accomplice [ uh'-KOM-plis ] | | [ noun ] | | MEANING : | | a person who knowingly helps another in wrongdoing, either as a principal or an accessory | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | An accomplice who is an accessory to murder often receives a lesser sentence than the main accused.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | In 1829, George Wilson and an accomplice received death sentences for murder and robbing mail trains. CNN, 11 notable presidential pardons, By Ethan Trex, January 5, 2009 | | cogitate [ KOJ-i-teyt ] | | [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ] | | MEANING : | | 1. (tr.v.) to meditate, think over or ponder 2. (intr.v.) to contemplate or meditate deeply | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | Philosophers cogitate over every minuscule observation prior to the framing of a hypothesis.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | Italian journalists like to cogitate at length on tactical nuances. Telegraph, Inter Milan beat Juventus, by Ben Findon, 24 Nov 2008 | | corollary [ kuh'-ROL-uh'-ree; KAWR-uh'-ler-ee, KOR- ] | | [ noun ] | | MEANING : | | 1. a proposition that can be inferred from another one that has been proved already 2. an inference, conclusion or deduction 3. an outcome, result or consequence | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | The hypothesis was a corollary to the Pythagoras theorem.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | The unspoken corollary to his admonition was that promises alone are worthless. CNN, Mariner advises against trusting torturers, By Joanne Mariner, August 18, 2005 | | drudgery [ DRUHJ-uh'-ree ] | | [ noun ] | | MEANING : | | tedious, menial work that must be done | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | The drudgery of the life is aptly described in most of Dickens's novels
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | The sheer drudgery of travelling long distances in often clapped-out buses is enough to put many passengers off travelling by train. Telegraph, Train passengers forced onto buses should be compensated, say Liberal Democrats, by Robert Winnett, 26 Dec 2008 | | adept [ adj. uh'-DEPT; n. AD-ept, uh'-DEPT ] | | [ adjective ] | | MEANING : | | highly skilled; very proficient in something requiring skill; expert | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | An adept artisan has been hired to restore a priceless Ming dynasty vase.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | For a man who picked up a tidy international reputation with the instrument, John Wallace is not always adept at blowing his own trumpet. The Herald, Let's blow the trumpet for our artistic jewel, RUTH WISHART, February 20 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. Principe | | |
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