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	27-Aug-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists rime [ rahym ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) frost, icicle or hoar 2. (n.) incrustation 3. (n.) an ice-coating that gets formed on instantaneous freezing of cold water droplets on a cold surface 4. (tr.v.) to cover or coat with frost or hoar   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Rime accumulated on the ledge made it impossible to open the window.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The local BBC weather expert Paul Damari said it was not actually snow but a phenomenon where fog freezes causing deposits of ice called rime. abcNews, Doctor Writes About Fighting Brain Cancer, March 27, 2007   perjury [ PUR-juh'-ree ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (law) wilful false testimony given despite taking an oath in front of a tribunal or other law body 2. violation or breach of an oath or swear   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was found guilty of perjury.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Madoff attorney Ira Lee Sorkin said his client has agreed to plead guilty to crimes including money laundering, perjury and fraud. CNN, Lawyer: Madoff to plead guilty, faces 150 years, March 10, 2009   primp [ primp ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to dress up, groom or adorn in a fussy or finicky manner 2. (intr.v.) to carefully dress or adorn oneself   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She primped herself so that she looked her best.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The beauty clinic primps and pampers dogs, offering services such as aroma-oil bath or hyper-allergenic shampoo. The Times of India, Arranged love: India's newest export to West, Insiya Amir, TNN, 19 Oct 2008   repartee [ rep-er-TEE, -TEY, -ahr- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a witty and quick or swift reply 2. a conversation involving witty and quick replies 3. skill or expertise in repartee   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Obama's repartee was followed by a burst of laughter from the journalists present.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mr Snow, the president's third chief spokesman in six years, has been notable for his cheerful tone and sharp repartee with reporters at White House briefings. BBC, UK apology over rendition flights, 21 February 2008   rubicund [ ROO-bi-kuhnd ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   rosy, reddish or ruddy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His rubicund complexion bore the signs of living in a harsh climate.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He looked up at the screen and saw his father with his bald head and his rubicund features. BBC, Industrial action threat on DLR, 15 December 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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