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	25-Jul-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists effusion [ i-FYOO-zhuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an act or instance of pouring forth 2. one that is effused or poured forth 3. an unrestrained outburst of expressions and feelings   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The effusion of mass hysteria made the crowd dangerous and out of control.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   You might think that this does no harm, and I dare say that plenty of people sigh a pleasant little sentimental sigh when they read these effusions. Telegraph, Poet Laureate: does poetry need one?, By Rupert Christiansen, 02 Mar 2009   enamoured [ i-NAM-erd ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   charmed, captivated or marked or characterized by unreasoning, silly or foolish fondness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was a fool, enamoured with the idea of country living.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Renault's two-time world champion Fernando Alonso is another of those enamored of the greatest track left in F1. CNN, Raikkonen looks to rule majestic Spa again, Neale Graham, September 1, 2008   expletive [ ek-spli-tiv ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a profane or exclamatory oath 2. (n.) a word or phrase that is used to fill out or balance a sentence without adding any meaning to it 3. (adj.) used or added to fill or balance out a sentence   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Expletives are frowned upon in a politically correct world.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Reformed Hollywood badboy Mickey Rourke provided the only mild controversy of the night with a few expletives in his acceptance speech for the Best Actor award. CNN, 'Slumdog' scoops seven awards at wet BAFTAs, By Mairi Mackay,February 9, 2009   ferret [ FER-it ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a domesticated descendant of the european polecat 2. (n.) a persistent or an avid searcher 3. (tr.v.) to rummage, search, discover or bring to light 4. (intr.v.) to intensively search about the place   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Draco Malfoy was turned into a ferret in the book, Harry Potter and the goblet of fire.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The ferret fans will take the car ferry across and bring them home, as soon as the animals are fit enough to travel. BBC, 1,000-mile trip to save ferrets, 13 January 2007   facet [ FAS-it ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a small, polished plane surface esp. of a cut gem 2. (n.) a phase, aspect or side 3. (tr.v.) to make or cut facets on   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Every facet of the diamond was glittering and eye catching.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The plan has a number of facets benefiting the bank and the government. CNN, RBS posts record $34 billion loss, February 27, 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. 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