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	28-Jul-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists escapade [ ES-kuh'-peyd, es-kuh'-PEYD ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a wild prank or rash adventure 2. an escape from captivity, confinement, control or restraint   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His escapades were well known across the length and breadth of the country.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I just love a run to keep my life balanced and everything always seems better after a satisfying escapade. BBC, Runners ready to talk up 10k, 21 April 2008   horde [ hawrd, hohrd ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a group, swarm or crowd 2. (n.) a group, tribe or troop of nomads esp. those from Mongolia or Asia 3. (n.) a throng, swarm or pack of animals 4. (tr.v.) to collect, gather or form a horde   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   There was a horde standing outside the shop waiting for it to open.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The annual gathering, however, which draws industry professionals, performers, media representatives and hordes of fans, had about 20,000 attendees. CNN, Cities scramble as business travel declines, By Jessica Ravitz, February 27, 2009   extant [ EK-stuh' nt, ik-STANT ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. in existence or not destroyed 2. conspicuous, protruding or standing out   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was horrified to find out that the files were still extant when he had ordered them to be destroyed.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This is the only extant female handwriting from Roman times, and probably the earliest surviving example in the world. Telegraph, Hadrian's Wall: A visitor's guide, Nick Trend, 19 Jul 2008   fervour [ FUR-ver ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. passion, warmth or earnestness 2. intense heat   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The fervour behind his words was acknowledged by everyone.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Few acting roles generate more public fervour than those of Doctor Who and Hamlet. Telegraph, David Tennant: from Doctor Who to Hamlet, by Vicki Reid, 23 Nov 2008   dipsomaniac [ dip-suh'-MEY-nee-ak, -soh- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a person with an insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Peter was a true dipsomaniac, his love for daiquiris was unmatched.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Sean Palmer, Joshua Dallas and Ryan Molloy make a winning (if implausibly camp) trio of sailors, June Whitfield is quietly hilarious as a dipsomaniac singing teacher, and Rodney Clarke makes his mark in multiple small roles. Telegraph, Sheer escapist fun overcomes the niggles, Rupert Christiansen, 26 Apr 2007   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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