TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 08-Apr-13

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	08-Apr-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists efficacy [ EF-i-kuh'-see ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   effectiveness or power to bring about a result   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His efficacy was unparalleled.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Many American conservatives share the Israeli state's belief in the efficacy of power. Chronicles Magazine, What Became of Western Morality?by Paul Craig Roberts, 5 January 2009, accessed 9 July 2009.   dismal [ DIZ-muh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. depressing, gloomy or dreary 2. miserable or depressed   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His dismal marks caused him tremendous embarrassment.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Low-margin businesses that periodically call for more cash from their investors, which they can only invest at a modest rate of return, are a dismal affair. Telegraph, How to invest like Warren Buffett, By John Train, 01 Jul 2009   monogram [ MON-uh'-gram ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a design consisting of two or more letters of the alphabet combined or interlaced 2. (n.) a single emblematic letter 3. (tr. v.) to mark with a design composed of one or more letters   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The hotel had their monogram stitched on all the linen.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I'm thinking of marrying him because it will be great for all the monogram towels I own! BBC, talk - your thoughts, your views, your space, 13 November 2009.   fermentation [ fur-men-TEY-shuh'n  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the act of process of forming into alcohol 2. the conversion of sugar into alcohol using yeast 3. excitement or agitation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He had decided to make a batch of wine but before starting he wanted to know how to expedite the fermentation process.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The alcohol content of a particular drink is controlled by the amount of yeast and length of fermentation. BBC, What is alcohol?   magnanimous [ mag-NAN-uh'-muh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. noble of mind and heart; high-minded 2. forgiving, not holding onto grudges; not revengeful or vindictive 3. characterised by great generosity or nobility of action   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The magnanimous industrialist built many educational institutes for the poor.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Rs 70,000-crore debt waiver scheme for farmers is, by all standards, magnanimous. The Times Of India, Govt not OK with fence eating farm loan waiver, Shishir Arya, 10 Jul 2008, TNN   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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