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	09-Aug-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists obelisk [ OB-uh'-lisk ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a tall, sleek, four-sided monolithic stone pillar that tapers toward its top and terminates or ends in a pyramid 2. obelus, dagger or one resembling a shaft   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The structure, shaped like an obelisk, was thought to contain mystical powers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The obelisk was erected by Colonel Archibald Robertson, the British Resident at the Court of the Raja of Satara from 1827 to 1832, when his eldest daughter, 'Tilly', died, aged 10, in the hill station. The Times of India, Hill station lovers restore destroyed memories, Gunvanthi Balaram, 18 April 2004   insouciant [ in-SOO-see-uh' nt; Fr. an*-soo-syahn* ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   nonchalant, indifferent, unconcerned or breezy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It was his insouciant attitude which made him seem brazen at times.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Hillary returned to the depiction of herself as an insouciant Daisy Buchanan. CNN, 'Hillary's Choice', by Gail Sheehy, December 1, 1999   litany [ LIT-n-ee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a prayer that is part of a liturgy and consists of a series of recitals of invocation by a leader that is alternated with fixed responses by the congregation. 2. a resonant or repetitive recital or chant 3. a dreary or tedious account   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The boring litany about the travels undertaken by Captain Wells was poorly received by the audience.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Last year it signed an exclusive deal to supply RIM's BlackBerry Storm, but industry experts have suggested a litany of problems with the phone's operating system have suppressed sales. Telegraph, Vodafone signs exclusive deal for Google's new G2 phone, By Rupert Neate in Barcelona, 17 Feb 2009   mayhem [ MEY-hem, mey-uh' m ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (law) an offence or crime of physically crippling, severely injuring or maiming another person 2. deliberate and needless destruction or violence 3. a state of chaos or random disorder   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Mayhem resulted as people panicked and ran helter skelter.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Alan Barlow said he told Strathclyde Police a mob of youths was causing mayhem in his street in Craigend, Glasgow, at about 0300 GMT on Saturday. BBC, Attacked man rues police response, 11 March 2009   harbour [ HAHR-ber ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a shelter, retreat or a place where one can seek refuge 2. (n.) an inlet of the sea or water body where ships can be safely anchored 3. (tr.v.) to conceal, protect or provide shelter 4. (intr.v.) to anchor or seek shelter in a harbour   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Every city block should have a safe haven, a harbour for those in need.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The popular sunbathing destination is less than half a mile off the coast from the old town of Budva, whose harbour can be reached by boat in only a few minutes. Telegraph, Unspoiled Mediterranean island on sale for £25 million, By Bojan Pancevski in Vienna, 14 Feb 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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