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	24-Jun-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists derision [ di-RIZH-uh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the use of scorn or ridicule to show contempt; jeering laughter 2. an object of ridicule   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He looked at the beggars with derision.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is unnecessary to add he was showered with derision and laughter. Telegraph, North Korea says George W Bush 'deserved shoe-throwing incident', 19 Dec 2008   dauntless [ DAWNT-lis, DAHNT- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   fearless, not intimidated or extremely brave   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The display of dauntless heroism in the battlefield earned him a bravery medal.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Green Guards Award instituted by the organisation three years ago recognises the dauntless services of forest staff. The Times of India, Students to sponsor green award, 14 May 2003   delve [ delv ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr.v.) to investigate, search or intensively research 2. (intr.v.) (archaic) to dig up or excavate 3. (tr.v.) (archaic) to use a spade to dig 4. (n.) (archaic) a hollow or cave   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   To solve the mystery, the detective delved deep but came up empty handed.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Leeds Carnegie could delve into the loan market this week to ease their front-row injury problems. BBC, Leeds facing prop injury crisis, 9 February 2009   derelict [ DER-uh-likt ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) deserted, run-down or abandoned esp. by the owner 2. (adj.) negligent or delinquent 3. (n.) a property that has been deserted or abandoned by its owner 4. (n.) a vagrant or homeless person 5. (n.) a nautical vessel esp. a ship that been abandoned in the open sea by the crew   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The derelict man spent the weekend at the homeless shelter.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Plans to restore a derelict castle in Sunderland have been given a boost with a £20,000 grant from the city council. BBC, Grant to restore derelict castle, 18 January 2009   disinterested [ dis-IN-tuh-res-tid, -tri-stid ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. impartial or unbiased 2. indifferent or uninterested   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was chosen to be a referee because he was a disinterested third party.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Johnson said his goal in sending messages is to put a smile on the recipients' faces, and he can sense disinterest when they stop responding to messages. CNN, Stop and think before you hit 'send' on that wild, wacky e-mail, By Nicole Saidi, October 18, 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. 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