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	06-Aug-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists fortitude [ FAWR-ti-tood, -tyood ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   courage, patience, determination, firmness or the inner strength to combat adversity   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The fortitude displayed by the warriors in holding off the enemy was a sight to behold.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We showed some fortitude and thought 'no matter what happens we're going to get to the Grand Final'. BBC, Sinfield issues warning to Saints, 27 September 2008   gnome [ nohm ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (folklore) a troll or dwarf like creature that inhabits the earth's interior 2. an international banker or financial expert 3. maxim, aphorism or a wise, pithy saying   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   There were a lot of gnomes residing in the Weasley garden in the Harry Potter series.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   That's preferable to the way someone like William Hague was constantly portrayed - as an ever shrinking gnome. Telegraph, Gordon Brown takes offence at 'fat' cartoons, By Patrick Sawer, 25 Jan 2009   hamper [ HAM-per ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to hinder, impede or curb 2. (n.) equipment on a ship that hinders despite being necessary 3. (n.) a large basket that usually has a cover   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The manager made it clear that all factors that hamper productivity must be dealt with.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Grampian Joint Police Board has criticised the consultation process and is concerned the move will hamper investigations in the north east. BBC, Lab closure 'could hamper police' , 20 November 2008   jostle [ JOS-uh' l ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr.v.) to collide, shove, push or elbow 2. (intr.v.) to contend or vie for a position 3. (tr.v.) to shove, push or bump into 4. (intr.v.) to vie or contend for an advantage 5. (n.) a shock, push, bump or collision   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was jostled and pushed out of the train.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Angel would jostle for position beneath the hole and squat with a sheet of paper on his knees to do his secret drawings. abcNews, On Death Row, Nigerian Draws the Hanged, By KATY POWNALL Associated Press Writer, December 30, 2008   luxuriant [ luhg-ZHOO' R-ee-uh' nt, luhk-SHOO' R- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. fruitful, lush or abundant 2. prolific or superabundant 3. extravagantly ornate or florid   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The luxuriant spa boasted of many amenities.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In the ancient world, the Greeks were renowned for their luxuriant beards, regarded as badges of maturity and wisdom (Socrates was known as "Bearded Master"). Telegraph, Quite Interesting, 08 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. 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