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	08-Jun-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists allusion [ uh'-LOO-zhuh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. of passing or casual reference, an instance of implied or indirect reference 2. the act of alluding or hinting at something   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her allusion to the fact that she knew him was in doubt.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Love songs predominate, with themes of unrequited love and frequent allusion to the Leyla and Majnoon story being very important. National Geographic, Afghanistan   caprice [ kuh'-PREES ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an impulsive change of mind 2. an inclination to change one's mind impulsively 3. a sudden, unpredictable action, change or series of actions or changes   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His sudden caprice caused his team to lose the match.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is quite a selfish thing to do really, I suppose, to engage in this sort of activity out of caprice abcNews, British Matador Coming out of Retirement in Spain, By DANIEL WOOLLS Associated Press Writer, August 15, 2008   coadjutor [ koh-AJ-uh'-ter, koh-uh'-JOO-ter ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. one who works together with another, an assistant 2. an assistant to a bishop, with the right of succession   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He wanted to hire a coadjutor to work in him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He announced that he had asked the Pope to appoint a coadjutor bishop to work alongside him and eventually succeed him. Telegraph, The Most Reverend John Ward, 30 Mar 2007   abstruse [ ab-STROOS ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. recondite, ambiguous, esoteric or very difficult to understand or comprehend   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His abstruse speech confused everyone.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The assembly is often engaged in discussing fairly abstruse issues, then suddenly comes alive when a riveting personal testimony is made. The Herald, Riveting personal testimony lends life to assembly, RON FERGUSON, May 23 2007   befuddle [ bi-FUHD-l ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to confuse or perplex, as with glib statements or arguments 2. to stupefy or muddle with or as if with alcoholic drink   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She was befuddled by his campaign promises.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   French, Italian and African names with apostrophes can befuddle computer systems, too. abcNews, Computers have loads o' trouble with apostrophes, By Sean Odriscoll, Associated Press   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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