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	07-Jul-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists arroyo [ uh'-ROI-oh ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a dry gulch, gully or channel esp. in an arid region 2. a creek, stream, rivulet or brook   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The hard push sent him sprawling face down into the arroyo.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There are 80 miles [129 kilometers] of singletrack running through Cottonwood Valley and many more miles of trail in the surrounding purlieus, but this little arroyo is among the most interesting sections. National Geographic, destination - Vegas Rocks, by Steve Casimiro   baroque [ buh'-ROHK; Fr. ba-R*AWK ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) characteristic of a style in architecture or art prevalent during the 17th century that had bold ornamentation and complex forms 2. (adj.) characteristic of a 17th century style of european music that was marked by elaborate ornamentation 3. (adj.) having an irregular shape 4. (adj.) flamboyant, florid, grotesque or extravagantly ornamental 5. (n.) one esp. a pearl that has an irregular shape   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Remnants of the architecture of the baroque era are flamboyant in nature.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There is a revival of music of the baroque era in Europe, explains Thierry. The Times of India, The enchanting sound of music, by Lekha Menon, 4 Sep 2004   bivouac [ biv-oo-ak, biv-wak ]   [ noun, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a temporary military encampment having practically no shelter 2. (n.) the place that is used to set up such camps 3. (intr.v.) to encamp or take shelter in a bivouac 4. (tr.v.) to provide with shelter temporarily   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The troops decided to vacate the bivouacs after facing heavy enemy fire.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   At 12:30 on the morning of May 23, we decide to bivouac until dawn. Barry said. National Geographic, "How We Climbed Everest", by Barry Bishop   captious [ KAP-shuh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. fault-finding, critical or difficult to please 2. intended to ensnare, entrap, confuse or perplex in an argument   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His captious remarks earned him the displeasure of his friends.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They could also be absolutely as critical as the most captious guys today, but they could also sing songs.Deford says. CNN, The ruffian and the college boy, by Todd Leopold, April 26, 2005   disinter [ dis-in-TUR ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to unearth, exhume or extract from a tomb or grave 2. to disclose, bring to light or bring into prominence or perspective   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His human remains being disinterred were considered sacrilegious.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He has gone to the Court of Session in Edinburgh to seek authority to disinter the remains of Margaret Black and Peter Butler. BBC, Court action over grave 'error', 14 July, 2000   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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