TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 11-Jun-13

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	11-Jun-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists bated [ beytd ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) diminished or moderated   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her bated enthusiasm was perceived in a negative light.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We await the next with bated breath. Telegraph, Jobless from Henley-on-Thames: Part II, By Julie Salt, 19 Nov 2008   allegory [ AL-uh'-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. figurative representation of an abstract idea by means of concrete characters, events or symbols 2. an emblem or symbolic representation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His books were famous for the way in which the allegory of mysticism was depicted.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The environment is merely an allegory for how the U.S. will achieve this revival. CNN, Green pragmatism from Thomas Friedman, By Constance Cheng, December 19, 2008   behoove [  bi-HOOV ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to be necessary or proper for 2. (intr.v.) to be necessary, advantageous or proper   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Polite manners are behooved for success in the service industry.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   If you decide to take tomorrow off, it behooves you to tell the truth. CNN, One-third of workers play hooky, By Jason Ferrara, January 26, 2009   allude [ uh'-LOOD ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to refer to indirectly or casually 2. to contain an indirect or casual reference to something   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She alluded the fact that she was related to the CEO.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As in Philadelphia, Obama alluded to, but did not name, the president who inspired his train journey. CNN, Obama to crowds: 'I love you back', January 17, 2009   cormorant [ KAWR-mer-uh' nt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. any of various, dark- coloured, web-footed water birds of the genus Phalacrocorax having a long neck and a distensible throat pouch 2. a greedy, rapacious person   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Cormorants are not found in India.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Finally we arrived at Yangshuo and I saw a wizened old man holding a pole where two black birds called cormorants were perched. CNN, Finding China in Guilin, By Marianne Bray, April 5, 2006   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 TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Demo Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 3 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 12 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved