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	11-Jul-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists divergent [ di-VUR-juh' nt, dahy- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. differ from another or a standard 2. failing to reach a limit or having no finite limits   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Divergent strategies often help achieve the impossible.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   On the political front, lawmakers of both parties point to divergent polls that show the majority of Americans back their approaches. CNN, Partisan dispute divides Congress over energy legislation, From Ted Barrett, July 25, 2008   acolyte [ AK-uh'-lahyt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a devoted follower or attendant of an important person 2. one who assists a member of the clergy in liturgical rites by performing minor functions   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The minister is often accompanied by an entourage of acolytes when he sees to his official duties.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   An acolyte of the historian and political philosopher Michael Oakeshott, Jack Greenleaf (as he was known to all) was Professor of Political Theory and Government at University College, Swansea, from 1967 to 1982. Telegraph, Professor WH Greenleaf, 12 Jun 2008   aficionado [ uh'-fish-yuh-NAH-doh; Sp. ah-fee-thyaw-NAH-th'aw, ah-fee-syaw- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an enthusiastic admirer of a sport or interest; a fan   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Celebrities are often hounded by aficionados for autographs.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Bayh, a sports aficionado just like his sons, is planning on hitting some tennis balls with them before returning home later today, where he will find the lost bag safe and sound. abcNews, Bayh's Drive-By Gym Bag Drop-Off Incident, August 20, 2008   azure [ AZH-er ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) sky-blue or like the tinge of the sky when it is unclouded 2. (n.) the light, purplish blue tinge that is characteristic of an unclouded sky   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The beauty of the azure skies is often mentioned in Wordsworth's poetry.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Police say the stolen azure blue Nissan and the dark-coloured Mondeo were seen heading towards junction one of the M55 motorway. BBC, Police hunt fake crash carjackers, 1 September 2008.   beholden [ bi-HOHL-duh' n ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   indebted or obligated   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was a proud man, a man beholden to no one.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   China has provided the Western world with one more reason to feel beholden to it despite uneasiness over a variety of issues including human rights. The Times of India, China to invest in foreign markets, by Saibal Dasgupta, 4 Jun 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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