TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 20-Feb-13

	If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.

	20-Feb-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists manacle [ MAN-uh'-kuh' l ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) fetters, handcuff or shackle to confine the hands 2. (n.) a restraint, limitation or curb 3. (tr.v.) to fetter or handcuff 4. (tr.v) to hamper, bind or restrain   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Manacles were placed on his hands and feet in order to restrict movement.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Tory project leaders have made it clear the convicts, who roamed freely and were not manacled, were separate to their project teams. Telegraph, Tory Rwandan project given President's backing, By Andrew Porter Political Editor in Kigali, 08 Aug 2008   libel [ LAHY-buh'l ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. slander in any form other than by speech and actions 2. the act of publishing defamatory material 3. the written statement of a plaintiff in a legal matter   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He sued the rich businessman for libel after the businessman made a statement against him in an interview.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   L'Unita is the fourth newspaper to be sued for libel by the billionaire prime minister. The Telegraph, Berlusconi to give evidence in court against impotency claims, Nick Squires, 6 September 2009   somnolent [ SOM-nuh'-luh' nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. sleepy, dozy or drowsy likely to induce drowsiness or sleep   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her somnolent behaviour made everyone think she was drunk.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   George Bush, by contrast, appeared tentative, if not somnolent: unsure of himself and the issues. CNN, Bill Press: Gore finally hits his stride, By Bill Press/CNN   heedless [ HEED-lis ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   inconsiderate, unmindful, thoughtless or careless   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His heedless actions came back to haunt him in the future.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The shoes... were a lesson to all Arab leaders and their representatives, who have been heedless of the Arab masses, their demands and sentiments. BBC, Mid-East press deplores Maher attack, 23 December, 2003   chronicle [ KRON-i-kuh'l ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a history or an extended narrative report of historical events presented in a time sequence 2. (n.) a detailed record of events 3. (tr. v.) to record in historical format   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Many who start reading the chronicle of the knight in shining armour find it so interesting that they cannot stop till they reach the end.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The girl had chronicled two years of the emotions and fears that gripped her during hiding, as well as candid thoughts on her family, her feelings for friend-in-hiding Peter van Pels, and dreams of being a professional writer. CNN, Miep Gies, Anne Frank protector, dies at 100, 11 January 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. 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