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	30-Jun-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists ambience [ AM-bee-uh' ns; Fr. ahn*-BYAHN*S ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   atmosphere, feeling or mood associated with a place, person or thing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The ambience of the restaurant is designed to make it more welcoming and cosy.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A bigger audience, a warmer ambience - Napier University's Sonic Fusion Festival, whatever its earlier shortcomings, ended with a flourish. The Herald, Research Ensemble, Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, CONRAD WILSON, October 01 2008   condolence [ kuh' n-DOH-luh' ns ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. expression of sympathy with someone who has been through a lot of pain, grief or misfortune   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Condolences were offered by the Maj. General to the widows of army men.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A spokesman for Great Ormond Street Hospital said: "The trust offers its sincere condolences to the family on this tragic death." Telegraph, Premature baby who suffered suspected glucose overdose has died, 03 Feb 2009   diadem [  DAHY-uh'-dem ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a crown 2. royal dignity or power   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The Ravenclaw diadem was suspected to be one of the horcruxes in the Harry Potter series.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Royal blue sapphires in ruffled petals studded in a dazzling diadem. The Times of India, 'I live in the moment', by Chitra Sanam, 29 Dec 2006   activism [ AK-tuh'-viz-uh'm ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   the use of direct, often confrontational action such as demonstrations or strikes as a means of achieving political or social goals   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Activism is often the sought after tool of change during times of hardships.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mr Obama, who was elected on a slogan of "change" and whose campaign was built on grassroots activism, will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. Telegraph, Barack Obama inauguration: President-Elect invokes spirit of Martin Luther King , By Toby Harnden in Washington, 20 Jan 2009   demented [ di-MEN-tid ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. mad, insane or mentally ill or deranged 2. suffering from or showing symptoms of dementia   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His demented rantings landed him in a mental asylum.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The controversial statement, questioning the veracity of the battle spawned angry reactions with major-general Atma Singh (retd.) being derided as 'disloyal' and a 'demented mind'. The Times of India, Maj. Gen. Atma's remarks rapped, Vishal Sharma, 1 March 2008   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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