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	11-Mar-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists guttural [ GUHT-er-uh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. articulated in the throat 2. harsh, throaty or unpleasant utterance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The German language, when spoken often comes across as somewhat harsh and guttural to English speakers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Marvin Gaye's voice was a remarkably versatile instrument, sometimes gossamer, sometimes guttural, always expressive and emotional. CNN, The triumph and tragedy of Marvin Gaye, By Todd Leopold, Tuesday, June 8, 2004   adamant [ AD-uh'-muh'nt, -mant ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) unyielding, stubborn or unrelenting 2. (adj.) inflexible or unshakable 3 (n.) a substance (like a diamond) that is so hard that it is impenetrable or unyielding.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His adamant attitude cost him his job.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mark Thompson, the BBC director-general, remained adamant against the showing the advertisement. abcNews, Religious Leaders Call on BBC to Show Gaza Ad, By JENNIFER QUINN Associated Press Writer, January 25, 2009   abhor [ ab-HAWR ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   to loathe, detest, abominate or hate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She abhorred people who gossiped.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There are little bands of pilgrims who not only abhor violence but form organisations like Dignity Foundation, join PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), learn karate for self-defence and lock doors with a double bolt at night. The Times of India, Are we insensitive to violence on the streets?, 25 Aug 2002   decree [ di-KREE ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) an authoritative order that has the force of law 2. (n.) one that is foreordained 3. (tr.v.) to dictate or establish by decree 4. (intr.v.) to ordain   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Royal decrees cannot be ignored.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Last month, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah issued a royal decree naming the interior minister, Prince Nayef -- the powerful brother of the crown prince and half-brother to the king -- to the post of second deputy prime minster. CNN, Saudi crown prince's surgery raises questions, From Mohammed Jamjoom CNN, May 2, 2009   adjunct [ AJ-uh'ngkt ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) an appendage or one that is added as an auxiliary or secondary addition 2. (n.) an assistant, subordinate or a person in a secondary or auxiliary position 3. (n.) a secondary or auxiliary word 4. (adj.) attached, joined or connected in an auxiliary or secondary manner   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   All the adjuncts in his will were read out.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Food should be part and parcel of education and not just an adjunct to it BBC, School meals 'task force' created, 11 December 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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