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	12-Aug-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists modish [ MOH-dish ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   fashionable, modern, stylish or chic   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her modish sense of style set her apart from the other First Ladies.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The medispa is a 'modish' space to heal and rejuvenate the mind, body and soul. The Times of India, Spa with a difference, Nona Walia, TNN, 2 Mar 2008   muster [ MUHS-ter ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to summon, gather, call upon or assemble 2. (intr.v.) to assemble, collect, gather or come together 3. (n.) a gathering, assembling or collection 4. (n.) a roll, inventory or list   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He mustered courage and fell into the thick of the battle field.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Coalition-watchers will look first to see whether the PNV and its smaller allies can muster the 38 seats needed to retain power. BBC, Basque election race wide open, By Steve Kingstone BBC News, Bilbao, 27 February 2009   integument [ in-TEG-yuh'-muh' nt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a covering or outer enveloping layer like skin, rind or shell 2. an enclosure or coating   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It is protected by a leather-like integument which is artificially made.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We already knew that some dinosaurs had this kind of feathered integument, Clark said, "but this [latest fossil] is giving us a much better picture of what it was like." National Geographic, "Feathered" Fossil Bolsters Changing Image of Dinosaurs, D.L. Parsell, April 25, 2001   lout [ lout ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a goon, boor, oaf or awkward person 2. (tr.v.) to scorn or treat contemptuously 3. (intr.v.) to respectfully bend, bow or stoop   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was often described as a lout with brains the size of a pea.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The drunken lout is the most common killer of the office party, according to Marjorie Brody, president of Brody Communications, a business consulting firm in Philadelphia. abcNews, Holiday Parties Are a Headache for Managers, By ERIC NOE, Dec. 15, 2005   gory [ GAWR-ee, GOHR-ee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. bloody or bloodstained 2. sensational, unpleasant or bloodcurdling 3. involving or marked by bloodshed   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The gory scenes in the movie were revolting.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There is some sort of gory fascination with yoga competitions. BBC, Yoga wars, By Andy Dangerfield, 23 January 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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