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	16-Apr-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists impasse [ IM-pas ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a situation from which there is no escape 2. a deadlock 3. a standstill or stalemate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The impasse between labour and management was unlikely to be resolved.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   But he said the United States "holds the key" to breaking the impasse, and could convince Iran to halt its nuclear fuel program by offering security guarantees or a resumption of diplomatic relations with Tehran. CNN, Blix: Iran's nuclear work raising Mideast tensions, 12 November 2009.   din [ din ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a loud noise or clamour 2. (tr. v.) to stun with a very loud noise 3. (intr. v.) to create a loud noise   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   We could not hear each other speak because of the din of the jackhammers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Researchers say that unlike most people, dyslexic children and adults have trouble hearing teachers and reading above the backroom din of classroom noise. The Telegraph, Dyslexics find it hard to filter out background noises, Richard Alleyne, 12 November 2009.   dabble [ DAB-uh'l  ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to work or do something in a superficial manner 2. (intr. v.) to splash playfully 3. (tr. v.) to splash or spatter   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He dabbled in the stock market and made a fortune.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He also condemned the Harry Potter books, saying they were dangerous because they dabbled in the occult and failed to draw a clear distinction between "the Satanic art" of black magic and benevolent white magic. The Telegraph, Chief exorcist says Devil is in Vatican, Nick Squires, 11 March 2010.   janus-faced [ JEY-nuh' s-feyst ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. having two faces, one of them looking towards the future while the other towards the past, like the deity janus 2. deceiving by hiding one's true intentions and feelings behind a pretence or show of something else; two faced 3. marked by or concerned with contrasting ideas, aspects or polarities   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The government's Janus-faced budget- providing incentives for foreign direct investment while at the same time increasing taxes on consumer products- depressed consumer spending.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Commenting on "Pakistan's Janus-faced approach in matters relating to terrorism", it noted the British prime minister's expression of "his firm view that terrorism cannot solve the Kashmir issue and that the two countries should sort it out peacefully". BBC, Newspapers welcome Blair, 7 January 2002   ecumenical [ EK-yoo'-MEN-i-kuh' l or, especially Brit., EE-kyoo'- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. universal or general 2. pertaining to the worldwide body of churches   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The formation of an ecumenical council was thought to be the need of the hour to foster unity between people of the same community.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   An ecumenical service was held by a minister on horseback, followed by a parade round part of the Epsom Derby course. BBC, Rising costs halt riders' event, 5 July 2009, accessed 8 July 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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