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	14-Jun-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists benignant [ bi-NIG-nuh' nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. kind and gracious, especially to inferiors 2. beneficial or benign   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She was a benignant lady who was loved by her employees.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is natural to think in polarities, so we think of plants as good or bad, benignant or malignant. Telegraph, Country notebook: continuing controversy, By Germaine Greer, 03 Mar 2003   amenable [ uh'-MEE-nuh'-buh' l, uh'-MEN-uh'- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. responsible, accountable or answerable to a higher authority 2. submissive, willing or ready to yield easily 3. open to criticism or testing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His amenable disposition made his superiors like him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   With unemployment rising, the new Democratic-controlled Congress is expected to be less amenable to new trade agreements than was its predecessor. abcNews, Formerly soaring global trade suddenly comes to a halt, By David J. Lynch, USA TODAY, December 28, 2008   cull [ kuhl ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to pick or choose 2. (tr.v.) to gather, congregate or collect 3. (tr.v.) to discard or reject unwanted members from a herd or group 4. (n.) one that has been chosen esp. to be rejected   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The flowers with uneven petals were culled to be removed from the bouquets.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew has said 7,000 cattle restricted on 10 Northern Ireland farms because of dioxin contamination should be culled. BBC, Cull announced for dioxin cattle, 15 January 2009   decrepitude [ di-KREP-i-tood, -tyood ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   weakness, feebleness, dilapidation or a worn out condition   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Decrepitude in old age slows down even the most energetic people.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Old City exceeds expectations because of its size, elegance and decrepitude. Telegraph, Lord Hurd: Our man in Havana, by Lord Hurd, 28 Nov 2008   denouement [ dey-noo-MAHN ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the final outcome, resolution or clarification esp. narrative or drama 2. the final result or outcome of a series or sequence of events   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The denouement of the war was through a treaty.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The most likely denouement now is that Nottinghamshire will do enough against Hampshire at Trent Bridge to win the silverware for the second time in four summers. BBC, Sussex batsmen frustrate Durham, 19 September 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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