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	31-Aug-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists vanguard [ VAN-gahrd ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the foremost position in an army advancing into a battle. 2. the foremost or leading position or persons in a trend or movement.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The commandos or special forces are always at the vanguard of any battle in which the Indian army takes part in.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As West's vanguard approached the outskirts of the city, it encountered a defended roadblock. Patton's Vanguard: The United States Army Fourth Armored Division, By Don M. Fox   transient [ TRAN-shuh'nt, -zhuh'nt, -zee-uh'nt ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) transitory, temporary or not everlasting 2. (adj.) in existence for only a brief period of time 3. (n.) one that is temporary or transient in nature   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His doctor said that this was a transient phase in his life.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The only side-effect that has been noted so far is a transient fever that can be treated with over-the-counter medicines. The Economist, Golden slingshot, Nov 6th 2008   preternatural  [ pree-ter-NACH-er-uh' l, -NACH-ruh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. extraordinary, exceptional, abnormal or deviant from what is normal 2. supernatural or beyond what is natural 3. inexplicable, psychic or mysterious   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The preternatural Gothic architecture horrified one and all.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Obama has become renowned for his almost preternatural calm as displayed at every stage of the presidential campaign. The Times of India, Leader Article: Bobos In Oz, Swagato Ganguly, 29 June 2007   rendezvous [ RAHN-duh'-voo, -dey-; Fr. r*ahn*-de-VOO ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) an agreement or arrangement between two people to meet up at a fixed place at a fixed time 2. (n.) an engagement or meeting between two persons 3. (n.) the place or venue chosen to meet 4. (n.) a meeting between two spacecrafts 5. (tr.v.) to meet, assemble or come together at a particular place, at a particular time 6. (intr.v.) to come together or meet at a rendezvous   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was late as usual for his rendezvous.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   If the radar is affected, the crew will have to use a different method of rendezvous with the space station. Telegraph, Business comment: Look to China for root causes of the crisis, By Roger Bootle, 17 Sep 2007   roseate [ ROH-zee-it, -eyt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. rosy or rose-coloured 2. extremely optimistic or cheerful   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The roseate tinge found in the painting was added while restoring the painting.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   At the J.N. Ding Darling refuge on Florida's Sanibel Island and two other Florida refuges, the colorful roseate spoonbill is out in force. BBC, Freezing fog creates 'snowy' feel, 22 December 2006   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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