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	14-May-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists presentiment [ pri-ZEN-tuh'-muh' nt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   premonition, foreboding or a feeling or sense that something untoward is about to happen in the near future   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her presentiment turned out to be accurate.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   People often have presentiments like this, which are forgotten when they don't come true, Isabella added. BBC, Cranford writer 'predicted death', 4 December 2008   pummel [ PUHM-uh' l ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to thrash, thump, pound or beat esp. using one's fists 2. (n.) an instance or act of thrashing by using one's fists   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He pummelled the robber with his fists.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mirren told BBC News the film did not intend to pummel the monarchy. BBC, Mirren discusses delicate royal role, by Emma Jones, 3 September 2006   refectory [ ri-FEK-tuh'-ree ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a room to dine in esp. in a college or institute   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The refectory could seat two hundred people.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Spearritt had chosen the books to be read in the refectory and expanded the library to become a resource for fostering archival research and publication. Telegraph, Abbot Placid Spearritt, 21 Oct 2008   epitome [ i-PIT-uh'-mee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a brief account, summary or abstract 2. an example, representative or one that exemplifies the qualities of a group or class   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was the epitome of what a gentleman should be.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He is a man typical of the times, the epitome of how the world works today. The Herald, Demands for more protection and access when it comes to our unspoiled coastline   extrinsic [ ik-STRIN-sik, -zik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. extraneous or not inherent 2. external, outward or foreign   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The factors were identified to be extrinsic in nature.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The risk factors that lead to injury are usually classified as being extrinsic (outside the body) or intrinsic (personal to your body). BBC, Injuries and treatment   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