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	13-Mar-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists miscreant [ MIS-kree-uh'nt ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a villain 2. (n.) a depraved person 3. (adj.) villainous or depraved   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The miscreants stoned the shop and made off after breaking the glass showcase.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They wear their pants below their behinds in solidarity with their friends, brothers, uncles or fathers who aren't allowed belts while incarcerated, though perhaps the low-hanging pants are a defiant gesture to society at large for continually presuming them to be miscreant. CNN, Obama, race and my arrest, Jeffrey Wright, 24 October 2009.   cower [ KOU-er ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   to crouch, cringe or shrink in fear   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She cowered behind the house in fear.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Scientists at the University of Tokyo say they have used genetic engineering to successfully switch off a mouse's instinct to cower at the smell or presence of cats—evidence that fear may be genetically hardwired and not learned through experience, as commonly believed. National Geographic, Genetically Engineered Mice Don't Fear Cats, Kaori Hitomi in Tokyo, December 13, 2007   besiege [ bi-SEEJ ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to surround with hostile forces 2. to hem in or harass 3. to cause to be distressed   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The famous rock star was besieged by fans seeking autographs.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As the defenders of a besieged Bosnian town prepared to retreat, the prisoners of war held captive in the local jail feared the worst. CNN, Geneva Conventions 'still relevant but better compliance needed', Simon Hooper, 12 August 2009.   quagmire [ KWAG-mahyuh*r, KWOG- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a difficult or precarious situation from which it is difficult to escape 2. a soft boggy or marshy area that sinks or yields when treaded upon   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   During the pre-liberalization era, the licence raj regime of the Indian government was a veritable quagmire of rules and regulations.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The rights-holding broadcasters generally lauded the organizers' preparations, but worried about being stuck in a quagmire of security requirements. USA Today, AP: TV execs clashing with Chinese over Olympics coverage   catechism [ KAT-i-kiz-uh' m ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an elementary book giving a brief summary of the principles of Christianity in the form of questions and answers 2. a similar manual giving basic instructions in a subject, usually by rote or repetition 3. a close questioning or examination, as to political candidates, to bring out their views   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The catechism was provided free of cost to all people who visited the church.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   That is a kind of catechism for pragmatists. BBC, Texas reflects on economic changes, By Kevin Connolly, 27 November 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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