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	23-Jan-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists oaf [ ohf ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a lout or clumsy, awkward or stupid person 2. a dunce or blockhead   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He is considered to be an oaf, a man lacking the finer sensibilities of life.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Douglas Campbell, of disabled transport group Mobilise, branded Anthony Steen a "pompous oaf" over the comments. BBC, Parking bay MP branded 'an oaf', 1 June 2007   virulent [ VIR-yuh'-luh'nt, VIR-uh'- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. venomous, deadly or malignant 2. hateful, spiteful or antagonistic 3. harsh, obnoxious or malicious 4. (medicine) infectious, deadly or able to overcome the natural defences of the host   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The virulent nature of her remarks made people dislike her.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A virulent strain of malaria that resists most treatments and kills in 24 hours is prevalent. National Geographic, Jenny Daltry, Herpetologist   welter [ WEL-ter ]   [ noun, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr.v.) to roll about or wallow 2. (intr.v.) to lie soaked or drenched in something 3. (intr.v.) to get entangled or deeply involved 4. (n.) a jumbled, disordered or confused mass 5. (n.) a state or condition of confusion or turmoil   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She weltered but found no sympathisers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The welter of contradictory comments in the press only underscores the lack of transparency around defence procurement. The Times of India, All the PM's Men, 21 Mar 2001   cavalcade [ kav-uh' l-KEYD, KAV-uh' l-keyd ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a procession esp. one that involves horsemen and riders 2. a sequence, succession or series of noteworthy events or activities   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The cavalcade moved slowly as the monarch waved to the gathered crowds.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A cavalcade of black SUVs, minivans, and chauffeured cars snaked its way up the block beside me as I ran to my son's after-school game. abcNews, Excerpt: 'The Manny', June 19, 2007   transcend [ tran-SEND ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to exceed limits or go beyond 2. (tr.v.) to overcome life's negativities 3. (tr.v.) to excel or outdo 4. (intr.v.) to exceed or surpass   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   True love is said to transcend barriers of time and religion.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The debate will be over priorities, transcending the longstanding debate between idealism and realism. The Economist, An end of hubris, Nov 19th 2008   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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