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	05-Jan-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists volatile [ VOL-uh-tahyl ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) having a tendency to get vaporised easily 2. (adj.) explosive or easily aroused 3. (adj.) fickle or ephemeral 4. (n.) a substance that is volatile   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His apology assuaged a potentially volatile situation in the office.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Helmand is considered one of the most volatile regions in the war in Afghanistan. CNN, Reporter's notebook: Afghans skeptical of U.S. offensive, By Atia Abawi CNN, July 17, 2009   pugnacious [ puhg-NEY-shuh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   antagonistic or quarrelsome in nature   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The pugnacious little boy got into a lot of fights   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Vettori the batsman then held fort for the visitors as he went unbeaten on a pugnacious 48 with number ten Jeetan Patel falling in the last over of the day for nought, leaving the tourists 90 runs behind. Telegraph, Bangladesh remain on top as Daniel Vettori attempts fightback, By Telegraph staff and agencies, 18 Oct 2008   pathos [ PEY-thos, -thohs, -thaws ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an emotion or sentiment of sorrow or sympathy 2. a quality that evokes sadness or pity   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The air was rife with pathos as mourners started to arrive for the funeral.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   What is less surprising is to learn that a particularly deadly form of kamikaze aircraft, a piloted rocket that could reach speeds of 880kph, was given the name "Ohka" falling cherry blossom, a name whose poetic pathos and imagery of youthful sacrifice was lost on the US sailors at whom it was aimed. CNN, Land of warriors holds on to traditions, By Dan Hayes, September 3, 2008   plethora [ PLETH-er-uh' ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a very large amount, superfluity or overabundance 2. an abnormality which is characterized by excessive blood in the circulatory system or in some organ or area of it   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was an enigmatic man with a plethora of achievements.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Bedrooms, spread over two floors of a shuttered building, are compact, but well kept, air-conditioned, en-suite and jollied up by a plethora of paintings of traditional Spanish scenes. Telegraph, Madrid's best budget hotels, Fred Mawer, 23 Sep 2008   tether [ TETH'-er ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a chain, leash or rope used to fasten or tie an animal 2. (n.) the extent or highest limit of one's abilities and resources 3. (tr.v.) to fasten or exercise restraint using a tether   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The tether was on the verge of breaking after the horse cart overturned.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The boat flew down the face of the wave and Hooper unclipped his tether, the only thing holding him to the boat. National Geographic, Who says youth is wasted on the young?, by David Vann   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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