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	01-Sep-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists sylph [ silf ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a graceful woman or girl 2. a supernatural being that inhabits the air.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   An Asian woman's sylph like appearance is what makes her attractive to occidental men.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   She's the only sylph I ever saw, who could stand upon one leg, and play the tambourine on her other knee, like a sylph. MSN Encarta, Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870), British novelist, Said by Mr. Crummles (Nicholas Nickleby, 1839)   reactionary [ ree-AK-shuh'-ner-ee ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) regressive, conservative or pertaining to or strongly advocating reaction in politics and opposing political and social change 2. (n.) a person who is reactionary   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The reactionary views mentioned in the newspaper are fast becoming popular.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   According to Vinod Kelkar, "The setting up of a third-party forum (comprising individuals from different professions, including doctors) is needed to curb reactionary attacks." The Times of India, Doctors under siege, Vishwas Kothari, October 20, 2008   retaliate [ ri-TAL-ee-eyt ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to return or repay esp. something evil with something evil 2. (intr.v.)to exact revenge or reciprocate evil with evil   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The union leader retaliated by asking the mill workers to go on strike.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The cross-border developments came as North Korea said it would retaliate if a "satellite" launch from its northeastern coast were intercepted, with the communist nation saying interference would "mean a war." BBC News, Merthyr FC's temporary reprieve, 20 February 2009   premature [ pree-muh'-CHOO'R ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. happening before its due time 2. Born before the gestation period is completed   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The premature birth of the twins concerned the doctors as the babies were underweight.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In their second innings, Sri Lanka had reached 157 for two with Jayawardene unbeaten on 23 when heavy rain brought play to a premature end with 11.4 overs left to bowl. CNN, Sangakkara puts Sri Lanka in total control, 28 August 2009   assiduous [ uh'-SIJ-oo-uh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   showing constant attention and application; persistent   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Assiduous preparation is essential to crack the CAT examination.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He is always assiduous in preparation and is simply never casual in his approach to anything to with work – and that is the same for his chat show too. BBC, Michael Parkinson - Journalist and Broadcaster, 19th February 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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