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	10-May-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists reverberate [ v. ri-VUR-buh'-reyt; adj. ri-VUR-ber-it ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to resound or re-echo 2. (tr. v.) to rebound 3. (tr. v.) to be deflected 4. (intr. v.) to echo back or bounce back 5.(intr. v.) to reflect or cast back 5.(adj.) having a tendency to resound or re-echo   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The powerful sound of the opera singer's voice reverberated in the auditorium.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The attacks reverberated around the globe. CNN, Female suicide bombers blamed in Moscow subway attacks, 29 March 2010.   skulk [ skuhlk ]   [ intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr.v.) to move about in a stealthy or furtive manner 2. (intr.v.) to hide or conceal stealthily out of fear or cowardice 3. (intr.v.) to shirk or evade responsibility or work 4. (n.) a person who shirks work and responsibilities 5. (n.) a congregation or flock of thieves or foxes   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He skulked but was found by the security guard.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Glass chips in by whistling at the mares, who skulk slowly around the stall before lifting their tail slightly, a sign that she's ready to go. abc News, Three Chimneys Gears up for Big Brown's Arrival, By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer, June 5, 2008   insensate [ in-SEN-seyt, -sit ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. inanimate, unaware or devoid of sensation 2. brutal, cruel, indifferent or cold 3. foolish, irrational, stupid or lacking judgement   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His behaviour pointed towards an insensate nature.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Getting the local economy going is a good thing, but you've got to be pretty insensate not to pick up on the uneasiness of it all. Economist, The island and the outside world, Feb 12th 2009   macerate [ MAS-uh'-reyt  ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to soften by immersing in a liquid 2. (tr.v.) to separate into components by soaking 3. (tr.v.) to become thin due to a lack of food 4. (intr. v.) become soft or separated into components by immersing in a liquid   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The young chef macerated the fruits in wine before serving them in the form of an exotic fruit salad.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In French cooking, fruit is often macerated to soften it, add flavor and draw out the juices. CNN, Fruitful summer desserts, Mary Carroll, 5 September 2000   ensconce [ en-SKONS ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to conceal, hide or secure snugly 2. to settle or place in a snug or comfortable manner   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She was ensconced in a snug tweed jacket.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Appropriately enough, Brother Claus spent much of his life ensconced in an Alpine cave in solitary reflection. Economist, Pilgrims in Rhineland, Jan 14th 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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