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	16-Feb-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists sloth [ slawth or, especially for 2, slohth ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. laziness, indolence or an aversion to hard work 2. any of numerous sluggish, arboreal, edentate mammals of the family Bradypodidae of South and Central America, that possess long hooklike claws using which they hang upturned from branches of trees and that feed on buds, fruits, and leaves 3. a company or pack of bears   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Sloth and a disposition to procrastinate caused him to lose his job.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   On the beach, the kids cavort with white-faced monkeys and snap numerous photos of sloths, iguanas and birds. CNN, Costa Rica adventures keep kids on the go, By Eileen Ogintz, August 25, 2008   gorge [ gawrj ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a ravine or narrow passage or cleft that has rocky sides 2. (n.) one's gullet or throat 3. (tr.v.) to eat, stuff or devour food greedily 4. (intr.v.) to greedily consume food   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   This particular gorge was considered to be the deepest in the world.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Hundreds of tourists filed out of tour buses, trains and other vehicles Thursday, destined to view the mile-deep gorge well known around the world. abcNews, Grand Canyon Celebrates 90th Year as National Park, By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press Writer, February 27, 2009   morose [  muh'-ROHS  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) sullen or gloomy 2. (adj.) characterised or marked by a gloomy or sullen disposition   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was too morose to do his work the other day.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As she took the class on a morose trudge through various aspects of the Bill, telling us that immigration has brought us economic benefits "but it should not be a substitute for upskilling the domestic workforce", we remembered why she was always such a dull teacher. The Telegraph, MPs' expenses: School bell sounds early for overjoyed Miss Smith, Andrew Gimson, 3 June 2009   aver [ uh'-VUR ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to assert, declare, state or affirm as the truth or fact 2. (law) to declare or state formally   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He averred that he would win the game.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Now, there will be some who will aver that there is a "Scottish dimension" to the issue of compulsory ID cards. Telegraph, Scottish Parliament must do the math before its next ID cards crisis, By Alan Cochrane, 19 Dec 2008   vapid [ VAP-id ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. insipid, dull, tasteless or lifeless 2. boring, uninteresting or lacking zest   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The novel was described as a vapid read.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   She said she began writing for children after struggling to find any books that were not "vapid and vacant" to read to her children, or that actually taught any lessons. BBC, Madonna records book message, 3 September, 2003   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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