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	28-Jun-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists affinity [ uh'-FIN-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a natural attraction to a person, thing, idea etc 2. an inherent likeness or agreement between persons and things 3. relationship by marriage or by other ties   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He had an affinity towards people who shared his love for antique hunting.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Obama demonstrates an easy affinity with pop culture that suggests music is actually important to him. Telegraph, Barack Obama had all the best tunes, 06 Nov 2008   condiment [ KON-duh'-muh' nt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a relish or seasoning that is used to impart a special flavour to food or enhance its flavour   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Condiments are widely used in Indian cuisine.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Chief amongst the goods the ship was carrying were hundreds of jars of garum - a fish sauce which was a favourite condiment for rich Romans. BBC, Roman ship thrills archaeologists, 14 November 2006   devolve [ di-VOLV ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to pass on and transfer to another 2. (intr.v.) to be passed on or transferred to another 3. (intr.v.) to degenerate or deteriorate slowly or gradually   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Elections ensure that governance is devolved as per the wishes of the voting class.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In recent years the UK has taken steps to devolve powers to Scotland and Wales. BBC, Country profile: United Kingdom , 22 January 2009   abyss [ uh'-BIS ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an immeasurably deep chasm, space or cavity 2. the region of evil spirits; hell 3. anything infinite, unfathomable or profound   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Severely depressed people often have a feeling of being trapped in a deep abyss.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Rather than presenting an obstacle, House Republicans intend to use the full force of our ideas to help Democrats produce a better package to help pull the country back from the economic abyss. CNN, Commentary: Big risk in Obama's economic stimulus plan, By Rep. Eric Cantor, January 18, 2009   cauterise [ KAW-tuh'-rahyz ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to burn, sear or freeze by means of a caustic agent 2. to deaden or render senseless or insensitive   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The flesh around the wound was cauterised to minimize pain.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The traditional method, which heats tissue to cauterise wounds, can affect the ability to eat and drink for days. BBC, 'Less pain' tonsil ops developed, 21 December, 2003   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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