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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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