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	19-Mar-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists unfledged [ uhn-flejd ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. not having enough feathers for flight 2. inexperienced or untried   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The troupe of performers consisted of unfledged young dancers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Paul is the Head of Radio Entertainment and is responsible for all in-house comedy and entertainment programmes on BBC national radio, from established favourites such as Just A Minute to developing the talents of unfledged performers and writers. BBC, Show me the funny, Paul Schlesinger   genus [ JEE-nuh's  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a category or class 2. a class or group of individuals 3. the usual major subdivision of a family into classification of organisms   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The science project was to identify the genus of each of the exhibits.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Although gardeners recognise azaleas as smaller in every way to rhododendrons, the botanical differences are minor, so although originally classed as a separate genus, they have been shuffled together. The Telegraph, How to grow Japanese azalea 'Kirin', Val Bourne, 27 Marvh 2010.   decorous [ DEK-er-uh's, dih-KAWR-uh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. characterized by dignified conduct or decorum 2. having proper manners or character   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The decorous manner in which he conducted himself indicated that he was of aristocratic descent.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   And ambitious tycoons get themselves into trouble in far more decorous places than Russia. BBC, Why Russian business votes with its wallet, James Arnold, 4 December 2003.   garrulous [ GAR-uh'-luh' s, GAR-yuh'- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. excessively talkative; pointless rambling 2. wordy, rambling or diffuse   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His garrulous nature made him the life and soul of the party.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Joseph Kabila's slender frame and his understated public image contrast sharply with his chubby and garrulous father. The Telegraph, Son follows in his father's footsteps to be new ruler, By Alec Russell   hedonism [ HEED-n-iz-uh' m ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole good in life   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Kings and emperors in ancient times were well known for their hedonism.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It's a fact that students in Pune are used to a life, where discipline is a bookish term, while hedonism seems to be the buzz word. The Times of India, Shaping destinies,By MANISH MISHRA, 20 Mar 2006   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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