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	17-Jul-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists disport [ di-SPAWRT, -SPOHRT ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to display 2. (intr.v.) to divert oneself with some amusement 3. (n.) frolicsome diversion or amusement   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The children disported a variety of antics to the amusement of the onlookers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As the prime minister disports himself on the tennis courts of Tuscany, he can draw comfort from the knowledge that rarely has a governing party been in such a strong position in the run-up to an election. Economist, Poll fever, Aug 17th 2000   contingent [ kuh' n-Tin-juh' nt ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) conditional or dependent on something else 2. (adj.) accidental or fortuitous 3. (adj.) empirical or not necessarily true in the logical sense 4. (n.) contingency 5. (n.) a quota of delegates or troops 6. (n.) a delegation or representative group   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His acceptance of the job was dependent on contingent factors such as health and dental insurance.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A large contingent of Northern Ireland riders are bound for the Southern 100 road races in Castletown on the Isle of Man next week. BBC, NI contingent Southern 100 bound, 4 July 2006   docket [ DOK-it ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a brief written summary of the contents of a document 2. the book containing entries of the court proceedings of a legal case 3. a calendar of things to be done; an agenda   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Well prepared dockets help reduce the hassles frequently associated with legal proceedings.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena told Reuters news agency, "I understand the dockets are ready so the case should proceed any time". BBC, Police defend Zimbabwe travel ban, 19 March 2007   acquiescent [ ak-wee-ES-uh'nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   willing to consent and carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   An acquiescent proletariat is often downtrodden and taken advantage of by the gentry.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The changed composition of the House will also mean that Bush will no longer have an acquiescent Congress to work with. The Times of India, House Repair, 9 Nov 2006   amuck [ uh'-muh'k ]   [ adjective, adverb ]   MEANING :   1. (adv.) in a murderously violent or frenzied manner 2. (adj.) crazed, mad or possessed with a violent or murderous frenzy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The stable hand ran amuck through the pastures disturbing the grazing cows.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In an instance of a family feud that went out of control at New Perungalathur (near Tambaram) on Saturday night, one person ran amuck, injuring three of his relatives with a knife. The Times of India, Man runs amuck, injures his relatives, by Sibi Arasu, 24 Nov 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. 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