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	02-Jul-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists affluence [ AF-loo-uh'ns or, often, uh'-FLOO-uh'ns ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an abundance of money or property 2. a flowing to or towards a point   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The general affluence of the elite ensures that their homes are well taken care of.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The island's relative affluence represents a dramatic turnaround from where things were heading in the early 1990s. National Geographic, Thai Village Trades Illegal Fishers for Ecotourists, Stefan Lovgren in Koh Yao Noi, Thailand, December 19, 2005   ambivalence [ am-BIV-uh'-luh' ns ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   simultaneously desire or feel two conflicting emotions at the same time   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The ambivalence often experienced by people leads to indecision.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Investors' ambivalence about earnings reports gave Wall Street a mixed performance Friday. abcNews, Dow struggles with weak profits, but Google lifts tech, By Stephen Bernard And Tim Paradis, AP Business Writer   dowdy [ DOU-dee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. lacking in smartness or taste; shabby 2. old-fashioned or out of date   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A dowdy image often results in a poor first impression.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Initially viewed as the ugly stepsister of airlines' frequent-flier plans, they have shed their dowdy image, and points have become highly desirable. CNN, Getting the most from hotel rewards, By Jane Levere, August 31, 2007   adage [ AD-ij ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a saying often in metaphorical form that speaks of a general truth and that has gained credibility through long use   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Adages often serve as warnings to help prevent repeating past mistakes.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A new national poll appears to validate the adage that time heals all wounds, at least when it comes to two former presidents of the United States. CNN, Views soften on 2 former presidents, CNN poll finds, By Paul Steinhauser   agoraphobia [ ag-er-uh'-FOH-bee-uh' ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an abnormal fear of crowds, public places or open areas   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   People who suffer from agoraphobia require clinical intervention to live a full life.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It has the potential to be useful for people whose first language is not English and it's good for particular things such as agoraphobia. BBC, Can online therapy ease depression?, By Emma Wilkinson, 5 April 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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