TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 29-May-13

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	29-May-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists sluggard [ SLUHG-erd ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) an idler or one who is perpetually lazy or sluggish 2. (adj.) lazy, slothful, indolent or sluggish   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The sluggard was criticised by his employer.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Apparently neither fun laps in his old car, nor teaching sluggards like me, adversely affect his pace in Formula One. Telegraph, Wilson delivers lesson in speed, By Andrew Baker, 17 Jul 2003   tremulous [ TREM-yuh'-luh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. quivering, trembling, palpitating or shaking 2. timid, cowardly or fearful   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her tremulous lip indicated the beginning of a temper tantrum.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   His voice was slightly tremulous. BBC, Pope humbled by Auschwitz visit, By David Willey, 28 May 2006   abdicate [ AB-di-keyt ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr.v.) to resign, relinquish or renounce one's responsibility, office, power or authority 2. (tr.v.) to renounce, surrender or give up one's authority and power   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He abdicated the throne in favour of his younger brother.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   King Jigme Singye Wangchuck made a historic announcement two weeks ago to abdicate the throne and hand over power to the crown prince who would then become only a constitutional monarch. The Times of India, Bhutans 'uncertain future' in democracy, 30 Dec 2005   ravenous [ RAV-uh'-nuh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. voracious, hungry, greedy or famished 2. predatory, avaricious or rapacious 3. eager or greedy for food, gratification or satisfaction   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His ravenous need to be wealthy destroyed him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Nigella Lawson could go straight to the kitchen from scrubbing the toilet with her bare hands and I'd still fall on her food like a ravenous dog. BBC, India v England: 2nd Test day two as it happened, 20 December 2008   roil [ roil ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to disturb, render turbid or disorder by stirring up sediment in a liquid 2. (tr.v.) to irritate, vex or displease 3. (intr.v.) to proceed violently, turbulently or in an agitated manner   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His remarks roiled the management of the company.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The reason the security concerns play directly onto oil prices is that they threaten supply and roil the oil markets. BBC, What is driving oil prices so high?, 20 April 2006   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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