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	19-Aug-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists roster [ ROS-ter ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a list or roll of personnel esp. military and naval personnel 2. any list, register or roll   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The roster is maintained to avoid confusion with regards to rank and duties.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The roster is being reviewed to reduce fatigue, increase handover times between shifts and increase time for training. Telegraph, Santander's winning formula, 28 Feb 2009   palpitate [ PAL-pi-teyt ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to pulsate, flutter, throb or beat heavily 2. (tr.v.) to quiver, tremble or move tremulously 3. (intr.v.) to cause to throb or pulsate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The wings of the hummingbird palpitated too fast to be visible to the naked eye.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The tumour was duly removed by operation but veterinary doctors could again palpitate a lump in a few months, very near to where its predecessor was. The Times of India, It's a dog's life, ZINIA SEN, TNN, 5 Jan 2006   perigee [ PER-i-jee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   the point in the orbit of a celestial body like the moon when it is nearest to the earth   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The ritual had to be performed at the time of perigee to ensure success.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The probe's orbit now sweeps out to the lunar distance (apogee) before coming back around the Earth (perigee). BBC, Moon probe set for lunar arrival, 4 November 2008   heifer [ HEF-er ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a young cow that has not yet given birth to a calf   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A heifer is a very valuable animal to a farmer since it yields milk and helps in ploughing the land.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Suspecting that the animal was really Zeus's mistress, Hera asked for the heifer as a gift and set the 100-eyed monster Argus to guard it. MSN Encarta, Io (mythology), Encyclopedia Article   talisman [ TAL-is-muh'n, -iz- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an amulet or charm in the form of a ring, stone or any object that is believed to possess powers of the occult   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was given a talisman to protect him from evil.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It became his talisman and he carried it around for a year and a half before returning home. BBC, Historic talisman returned, 2 June, 2003   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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