TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 04-Apr-13

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	04-Apr-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists mutinous [ MYOOT-n-uh's  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. characterized by revolt against authority 2. being insubordinate or rebellious 3. unruly or difficult to control   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The management was blissfully unaware of the mutinous intentions of the labourers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Correspondents say that as the country sinks into political chaos it is not clear who has the upper hand, and exactly what role the mutinous soldiers intend to play. BBC, Madagascar mutineers 'move tanks', 13 March 2009.   paragon [ PAR-uh'-gon, -guh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a model of excellence or perfection of a kind 2. a perfect diamond weighing 100 carats or more   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She was a paragon of integrity and determination.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Today, conditions are so bad–especially after Mugabe turned loose the goons who are murdering white farmers and stealing the farms that fed the country–that many Zimbabweans are fleeing to South Africa, the paragon of postcolonial Africa, where they are given a warm welcome indeed. Chronicles Magazine, African Democracy, By Thomas Fleming   meek [ meek ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. tame or spiritless 2. humility 3. simply imposed upon or submissive   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The trainer subjected the wild ponies to harsh training until they became meek enough for children to ride.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Unlike Sankoh, Sesay was meek and almost subservient. BBC, Did Sierra Leone get war crimes justice? 6 November 2009.   fiend [ feend  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a demon or evil spirit 2. an extremely wicked person or one who is diabolically cruel 3. one who is gifted or skilled   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They were attacked by fiends when they took the shortcut through the graveyard.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Choosing a former cocaine fiend with a terrifyingly addictive personality might have appeared to the rest of the world as something of a risk. The Telegraph, Argentina stuck with Diego Maradona comedy roadshow, Jim White. 11 September 2009.   jollity [ JOL-i-tee  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. gaiety or a merry activity 2. a happy celebration   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The jollity of the party ended abruptly when the police raided the place.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Whatever the reason for the jollity, it's catching, the crowd clapping and hollering, a fevered congregation in thrall to goodly preacher Ritter. BBC, Josh Ritter, 14 December 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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