TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 17-May-13

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	17-May-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists jingoism [ JING-goh-iz-uh' m ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. aggressive patriotism or chauvinistic nationalism   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Jingoism should be discouraged.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A mature polity should never be bulldozed by the artificially created ambiance of political jingoism and slogans designed only to win cheap support on an issue where we should be seen as standing united. The Times of India, SUNDAY DEBATE: Should the government bring back Pota? No, 23 Jul 2006   lull [ luhl ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a period of temporary calm 2. (tr.v.) to soothe, relax and put to sleep 3. (intr.v.) to calm or quiet down   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   There was a lull in the atmosphere.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The game is far better suited to television, because it adheres to a tighter schedule and lacks the middle-over lull, but it may not be as popular with fans wanting a full day's play. BBC News, Solutions for Streak suggestion, By Martin Gough, 12 January, 2004   fluster [ FLUHS-ter ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to confuse, make tipsy or befuddle 2. (intr.v.) to cause confusion or get confused 3. (n.) a confused, agitated or excited state or condition   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She was flustered by his explanation of what had happened.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The rain certainly doesn't fluster the mood of the partygoers in the city. The Times of India, Rain and Rannvijay... , 6 Jul 2008   gall [ gawl ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to annoy or cause vexation 2. (tr.v.) to cause a sore due to rubbing or friction 3. (n.) audacity, impudence or insolence 4. (n.) bile of an animal 5. (n.) rancour, bitterness or one that is bitter 6. (n.) vexation or annoyance 7.(n.) a sore that is caused by rubbing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He galled his friend to the extent that they were involved in a fight.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is galling to learn, however, that many of our esteemed chefs use a stabiliser to slow down the melt of ice cream. Telegraph, All mouth-feel and no trousers, by Rose Prince, 26 Nov 2008   impious [ IM-pee-uh' s, im-PAHY- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. not pious, irreligious, irreverent or ungodly 2. disrespectful or not dutiful   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The impious ceremony was criticised by the religious order.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As these insurgencies were crushed, more militants became convinced that the only way to get rid of the impious governments was to attack the "faraway enemy" that supported them. Telegraph, Fanatics around the world dream of the Caliph's return, By Anton La Guardia, 12 Aug 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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