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	12-May-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists cuisine [ kwi-ZEEN ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a manner, style or quality of preparing or cooking food 2. food that has been prepared   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The choice of cuisine was unique.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In the tradition of Julia Child, another impressive voice for French cuisine wants to help home cooks pull off great food. abcNEWS, Joel Robuchon Brings French Cooking Home, By J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor, December 26, 2008   serenity [ suh'-REN-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. calmness, composure or tranquillity 2. a royal title of honour that is usually preceded by your, his or her   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her serenity was much needed during those troubled times.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   On one wall of the office was a huge photograph of Missy, a picture of Lassie-like serenity. Telegraph, Pet cloning: Best friends reunited, By Tom de Castella, 21 Jan 2009   succinct [ suh' k-SINGKT ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. terse, concise or precise in expression 2. (archaic) encircled or girded 3. (archaic) close-fitting   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He explained the matter in a succinct manner.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In simple succinct language, he was exhorting his followers not to be his followers. The Times of India, After Derrida: The Republic and the Reconstructed Guru, Jug Suraiya, 12 October 2004   vaunted [ VAWN-tid, VAHN- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   highly praised and boasted about   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The vaunted painting was displayed in the national museum.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It was a watershed moment for the civil rights movement and became the most vaunted protest in American history. BBC, Marching for freedom, By Kathryn Westcott, 23 August, 2003   daunt [ dawnt, dahnt ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to intimidate, horrify or frighten 2. to dishearten or discourage   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was daunted by the enormity of the task before him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The first 20 overs with an SG ball by genuinely fast bowlers can daunt any batting line-up of the world. The Times of India, Pacers will hold key for Pakistan, Rashid Latif, 21 February 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. Principe TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Demo Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 3 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 12 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved