| 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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