TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 22-Jul-13

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argot [ AHR-goh, -guh' t ]
 noun ]
 MEANING :
 dialect, slang or a secret vocabulary used by a group
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The narrative was rich in pirates' argot leading to interesting read.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 A 'domestic' in the argot that they use in Delhi and in other purlieus of the Indian subcontinent is a term used to describe a person who resides within a household and performs menial functions for monetary recompense Jeeves said.
The Times of India, Jeeves to the rescue, by Jug Suraiya, 23 Jun 2008
 
bagatelle [  bag-uh'-TEL ]
 noun ]
 MEANING :
 1. a trifle or something unimportant or trivial
2. a played game that involves rolling balls into holes
3. a short composition of music that is especially played on the piano
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The entire ceremony was reduced to a bagatelle due to this atrocious behaviour.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 If you drastically lower your expectations, you can enjoy this bagatelle as the witty and fluffy fare it's intended to be.
CNN, EW review: Amy Tan disappoints, by Jennifer Reese, October 21, 2005.
 
anecdote [ AN-ik-doht ]
 noun ]
 MEANING :
 a usually short narrative of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature, often biographical.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 Comedians should be in possession of an assortment of anecdotes.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 Mankind becomes a mere anecdote against that staggering canvas; we see ourselves as we really are—bound to the natural world around us.
National Geographic, Through the Eyes of the Condor, By Marie Arana
 
controvert [ KON-truh'-vurt, kon-truh'-Vurt ]
 intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. (tr.v.) to deny, contradict, oppose or dispute
2. (tr.v.) to discuss, argue or debate
3. (intr.v.) to engage or absorb into a controversy
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The theory is widely controverted despite the evidence.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 However successful or unsuccessful he might have been, there is no evidence that controverts the fact that this was indeed the President's intention.
CNN, IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES SITTING AS A COURT OF IMPEACHMENT
 
douse [ dous ]
 intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. (tr.v.) to plunge into water or the like
2. (tr.v.) wet thoroughly
3. (tr.v.) to extinguish
4. (intr.v.) to fall or be plunged into a liquid
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The fire brigade doused the flames in the nick of time.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 An event organizer who rushed to Seng's aid and tried to douse the flames was also injured, the hospital said.
CNN, Man sets Singapore lawmaker on fire, January 12, 2009
 
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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