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	31-Dec-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists convoluted [ KON-vuh'-loo-tid ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. twisted, curved or having tortuous windings 2. intricately involved or complicated 3. having many overlapping twists, coils or folds   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Their team was the last to complete the project because the team members were unable to understand the logic behind their leader's convoluted reasoning.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is particularly handy for simplifying convoluted legal terms and for providing context for the definitions. BBC, filmmaking guide.   hirsute [ hur-soot, hur-soot  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   having the characteristic of hair, shaggy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The hirsute dog was the surprising winner of the competition.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Some of the world's most hirsute faces gathered on the English south coast to see who had the fullest beard or the most stylish moustache. BBC, Bearded wonders go head to head, 1 September 2007, accessed 25 August 2009   awl [ awl ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a pointed instrument or tool used for piercing leather or wood   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He used an awl to sew a patch on to his leather jacket.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He said he was angry that the company demanded workers repair sidewall blisters by punching holes in the tire with an awl. CNN, Firestone CEO, former workers answer questions in tire lawsuits, 27 October 2007.   taint [ teynt ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to corrupt, contaminate or spoil 2. (tr.v.) to effect as though causing a disease 3. (intr.v.) to contaminate or affect with decay 4. (n.) a moral spot or stain 5. (n.) a touch or influence that infects   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The money was considered to be tainted because of money laundering accusation.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The whole thing was badly tainted when he was injured playing for England at the last World Cup, said Macdonald. Telegraph, Newcastle legend Malcolm Macdonald slams hierarchy over Michael Owen's future, By Rob Stewart, 09 Dec 2008   yoke [ yohk ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a crossbar that is used to harness animals like oxen together 2. (n.) one that can be used to bond, join or unite two or more objects 3. (tr.v.) to bond or unite together by using a yoke 4. (intr.v.) to securely harness or bind together   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The yoke used was made of bamboo.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The yoke is similar to a steering wheel on a car. CNN, NTSB: Checklist helped avoid crash of troubled jet, February 24, 1999   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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