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	01-Jul-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists desuetude [ DES-wi-tood, -tyood ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   the state or condition of being inactive, unused or no longer practised   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Post retirement, he existed in a state of desuetude.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Inside Daniel Barenboim's dressing-room, a crumpled air of desuetude prevails. Telegraph, The maestro and his demons, by Jan Moir, 06 Apr 2006   chafe [ cheyf ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to vex, irritate or annoy 2. (tr.v.) to rub (esp. hands) and make warm 3. (tr.v.) to abrade or make sore by rubbing 4. (intr.v.) to wear away or become sore as a result of rubbing 5. (intr.v.) to irritate, annoy or vex 6. (n.) annoyance, vexation or irritation 7. (n.) soreness or warmth due to friction   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The rough cloth chafed his skin raw.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They continue to chafe under the inefficiency, corruption and red tape of their unusual system of government. BBC, Libyans mark Gaddafi anniversary, By Roger Hardy , 2 March 2007   crevice [ Krev-is ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a crack, fissure or cleft   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The crevice had broadened due to the continuous onslaught of the rain.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Dozens of brightly painted elves, birds and animals cavort and play in the crevices of the barkless old stump. Telegraph, A monumental journey through the capital, 30 Oct 2008   decant [ di-KANT ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to pour or transfer (esp. wine) from one vessel to another without disturbing any of the sediments in the liquid 2. to pour or transfer from one vessel or container to another   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   This particular wine has been decanted twice to improve the flavour.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They were looking for containers, into which they could decant the Black Label and the cognac, leave the empties outside the door, get replenishments, decant those, and so on. The Times of India, The king and I, JUGULAR VEIN/JUG SURAIYA, 10 Apr 2005   accessory [ ak-SES-uh'-ree ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a subordinate or supplementary item, object or the like used mainly for convenience, attractiveness, safety etc 2. (n.) something that is not essential but desirable that contributes to completeness, convenience, attractiveness 3. (adj.) one who aids or abets a lawbreaker in the commission of a crime but is not present at the time of the crime 4. (adj.) something that is supplementary, secondary or subordinate in function   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The mask is kept as an accessory rather than as a principal prop.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Trainers made from recycled bus seat covers and tyres have proved an unusual fashion accessory. BBC, Trainers made from old bus parts, 7 January 2009   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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