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	11-Apr-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists endearing [ en-DEER-ing ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. causing or inspiring to make well-liked or dear 2. manifesting affection   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her most endearing quality was her helpful nature.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The most endearing thing about Switzerland is that, away from the financial centres and the cities, Swiss life and Swiss people are unpretentious and uncomplicated. BBC, The cleansing power of Swiss peaks, By Emma Jane Kirby, BBC Geneva correspondent, 10 August, 2003   clasp [ klasp, klahsp ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a device used for holding together two or more things or parts of the same thing 2. (n.) a firm grip 3. (n.) a fond embrace 4. (tr. v.) to hold together with a clasp 5. (tr. v.) to hug or hold in a fond embrace   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The executive used a clasp to hold together the pages of notes that he took during the meeting.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The covered clasps, though aesthetically pleasing, made attaching and detaching the strap difficult. CNN, Review: Kensington notebook roller well worth the cost, 7 June 2007.   ostracise [ OS-truh'-sahyz ]   [ verb ]   MEANING :   1. to banish or remove from a group 2. followed in ancient greece, when a citizen considered dangerous to a state was sent into exile by popular vote   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   After his arrest, he was ostracised by his friends.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   His most striking contribution to the debate so far has been to show that black students who study hard are accused of "acting white" and are ostracised by their peers. Economist, Nearer to overcoming, ATLANTA AND HARLEM, May 8th 2008   amenable [ uh'-MEE-nuh'-buh' l, uh'-MEN-uh'- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. responsible, accountable or answerable to a higher authority 2. submissive, willing or ready to yield easily 3. open to criticism or testing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His amenable disposition made his superiors like him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   With unemployment rising, the new Democratic-controlled Congress is expected to be less amenable to new trade agreements than was its predecessor. abcNews, Formerly soaring global trade suddenly comes to a halt, By David J. Lynch, USA TODAY, December 28, 2008   epistle [  i-PIS-uh' l ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a formal letter 2. (of the Bible) one of the letters in the New Testament   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He signed the epistle with a flourish.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The surviving manuscript concludes with two early Christian texts, an epistle ascribed to the Apostle Barnabas and 'The Shepherd' by Hermas. National Geographic, Oldest Bible Reunited Online, July 6, 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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