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	10-Aug-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists humus [ HYOO-muh' s or, often, YOO- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an organic part of soil that is black or brown in colour, formed by the decaying of plant and animal matter and adds to the soil's fertility   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Humus is often added to soil to increase the productivity of the crop.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Inside the units, worms munch kitchen scraps into rich, soil- like humus and help reduce the amount of waste reaching landfills. National Geographic, Worm Bins Turn Kitchen Scraps Into Compost, Brian Handwerk, September 13, 2004   inalienable [ in-EYL-yuh'-nuh'-buh' l, -EY-lee-uh'- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   inviolable, inherent, basic or unassailable   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His claim to his family's holdings was inalienable.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   According to IRNA, the Iranian president told the French interviewer that his country's nuclear activities are legal, "based on the country's legal and inalienable rights" and that the program would "continue without hesitation." CNN, Ahmadinejad rejects U.N. sanctions, March 25, 2007   fritter [ FRIT-er ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a shred or a small piece, portion or fragment 2. (tr.v.) to squander or waste 3. (tr.v.) to shred or break into tiny fragments 4. (intr.v.) to dwindle, dissipate, degenerate or shrink   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He is an expert tracker, who made use of a single fritter to solve his last case.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The speech made reference both to the healthcare and education reforms Mr Obama plans, and also the desire not to fritter away tax dollars. BBC, Determined Obama vows to renew US, 25 February 2009   maim [ meym ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to impair or render defective 2. (tr.v.) to mutilate, injure or batter 3. (n.) an injury or impairment 4. (n.) defect or blemish   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The prototype was maimed as the quality assurance tests completely failed.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Marine charity The Sea Trust says fast moving boats passing through environmentally sensitive areas could kill or maim dolphins and other wildlife. BBC, Boat race fuels ecology argument, By Nick Parry BBC Wales, 23 June 2008   mien [ meen ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. bearing, demeanour or the way one conducts oneself 2. an appearance, form or aspect   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The glamorous mien displayed set him apart from his contemporaries.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Thich Nhat Hanh, the renowned Zen master, is a rare mix of gentle mien and understated resilience. The Times of India, Thich Nhat Hanh: Zen master & peacenik, 2 Oct 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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