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	20-Mar-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists vagrant [ VEY-gruh'nt ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) nomadic or wandering aimlessly from one place to the other 2. (adj.) random, inconstant or wayward 3. (n.) a vagabond, tramp or one without a permanent residence 4. (n.) a rover or wanderer   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The vagrant youth was arrested on charges of theft.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   If one accepts that White sharks are occasional vagrant visitors in UK waters, these animals could not be ruled out. BBC, Great White sighting 'possible', 28 July 2007   dexterity [ dek-STER-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. agility, skill or adroitness 2. cleverness or mental skill   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He called magic using coins and cards a means to showcase finger dexterity.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mental arithmetic has become as integral a part of Scotland's qualification campaign as mental dexterity. The Herald, After thrill of victory, manager dares to bring out calculator, DARRYL BROADFOOT, March 25 2007   dingy [ DIN-jee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) pertaining to dark or dull atmosphere 2. (adj.) shabby or dirty coloured 3. (adj.) lacking brightness or freshness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The student could barely afford to pay the rent for the dingy room.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Whether you're into exclusive bars, dingy dives or the dubious pleasures of a sweaty moshpit, Seattle has plenty to keep you entertained. CNN, Seattle: Where to be seen, 5 November 2008.   abortive [ uh'-BAWR-tiv ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. unsuccessful, fruitless or unable to succeed 2. imperfectly formed or developed 3. born prematurely   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The project was abandoned after several abortive trails.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Even with this new legislation, there are still costs involved and we do not want to carry out abortive work or needlessly spend money. BBC, Views sought on Stray cycle plan, 5 November 2008   dislodge [ dis-LOJ ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to force out or drive out of place of hiding or dwelling 2. (intr.v.) to move from a former position   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The dislodged refugees had suffered through intense hardships.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A military operation is continuing in the Swat valley where the Pakistani army has made a number of gains in recent weeks as it attempts to dislodge Taliban insurgents from their strongholds in the area. BBC, Bin Laden 'is still in Pakistan', 12 June 2009   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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