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	25-May-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists raucous [ RAW-kuh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. harsh, hoarse, rough or strident 2. rowdy, boisterous, loud or disorderly   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His raucous tone was unpleasant to listen to.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In Key West, avoid the "Duval crawl" – a self-guided drinking tour of bars lining Duval Street, popular with raucous Spring Break students. Telegraph, Miami and the Keys: alligators and Art Deco, by Francisca Kellett, 20 Jan 2009   rococo [ ruh'-KOH-koh, roh-kuh'-KOH ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) extremely ornate, elaborate, chic or complicated 2. (n.) a style of art that had originated in france around 1720 that was particularly characterised by its elaborate ornamentation and elegant refinement   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The rococo design of her penthouse was appreciated.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Loftin chose not to change Versace's elaborate décor and trademark rococo touches. abcNews, A Gateway to Limitless Luxury, April 14, 2006   sophomoric [ sof-uh'-MAWR-ik, -MOR- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. over-confident, lacking good judgement or immature 2. pertaining to or characteristic of sophomores   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His sophomoric thoughts landed him in trouble.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The blogs are more than sophomoric ramblings about college life. The Times of India, US students go online to attend dream college, 23 May 2006   vagrant [ VEY-gruh'nt ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) nomadic or wandering aimlessly from one place to the other 2. (adj.) random, inconstant or wayward 3. (n.) a vagabond, tramp or one without a permanent residence 4. (n.) a rover or wanderer   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The vagrant youth was arrested on charges of theft.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   If one accepts that White sharks are occasional vagrant visitors in UK waters, these animals could not be ruled out. BBC, Great White sighting 'possible', 28 July 2007   abhor [ ab-HAWR ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   to loathe, detest, abominate or hate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She abhorred people who gossiped.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There are little bands of pilgrims who not only abhor violence but form organisations like Dignity Foundation, join PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), learn karate for self-defence and lock doors with a double bolt at night. The Times of India, Are we insensitive to violence on the streets?, 25 Aug 2002   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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