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	02-Jun-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists abortive [ uh'-BAWR-tiv ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. unsuccessful, fruitless or unable to succeed 2. imperfectly formed or developed 3. born prematurely   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The project was abandoned after several abortive trails.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Even with this new legislation, there are still costs involved and we do not want to carry out abortive work or needlessly spend money. BBC, Views sought on Stray cycle plan, 5 November 2008   admonish [ ad-MON-ish ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to caution, warn or gently reprove 2. to counsel or gently advise against something 3. to remind or urge to fulfil a duty   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   HE was admonished by his mother about his duty towards his family.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Narayana reportedly used to admonish Ravi, an idler and alcoholic. The Times of India, Murderer played the innocent, 23 Jan 2008   alacrity [ uh'-LAK-ri-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. promptness, eagerness or cheerful readiness 2. briskness, celerity or liveliness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The alacrity with which the decision was taken was surprising.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   America's long-drawn-out presidential contest, diplomats believe, has given Putin an opportunity he has seized with alacrity. CNN, Putin seeks a role on world stage, By Robin Oakley, European political editor, November 29, 2000   allege [ uh'-LEJ ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to assert or declare without any proof 2. to offer or cite as a reason or excuse 3. (archaic) to quote or cite in confirmation as an authority   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The man was alleged to have stolen the painting.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Police did not allege a motive. abcNews, Australian Charged With Daughter's Death Plunge, By DENNIS PASSA Associated Press Writer, January 29, 2009   abjure [ ab-joo'r, -JUR  ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to renounce, give up, repudiate or forswear 2. to shun, avoid or abstain from 3. to reject, recant or retract esp. under oath   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He abjured all of his worldly possessions and embraced a monastic life.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Jacob stops shaving, tapes the 10 Commandments to his wrists, abjures shellfish and tries to think of some way he can stone an adulterer without being arrested. Telegraph, Living by the Bible's rules, by Marcus Berkmann, 29 Feb 2008   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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