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	22-Jun-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists depredation [ dep-ri-DEY-shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a pillage, robbery, plunder or ravage 2. a raid   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The depredation angered the farmers, who vowed revenge.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The dying river, once known as the lifeline of the capital, remains a mute witness to the depredation in the name of religion with no one taking responsibility to clean the mess. The Times of India, Yamuna reaps toxic harvest of immersed idols, 11 Oct 2008   discretion [ di-SKRESH-uh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. prudence, circumspection or the quality of being discreet 2. authority, power, right or ability to make decisions or judgements 3. freedom or choice to decide or judge one's own   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was not trusted as his discretion was called into question.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   One of those officials said Craig was "highly regarded" and trusted for his discretion by Obama. CNN, Obama and McCain set to meet in Chicago, November 16, 2008   clique [ kleek, klik ]   [ noun, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a small and exclusive group comprising people with common interests or purposes 2. (intr.v.) to form a small group or association   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Jacks was an exclusive club where a clique would gather every Friday.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Ex-board member James Robinson claims key decisions are being made by a tiny clique among the 11 members. BBC, Harbour bosses deny clique claim, 14 July, 2005   alibi [ AL-uh'-bahy ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a form of defence where a person attempts to prove that he or she was elsewhere when the crime in question was committed 2. explanation given to avoid blame or justify an action; an excuse.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   An alibi is often of essence while proving one's innocence.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A lawyer who provided a 'serious criminal' with a false alibi for his High Court trial has been jailed for five years. The Herald, False alibi lawyer jailed for five years   cohort [ KOH-hawrt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a company, group or band 2. a supporter, companion, colleague or associate 3. a group of warriors or soldiers   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Robin Hood and his band of cohorts, called 'the merry men', gave the Sheriff of Nottingham a run for his money.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Maccarinelli hailed his cohort as "the best British fighter ever produced". Telegraph, Joe Calzaghe 'one of Britain's greatest', says Ricky Hatton, by Gareth A Davies, 06 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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