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	18-Jun-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists acuity [ uh'-KYOO-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. to be sharp, acute or keen especially of thought or perception 2. acuteness or keenness of vision   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His acuity gained him respect in the financial world.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Rees's quick mind and financial acuity made him a handy Treasury and trade minister. Telegraph, Lord Rees, Pugnacious Chief Secretary to the Treasury who drove down public spending in the 1980s, 02 Dec 2008   betrothal [ bi-TROH-th uh' l, -TRAW-thuh' l ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the act or state of being betrothed; engagement 2. a mutual promise to marry   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Their betrothal was announced in all the leading newspapers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Raven Queen tells the story of Lady Jane Grey, from her parents' plans for her betrothal to Edward VI, to her execution in 1554. Telegraph, Reader notes: Raven Queen, 02 Mar 2007   defamation [ def-uh'-MEY-shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   slander, calumny, vilification or an injury to another's reputation or character   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The defamation forced him to resign from his job.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A sessions judge on Tuesday struck off the name of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray from a list of accused in a criminal complaint filed for defamation in a Borivli metropolitan court. The Times of India, Thackeray name off defamation list, 22 March 2006   deposition [ dep-uh'-ZISH-uh' n, dee-puh'- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the removal of a person from an office of authority 2. the act or an instance of depositing something 3. testimony or declaration   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His deposition was a result of political manoeuvring.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He said he plans to ask the court Friday to let him take depositions from hospital personnel. CNN, Second twin dies as hospital probes heparin overdoses, July 10, 2008   disconcert [ dis-kuh' n-SURT ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. disparage, disturb, or frustrate 2. ruffle, embarrass or perturb   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was disconcerted by her angry remarks about him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The price rises are especially disconcerting because new car sales plunged 11.3pc last year, including 21.2pc in December, as a lack of credit and confidence among consumers struck the market. Telegraph, Ford and Vauxhall to raise prices in UK after sterling's weakness, by Graham Ruddick, 02 Feb 2009   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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