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	15-Jan-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists querulous [ KWER-uh'-luh' s, KWER-yuh'- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. discontented or grumbling 2. peevish or complaining   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She was admonished for her querulous nature.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   But she had become, according to sources, very "querulous" by this time, asking for "all kinds of things". The Times of India, Taslima puts Pranab in a bind, Indrani Bagchi, TNN, 18 Feb 2008   reproach [ ri-PROHCH ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to blame, rebuke or reprove 2. (tr. v.) to disgrace or discredit 3. (n.) an instance or cause of shame 4. (n.) blame or disapproval   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She was reproached for leaving the cage door open.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I do remember, however, that in the meeting on the 13th he stressed that the treatment of the Muslim civilians in Srebrenica will be such as to put the Serbian side beyond any reproach even by the non-benevolent media. Chronicles magzine, Witnessing at The Hague, by Srdja Trifkovic   turbulence [ TUR-byuh'-luh'ns ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. disorder, commotion or agitation 2. an interruption caused in the normal flow of wind by eddies 3. violent and irregular flow of fluids   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Passengers panicked after the airplane experienced turbulence.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The turbulence of the transfer window is over and Gordon Strachan is now preparing for the instant judgments that will be made on his latest recruits. The Herald, Strachan delighted to get his man at last, HUGH MacDONALD, Chief Sportswriter, February 02 2008   terse [ turs ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. concise, brief, pithy and to the point 2. curt or brusque   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His terse note caused panic among the company investors.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Brown family on Saturday issued a terse statement asking for privacy. abcNews, O.J. Simpson's Luck Runs out After 13 Years, By Dan Whitcomb, October 4, 2008   predecessor [ PRED-uh'-ses-er, pred-uh'-SES-er or, especially Brit., PREE-duh'-ses-er ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a person who held office before the present person 2. an ancestor   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Like his predecessor, the new minister was not susceptible to bribery.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Like its predecessor, "Iron Man 2" had a solid showing during its opening weekend at the box office. CNN, 'Iron Man 2': complete with teasers and trailers, 10 Mau 2010.   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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