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	29-Dec-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists retrieve [ ri-TREEV ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to recover or restore 2. (tr.v.)to repair or make amends 3. (tr.v.) to rescue or free 4. (tr.v.) to access and read 5. (tr. v.) to fetch game (in hunting) 6. (tr. v.) to return the ball (as in tennis) 7. (intr. v.) to fetch game (hunting) 8. (intr. v.) to return the ball (as in tennis) 9. (n.) an instance of retrieval 10. (n.) return of the ball (as in tennis)   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The policeman retrieved the purse that had been stolen.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It and the Dutch government have ended up lending money to Iceland so that their citizens can retrieve money from Landsbanki, one of the country's nationalised banks. The Economist, Divided we stand, Oct 16th 2008   homily [ HOM-uh'-lee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a short lecture or sermon esp. one related to a Biblical topic 2. a discourse or lecture that is moralizing or admonitory in nature 3. a platitude, cliché, catchphrase or saying that is inspirational in nature   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A homily seeks to correct behaviour through the moral of its story.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In his homily Father Brian Darcy told mourners that the singer had secretly given tens of thousands of euro to the poor during his career. BBC, Singer gave cash secretly to poor, 29 December 2007   retort [ ri-TAWRT ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to answer back or retaliate 2. (intr. v.) to pay back or reply in a caustic manner (n.) a reply, retort or an instance of retorting   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He retorted in a sarcastic tone.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This was a verbal retort on a visceral scale. The Herald, Unjustified and petty attack, March 16 2007   genealogy [ jee-nee-OL-uh'-jee, -AL-, jen-ee- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an account or record of one's derivation, descent, lineage or ancestry 2. a study of lineage or descent 3. one's lineage or ancestry   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His genealogy was taken into consideration before he was made Viscount Trelgate by His Majesty, the King.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There's a maplike memory board from the Congo that charts genealogy. abcNews, Map exhibits help navigate history and 'who we are', By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY, November 1, 2007   luscious [ LUHSH-uh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. sweet, delicious or extremely gratifying 2. having a strong sensual or seductive appeal 3. voluptuous or physically arousing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The luscious display of assorted flavours of ice-creams appeased every palate.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This was a brilliantly balanced combination of light but substantial pastry; fluffy, deep chocolate filling; and a crown of luscious glaze. abcNEWS, On the trail of the perfect recipe, by Jenny Sawyer, November 12, 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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