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	03-Jan-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists skimp [ skimp ]   [ adjective, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to deal with carelessly or hastily 2. (tr. v.) to provide with inadequate attention or to be stingy with 3. (intr. v.) to be very thrifty 4. (adj.) scanty   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   In his attempt to get the project completed on time, the manager skimped over some details which he thought were minor or insignificant.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Eating a diet that is rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products and skimps on saturated fat and cholesterol can lower your blood pressure by up to 14 mm Hg. CNN, 10 ways to control high blood pressure without medication, 1 May 2010.   patent [ peyt-nt; also PAT-nt or, PEYT  ]   [ noun, adjective, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) the sole right to sell or manufacture an invention that has been conferred by the government 2. (adj.) conferred or protected by a patent 3. (tr.v.) to obtain the right to exclusively manufacture or sell something   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He owned the patent for all of his inventions.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Hybrid Systems, a company he co-founded, has a broad portfolio of patents in this area and will begin clinical trials in 2009. Economist, Cancer killers, By Jan Piotrowski, Nov 19th 2008   vitriolic [ vi-tree-OL-ik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. caustic, scathing or biting 2. derived from or bearing a resemblance to a vitriol 3.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His vitriolic speech angered a lot of people.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He said Tuesday that he believes Cuban's more vitriolic outbursts are "not healthy for either him or the game." abcNews, Cuban Slammed with $250,000 Fine, June 20, 2006   wily [ WAHY-lee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   crafty, cunning, sly or full of wiles   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The wily thief duped the policemen.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   His opposite number, Martyn Williams, is a wily operator too and, after his huge shiner with his eye closing, needed Joe Calzaghe's corner man, with the Welsh boxer in the crowd. Telegraph, All Blacks too good for plucky Wales, By Ieuan Evans, 22 Nov 2008   retroactive [ re-troh-AK-tiv ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   influencing, having an effect or applicable to something that happened over a period prior to its enactment   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The riots were blamed on the retroactive speech.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They are taking help of both Indian and Canadian law firms to file suits against Canada's ministry of citizenship and immigration for "announcing retroactive rules affecting their chances. The Times of India, Knowing French a pre-condition to go to Canada, 14 May 2003   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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