TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 03-Aug-13

	If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.

	03-Aug-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists maul [ mawl ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a hammer that is heavy and used to drive wedges or stakes 2. (tr.v.) to use or handle in a rough manner 3. (tr.v.) to batter, injure or rough up   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A maul was used to drive the wooden stakes into the ground.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A woman mauled by a chimpanzee two weeks ago has lost her hands, nose, lips and eyelids and may be blind and suffering brain damage, hospital officials have said. Telegraph, Pet chimp attack: Victim lost hands and nose and may have brain damage, 04 Mar 2009   gusto [ GUHS-toh ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. zest or vigorous or enthusiastic enjoyment or appreciation 2. special individual liking or taste 3. (archaic) artistic style   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The competition began with great gusto.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The HFI-2200's low bass output remained intact, but no pair of headphones can truly replicate the room-shaking gusto of a potent high-end subwoofer. CNN, Ultrasone headphones are comfy, sound great, By Steve Guttenberg, September 15, 2008   hibernal [ hahy-BUR-nl ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   wintry or of or pertaining to the winter season   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The hibernal season is unliveable in these parts.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is also a major tourist centre with scores of ornithologists arriving here in the hibernal season. The Times of India, Govt sanctions aid for Keoladeo park, PJ Joychen, TNN, 17 Feb 2009   impale [ im-PEYL ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to fasten or stick 2. to pierce with something sharp or pointed 3. to punish and render helpless by piercing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He impaled his sword into the dummy targets' chest during practice.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A 13-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after he became impaled on metal railings at his home in Walsall. BBC, Teenager impaled on metal spike, 8 November, 2004   hale [ heyl ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) healthy, sound or free from disease 2. (tr.v.) to haul, drag or forcibly pull 3. (tr.v.) to compel or force someone to go   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was hale and hearty all through his life.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   These could be the people who remain hale and hearty into old age even in spite of smoking, drinking, using sunbeds of having a poor diet. Telegraph, Genes explain why some drinkers and smokers die young, while others escape, By Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent, 18 Jan 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 TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Demo Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 3 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 12 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved