deducible [ di-du-ci-ble ] | | [ transitive verb ] | | MEANING : | | 1. to infer from a general principle 2. to reach a conclusion from something known or assumed 3. to trace the course of | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | Applications to the theory are deducible only after understanding the theory.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | The approximate age of a lobster can be deduced from its weight. BBC, NY eatery frees ancient lobster, 10 January 2009 | | determinate [ adj. di-TUR-muh'-nit; v. di-TUR-muh'-neyt ] | | [ adjective ] | | MEANING : | | 1. precisely limited or with defined limits 2. conclusive, settled, final | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | The determinate nature of the project made it easier for the team to achieve the milestones expected.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | "The law could have been made much clearer and more coherent had the Law Commission been able to propose that determinate sentences should be imposed for murder," he said. Telegraph, Homicide reforms would be 'nightmare' for juries, says top law lord, By Joshua Rozenberg, 07 Nov 2008 | | embryonic [ em-bree-ON-ik ] | | [ adjective ] | | MEANING : | | 1. pertaining to, or like an embryo 2. undeveloped, incipient or rudimentary | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | Embryonic stem cell research is banned in many countries.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | Tests on the reprogrammed cell lines showed that they behaved exactly like embryonic stem cells. Telegraph, Breakthrough makes lab-produced stem cells 'safer for humans', By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent, 01 Mar 2009 | | exigency [ Ek-si-juh' n-see, ig-Zij-uh' n- ] | | [ noun ] | | MEANING : | | 1. urgency or an exigent state, condition or quality 2. a need or requirement in a particular situation 3. an emergency, crisis or urgent situation | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | The exigency of the situation requires a contingency plan to be in place.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | It said they could "help pupils, especially those under particular pressures, relax and cope with the exigencies of their reality". BBC, Quiet revolution plan for school stress, 25 June, 2002 | | desideratum [ di-sid-uh'-REY-tuh' m, -RAH-, -zid- ] | | [ noun ] | | MEANING : | | something that is highly desired or considered essential | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | The commonplace desideratum of any work of fiction is to keep the reader glued to the novel.
| | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | The real desiderata are device specifications, the device-specific machine language that allows communication between driver software and device. CNN, Where are the Linux drivers?, by Eileen Cohen, March 9, 2000 | |
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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