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	14-Feb-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists indulgent [ in-DUHL-juh'nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   easy-going, kindly tolerant   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He had to curtail his indulgent behaviour during those hard times.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A full account of the crisis would lay blame on interest rates kept too low for too long, poor supervision of lending and an excessively indulgent attitude towards financial innovation. The Telegraph, Ben Bernanke's version of history is incomplete, Edward Hadas, 24 August 2009, accessed 28 August 2009.   cohorts [ KOH-hawrt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a group of people or a company of soldiers 2. an associate 3. an accomplice   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The bandit and his cohorts were captured by the police.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Splitter has to be the favourite insult dealt out by tiny Marxist groupings to their former cohorts. BBC, Time to Jump Ship? Robin Sheeran, 8 December 2006.   somber [ SOM-ber ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. dim, gloomy or dull 2. having a dark hue or colour 3. dismal, melancholic or despondent 4. grim, grave or solemn   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His somber expression indicated that the operation had been unsuccessful.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Humorless guards ensure that the line moves swiftly and the atmosphere remains somber at Vladimir Lenin's resting place; his embalmed body has been on view since his death in 1924. National Geographic, Best of Moscow: Must-Dos   celerity [ suh'-LER-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   speed or swiftness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The celerity achieved by the car amazed everyone.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   After raiding the firm only a week ago, they arrested Mr Horie on January 23rd with unprecedented celerity. Economist, Livedoor, Jan 26th 2006   sedition [ si-DISH-uh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   rebellion or incitement against an authority or a government   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was arrested on charges of sedition.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Malaysian authorities charged three ethnic Indian activists with sedition yesterday in an apparent bid to stop a rally in support of a lawsuit that holds the British responsible for the Indians' economic woes. The Herald, Protest bid over £2 trillion case   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