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	10-Jan-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists truculent [ TRUHK-yuh'-luh'nt, TROO-kyuh'- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. pugnacious, savage or cruel 2. excessively harsh or scathing 3. fierce, belligerent or deadly   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The truculent battle left thousands wounded.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He is truculent and self-absorbed, like an overgrown teenager. BBC, Have Your Say - Kike Like Me   benighted [ bi-NAHY-tid ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. in a state of moral, intellectual or social darkness or ignorance 2. overtaken or caught by night or darkness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The benighted conditions prevalent in those times brought misery upon the people.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   French Enlightenment thinkers such Voltaire, Diderot and Montesquieu regarded religion as divisive, benighted and intolerant. BBC, The deep roots of French secularism, By Henri Astier, 1 September, 2004   verdant [ VUR-dnt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. having a green tint or colour 2. covered with vegetation 3. naïve or immature   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The verdant countryside was beautiful.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The verdant forests of Oregon's central coast harbor all sorts of mushrooms, yet none in particular abundance. National Geographic, Pacific States, OREGON.October 2008   canny [ KAN-ee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. prudent, shrewd or cautious 2. thrifty, careful or steady 3. snug, quiet or cosy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His canny mind found a way out of the trap.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I suspect that Indian businessmen are canny enough to make the transition with minimal damage. The Times of India, Getting around job quotas, by SWAMINOMICS/SWAMINATHAN S ANKLESARIA AIYAR, 24 Oct 2004   carnal [ KAHR-nl ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. sensual, bodily or of the flesh 2. worldly or corporeal   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The carnal nature of the movie is the reason for it to get an 18+ rating.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There can be no room for carnal impulses. The Times of India, Such endeavours require sublimation of desire, 10 May 2004   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. Principe TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Demo Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 3 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 12 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved