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	05-Sep-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists ruffian [ RUHF-ee-uh' n, RUHF-yuh' n ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) miscreant, hoodlum, bully, rough-neck or lawless person 2. (adj.) brutal, unruly or lawless   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The ruffian was apprehended by the police.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We notice one threatening ruffian with a pony-tail and immediately believe all pony-tailed youths are thugs. CNN, Lawmaker hints at long stay in Georgia, despite cease-fire, August 17, 2008   lunar [ LOO-ner ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) of, related or pertaining to the moon 2. (adj.) pertaining or related to silver 3. (adj.) measured based on the revolution of the moon around planet earth 4. (adj.) round, pallid or crescent 5. (n.) an observation taken from the moon for navigating or mapping purposes   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The lunar calendar war referred to before making any decision.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A lunar eclipse takes place when the earth is between the sun and the moon. BBC, Islands anticipate lunar eclipse, 4 May, 2004   prophylactic [ proh-fuh'-LAK-tik, prof-uh'- ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) protective or preventive esp. against a disease 2. (n.) a vaccine, drug or preventive treatment 3. (n.) a contraceptive mechanism or device   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The prophylactic medication was ineffective as the virus spread to epidemic proportions.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In premenopausal women taking steroids for SLE, the researchers conclude, bone mineral density can be preserved or increased with prophylactic therapy. The Times of India, 'India at par with Aus in crisis', 22 Mar 2004   pivotal [ PIV-uh'-tl  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. of crucial importance 2. like a hinge or serving as a hinge   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The Finance Minister played a pivotal role in the shaping of the economy.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   During debates over pivotal issues, tempers have flared often. CNN, Commentary: Why the shock about Joe Wilson? Julian E. Zelizer, 14 September 2009   pucker [ PUHK-er ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.)to purse 2. (tr. v.) to draw together into small creases 3. (intr. v.) to become wrinkled 4. (n.) a wrinkle or crease   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The child puckered her lips and gave a loud flying kiss to the departing guests.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Bill Clinton moves in with hands and puckered lips to kiss his wife Hillary. The Telegraph, Hillary Clinton kisses Barack Obama instead of husband Bill, Toby Harnden, 6 November 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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