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	13-Jul-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists carafe [ kuh'-RAF, -RAHF ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a bottle made of metal or glass that usually has a flared lip and is often used to serve water and wine 2. a container made of glass that usually is used to hold or serve coffee   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The carafe was placed on the central table so that everyone had an easy access to it.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A carafe of Greek white wine and a Mythos beer for Mr Smith. Telegraph, Mykonos Grace, Mykonos: full review, 15 Dec 2008   apparition [ ap-uh'-RISH-uh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a spectre, wraith, phantom or supernatural appearance 2. a manifestation or sudden appearance 3. an unusual appearance or sight   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The ghostly apparition appeared only at midnight.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The faithful insist that miracles really do happen in the French mountains of Lourdes on the spot where, 150 years ago, a local girl called Bernadette said she saw an apparition in a cave. abcNEWS, Miracle in the Mountains, by NICK WATT, June 24, 2008   amicable [ AM-i-kuh'-buh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   characterized by goodwill or friendliness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Amicable relations with one's neighbours are of essence to improve international relations.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   President Lee Myung-bak has been at pains to present an amicable face to foreign business since his election. Economist, A game of patience, Jul 31st 2008   contagion [ kuh' n-TEY-juh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the propagation of a disease or infection through contact 2. a disease that is contagious in nature or an agent spreading such an infection 3. an influence or contact that can be harmful   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The contagion of the bird flu is rapid.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Economic contagion in the West is already hitting China's manufacturing base. Telegraph, Will oil prices recover after tanking in 2008?, 30 Dec 2008   divination [ div-uh'-NEY-shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the act of foretelling future events or discovering hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means 2. instinctive foresight; unusual insight   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The art of divination has faced ridicule through the ages.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Oracle Book: Answers To Life's Questions - mysterious book is a do-it-yourself divination tool. The Times of India, Answers To Life's Questions, 14 Mar 2004   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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