abrade [ uh'-BREYD ] | | [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ] | | MEANING : | | 1. (tr.v.) to wear away by scrubbing or rubbing 2. (tr.v.) wear down spiritually 3.(intr.v.) to scrape off | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | The shirt was abraded around the collar due to a rough scrubbing.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | At some point in the history of a bronze statue of Uma dated 1012, the face became abraded by the daily ritual of bathing and anointing, so the temple sent it back to the sculptor's workshop for renewal. Telegraph, Encounters with the divine, by Richard Dorment, 16 Nov 2006 | | accolade [ AK-uh'-leyd, -lahd; ak-uh'-LEYD, -LAHD ] | | [ noun, transitive verb ] | | MEANING : | | 1. (n.) award, honour or special acknowledgement 2. (n.) a ceremonial embrace or a touch with the flat side of a sword on the shoulder that is used to confer knighthood 3. (tr.v.) to honour or shower praises on | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | Accolades were plentiful once his role in the freedom struggle became known.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | Mr Jones received his accolade at the Evening Herald Gold Star Awards. BBC, Accolade for gas explosion hero, 25 March 2008 | | aggrandize [ uh'-GRAN-dahyz, AG-ruh'n-dahyz ] | | [ transitive verb ] | | MEANING : | | 1. to extend, increase or enlarge 2. to make more powerful, great or rich 3. to exaggerate or praise highly | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | His position in society was aggrandized by his marriage.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | His purpose in collecting multiples was not just to aggrandize supplies of the most decorative species for sale National Geographic, Alfred Russel Wallace, By David Quammen, December 2008 | | bigotry [ BIG-uh-tree ] | | [ noun ] | | MEANING : | | 1. obtuse or complete intolerance of any other race or religion 2. the attitude, beliefs, prejudices of a bigot | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | The bigotry visible in his statements angered many people.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | Perhaps we can overcome the difficult history of bigotry that scars this nation. CNN, Colorado political leaders make American history, By Jim Spellman, January 7, 2009 | | catechism [ KAT-i-kiz-uh' m ] | | [ noun ] | | MEANING : | | 1. an elementary book giving a brief summary of the principles of Christianity in the form of questions and answers 2. a similar manual giving basic instructions in a subject, usually by rote or repetition 3. a close questioning or examination, as to political candidates, to bring out their views | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | The catechism was provided free of cost to all people who visited the church.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | That is a kind of catechism for pragmatists. BBC, Texas reflects on economic changes, By Kevin Connolly, 27 November 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. Principe | | |
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