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	01-Apr-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists lyceum [ lahy-SEE-uh' m ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an organisation or association that conducts lectures, discussions, concerts, etc. 2. a building or hall where public lectures or discussions are held   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The Ram Krishna mission is a lyceum, whose lectures and concerts are always well attended.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Shawshank Redemption and Bull Durham, will take the play to the Royal Lyceum in Edinburgh in the middle of August. The Telegraph, Sarandon will star at fringe, By Auslan Cramb, 05/03/2003   abash [ uh'-BASH ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   to disconcert, embarrass or make queasy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was abashed by her candid questions.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I moved on, abashed, angry, and confused. Telegraph, Auld acquaintance – or a new con trick? , By Michael Simkins , 02 Jan 2009   delusive [ dih-LOO-siv  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. deceptive or tending to mislead 2. unreal or false   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   An innocent man was arrested because of the delusive clues that were found at the scene of the crime.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Much of his work consists of voids or swirling and delusive mirrored reflections. The Telegraph, Christmas Books: Art, Martin Gayford, 22 November 2009.   nary [ NAIR-ee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   not one   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Although lawyers may contest fiercely against each other in the courtroom, there is nary a lawyer who develops a sense of animosity towards his peers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Beer is on sale, but there is nary a lager lout in sight. The Telegraph, Sportsvision spread wings to snowboarding, By Gareth A Davies, 10 Aug 2007   carte blanche [ KAHRT BLANCH, BLAHNCH; Fr. Kar*t BLAHN*SH ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. unconditional authority 2. unrestricted power to act at one's own discretion 3. a blank paper with a person's signature, etc, at the bottom, given to another person with permission to superscribe what conditions he pleases.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She gave her brother carte blanche to do as he pleased in the company.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Being a free agent is exciting, rewarding and gives you carte blanche to choose your own hours and assignments. CNN, Seven easy steps to a freelance life, From Kate Lorenz, April 2, 2007   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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