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	19-Apr-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists cozen [ KUHZ-uh'n ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to trick or to mislead by means of fraud 2. (tr. v.) to induce someone to commit an act by coaxing 3. (intr. v.) to act deceitfully   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   No matter how hard he tried he could not cozen the old couple to part with their property.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In candor's stead, we coax, cozen, and imply; we cloak our language in e-mail and conversation so we don't appear too blunt, too aggressive, too demanding. CNN, Just say what you want! Ellen Tien, 2 September 2008.   laud [ lawd  ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to extol or sing one's praise 2. (tr. v.) to honour or glorify 3. (n.) a song of praise 5. (n.) praise   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   People lauded the good work done by volunteers in the tsunami hit area.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Indian newspapers and analysts lauded Mr Singh's performance in parliament. BBC, Allies and scientists laud Singh, 18 August 2006.   obdurate [ OB-doo-rit, -dyoo'- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding. 2. stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His obdurate innings saved the match for his team.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A difficult aspect of Louis Boudin's legacy is illustrated by his obdurate attempt to join the first convention of the International Workers of the World, known as the "Wobblies", on June 27, 1905, in Chicago. ABC News, Book Excerpt: Family Circle, The Boudins and the Aristocracy of the Left   joie de vivre [ zhwaduh* vee-vruh* ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a french phrase meaning carefree or joyful enjoyment of life; happy to be alive   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The islanders joie de vivre and zest for life made it a delightful place to visit.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Even when he was in his pomp, amassing 48 caps for his country and six for the Lions, he marvelled at the fashion in which his French counterparts could conjure up feats of jaw-dropping joie de vivre with a nonchalant shrug. The Herald, Le crunch for England, Neil Drysdale, October 13 2007   denizen [ DEN-uh-zuh' n ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a resident, occupant, native or inhabitant 2. (n.) an alien who has been permitted residence in a country along with a few rights of citizenship 3. (n.) a habitué or one who frequents an area or place 4. (tr.v.) to naturalize or grant the right to reside   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The denizen hated the new settlers and shunned them publicly.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   An Agra denizen, Irfan Bedar, who also claimed to have descended from the Mughals is also seeking trusteeship of the monument. The Times of India, Tucys want to perform urs at Taj, Ch Sushil Rao, TNN, 15 Jul 2005   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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