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connubial [ kuh'-NOO-bee-uh' l, -NYOO- ]
 adjective ]
 MEANING :
 relating to marriage or wedlock; conjugal
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 All newly weds are expected to settle down in connubial bliss.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 There are some jewellery styles that are now connubial with the characters that wear them.
The Times of India, Jewelry Designs, 2 Sep 2008
 
condescend [ KON-duh'-send ]
 intransitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. to descend, deign or stoop to a level that is considered lower than or inferior to oneself
2. to behave as though one is superior to another
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The Duke was thought to been condescending by having agreed to dance with her.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 Sources said, "even after both sides condescend to portfolios sharing, the Congress biggest problem will be who to accommodate in the 8-10 member list while the JD(S) is ready with it."
The Times of India, Now, race on for key portfolios, 3 June 2004
 
daub [ dawb ]
 noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. (tr.v.) to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter such as plaster, grease or mud
2. (tr.v.) to apply colouring material unskilfully
3. (intr.v.) to apply colours crudely or unskilfully
4. (n.) a crude, amateurish painting
5. (n.) inferior material used for daubing walls
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The medicinal paste was daubed over the wound.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 Walls around the ground were daubed with slogans.
Telegraph, Rose Davis, 03 Feb 2009
 
deify [ DEE-uh'-fahy ]
 transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. to worship and revere as a god
2. to make a god of
3. to exalt or glorify as of supreme worth
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 He was deified by the villagers.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 Hamilton is deified within the team, no doubt.
Telegraph, Monaco GP win marks Lewis Hamilton out, By Kevin Garside, 23 Sep 2008
 
delusion [ di-LOO-zhuh' n ]
 noun ]
 MEANING :
 1. a false belief or opinion
2. the state of being deluded
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 Her delusions made her a danger to those around her.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 He had the delusion he was in focus of concave mirrors which direct rays of light upon him from Peru
BBC, Changing face of mental health , By Giancarlo Rinaldi , 10 October 2007
 
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
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