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	15-Mar-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists quasar [ KWEY-zahr, -zer, -sahr, -ser ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a space object that appears like a star but is much brighter and distant, characterised by a very large red shift   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It is only recently that astronomers have discovered the existence of quasars.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) completed a survey of nearby galaxies in 1996 that revealed that all large galaxies may be homes to quasars early in the galaxy's life. MSN Encarta, Galaxy - Encyclopaedia Article   filth [ filth  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. foul matter or disgusting refuse 2. a very dirty or foul condition 3. moral impurity or obscenity or vulgar language   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The filth scattered all over the street does not seem to bother the people living in this neighbourhood.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A council road sweeper covered a street in Cambridgeshire with filth - after spraying waste from his truck instead of sucking it up. BBC, Sweeper sprays filth over people, 2 July 2008.   mala fide [ MAH-lah FEE-de; Eng. MEY-luh' FAHY-dee ]   [ adjective, adverb ]   MEANING :   in bad faith; false   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Pakistan's mala fide intentions on the investigations into the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks is now clearly evident.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Weightlifter Monika Devi has termed the actions of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) as "unreasonable and mala fide" and alleged that she failed to go to Beijing Olympics because of the "deliberate lapse" on the part of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The Telegraph Calcutta, India, Monika Devi: SAI action mala fide, August 29 , 2008   allege [ uh'-LEJ ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to assert or declare without any proof 2. to offer or cite as a reason or excuse 3. (archaic) to quote or cite in confirmation as an authority   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The man was alleged to have stolen the painting.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Police did not allege a motive. abcNews, Australian Charged With Daughter's Death Plunge, By DENNIS PASSA Associated Press Writer, January 29, 2009   coddle [ KOD-l ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to pamper or treat gently and tenderly 2. to cook in water at a temperature that is below its boiling point   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She coddled the doll in her sleep.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   IMF staff in Washington are famously coddled, enjoying tax-free salaries and use of an elite country club. Telegraph, Fund to sell gold reserves to plug budget deficit, By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, 09 Apr 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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