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	04-Jun-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists collage [ kuh'-LAHZH, koh- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an artistic composition of various materials (as paper, cloth or wood) pasted over a surface often with unifying lines and colour 2. a film that presents a series of seemingly unrelated scenes in rapid succession without transitions 3. the art or technique of creating such compositions 4. an occurrence of diverse elements   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   For the college festival, a collage was prepared by the students depicting unity in diversity.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They are part collage with actual objects strung in the web and part painted images. BBC, Artists' Quarter   abut [ uh'-BUHT  ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to touch, be adjacent to, end at or border on 2. (tr.v.) to support 3. (intr.v.) to terminate, border or be adjacent to 4. (intr.v.) to lean on so as to get supported   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His property abuts the only lake in the area.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It will abut eight Albert Street to the annoyance of the occupants. Telegraph, Narrowest house in Britain will be just 9ft wide, By Sarah Knapton, 23 Dec 2008   adventitious [ ad-vuh' n-TISH-uh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. accidental, extrinsic or not inherent 2. appearing or developing in unusual places   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her adventitious inclusion into the group turned to be blessing in disguise.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   These varieties prefer limey soil, and they have tiny, clinging (or adventitious) roots. Telegraph, Ivy league, Val Bourne, 03 Dec 2004   comity [ KOM-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. formal friendly courtesy, especially between different countries 2. voluntary recognition shown by one country for the laws, judicial decisions and institutions of the other   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The comity displayed by the two countries during the summit meet was encouraging.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In the Senate, an institution where comity and collegiality rule, McCain was not winning popularity contests. abcNews, McCain on the Defensive About Spending, By LIBBY QUAID Associated Press Writer, June 29, 2008   acclimate [ AK-luh'-meyt, uh'-KLAHY-mit ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to adapt or get accustomed to 2. (intr.v.) to conform, adjust or adapt to   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It took some time to get acclimated to the climate.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Michelle Obama is bucking that mind-set in deciding to take time off from her career to focus on getting her children acclimated to life in the White House. CNN, Commentary: Michelle Obama is reinventing the stay-at-home mom, By Jolene Ivey, November 25, 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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