: Dot.life - where technology meets life, every Monday, By Mark Ward, 7 June, 2004   resilient [ ri-ZIL-yuh' nt, -ZIL-ee-uh' nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. rebounding or capable of returning to a previous, steady and steady state 2. ability to withstand and recover from shock or illness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His resilient spirit was the reason why he was able to pick up the pieces of his life and move on.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   John Wright on Tuesday said his boys were "resilient enough" to carry on without the South African trainer who had made an "invaluable" contribution to raise the team's fitness level. The Times of India, Boys will manage without Le Roux: Wright, 10 Jun 2003   transmute [ trans-MYOOT, tranz- ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to undergo transformation from one form or condition to another 2. (intr.v.) to undergo the process of transmutation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The creature in the movie transmuted from an alien form to a human form at will.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Suspension of disbelief is one thing but when a genetically-modifed spider bites Peter Parker causing him to transmute into a superhero one would expect our lead to raise even one eyebrow in surprise. BBC, Spider-Man's weary crawl, 5 June, 2002   tumult [ TOO-muh'lt, TYOO- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. commotion or noise created by a mob 2. a violent uprising, riot or revolt 3. a turbulent or violent mental outburst   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The police were called to control the tumult caused by the protestors.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The gods approve the depth, and not the tumult, of the soul. The Times of India, Quality Control, 11 Dec 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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