TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 16-May-13

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	16-May-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists hallow [ HAL-oh ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to make pure or holy, to sanctify or consecrate 2. to revere or venerate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The priest hallowed the room by sprinkling holy water.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Approaching a challenge "because it is there" is also the atti-tude of a witness, so hallowed in Zen. The Times of India, Embrace your challenges, Simanta Mohanty, 10 January 2009   frenzied [ FREN-zeed ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. marked by wild enthusiasm or excitement 2. violent, frantic, agitated or wild   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   There was a frenzied rush to buy the new book.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The meditative time will soothe your frenzied brain, while the caffeine will give you just enough of a kick start to get through the rest of your day. Readers Digest, Shedding the Afternoon Office Rut   holocaust [ HOL-uh'-kawst, HOH-luh'- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an offering or sacrifice that is completely consumed by fire 2. a massive destruction caused esp. by fire 3. a large-scale slaughter 4. the systematic, large-scale slaughter of the Jews by Nazis during World War II   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The holocaust was predicted by the astrologist.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Holocaust was the Nazis' assault on the Jews between 1933 and 1945 in which six million Jews were murdered. BBC, Ceremony will mark Holocaust Day, 28 January 2008   equestrian [ i-KWES-tree-uh' n ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) pertaining to or of horse-riders or horsemen 2. (adj.) composed of or pertaining to knights 3. (n.) a horseman or horse-rider   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her equestrian pursuits earned her a gold medal.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   One of Scotland's most famous police horses has died in retirement after clocking up the longest track record of any equestrian public servant. The Herald, A quiet farewell as Fergus ends life of service, DAMIEN HENDERSON, January 27 2007   pediment [ PED-uh'-muh' nt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (of architecture) a wide gable on the façade of several structures esp. buildings in the grecian style 2. a triangular piece bearing a striking resemblance to the grecian pediment used for decoration   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The temple was of Grecian origins with stone pediments in a circular formation.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Lined with bath stone columns supporting equally impressive stone pediments, is a brand new "Roman" bathing pool, reminiscent of the real thing in the city of Bath. Telegraph, Property with swimming pools: The deep end, by Sonia Purnell, 30 Jun 2008   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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