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	27-May-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists threnody [ THREN-uh'-dee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a elegy, dirge, funeral song or song of lamentation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The threnody brought tears to everyone's eyes.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   By the time it comes to its sad end, it has the substance of a tender threnody. The Tmes of India, 'Worse than a rough cut', 15 May 2005   plaintiff [ PLEYN-tif ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. complainant, defendant or the parson who is the injured party in a court case   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The plaintiff was cross examined in court.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Beth Kaeding with the Northern Plains Resource Council — a plaintiff in the 2005 lawsuit — said her group wants "to see that coal-bed methane development is done right" under the new plan. abcNEWS, Feds Approve Gas Drilling Plan for Montana, by MATTHEW BROWN, 31, 2008   lionize [ LAHY-uh'-nahyz ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to treat one as a celebrity or as an object of great importance 2. (tr.v.) (british) to pay a visit to the noteworthy sights of a region or place 3. (intr.v.) to seek the company of or pursue celebrities 4. (intr.v.) to pay a visit to interesting sights of a place   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was lionized for his bravery on the battle-field.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This was the year when the Centre was expected to lionize their brave actions and salute the forces' heroes. The Times of India, THE RIGHT VIEW Why join the police?, by Tarun Vijay, 23 Oct 2008   monastic [ muh'-NAS-tik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. pertaining to or of monasteries or monks 2. pertaining to or of the way of life of monks that is austere, simple, ascetic and secluded   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The monastic way of life is filled with hardships.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The ruins date from the 12th Century, although Linlithgow Burgh Halls traces its descent back to one of the oldest monastic foundations in Scotland. BBC News, Lottery boost for heritage sites, 12 June 2008   wrangle [ RANG-guh'l ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) an altercation, fight, argument or dispute 2. (intr.v.) to dispute, bicker, argue or fight 3. (tr.v.) to win or obtain by means of fighting or bickering 4. (tr.v.) to herd or tend esp. cattle and horses.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The wrangle between the men escalated into a fight.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The wrangle between the railways and the state government over the cause of the Magadh Express accident continues. The Times of India, Rlys, Bihar govt wrangle over accident cause, by Dipak Mishra, 3 Jun 2003   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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