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	08-Sep-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists yoke [ yohk ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a crossbar that is used to harness animals like oxen together 2. (n.) one that can be used to bond, join or unite two or more objects 3. (tr.v.) to bond or unite together by using a yoke 4. (intr.v.) to securely harness or bind together   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The yoke used was made of bamboo.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The yoke is similar to a steering wheel on a car. CNN, NTSB: Checklist helped avoid crash of troubled jet, February 24, 1999   sanguinary [ SANG-gwuh'-ner-ee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. bloody or involving bloodshed 2. blood thirsty, cruel or murderous 3. composed or consisting of blood   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The sanguinary witnessed in Rwanda horrified the world.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   With the Civil War now in its fourth sanguinary year, Christman's body was among all too many bodies overwhelming the nation's capital. Telegraph, Other great feuds between leading authors, By Urmee Khan, 01 Jun 2008   propagation [ prop-uh'-GEY-shuh'n  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the act of spreading 2. the increase in number by natural reproduction   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Some clerics who are concerned about the propagation of their faith encourage non-believers to embrace the faith.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The propagation of this set of fake data shows once again the power of the internet to distribute and amplify information, said the People's Daily, in an apparent justification of China's internet censorship. The Telegraph, China denies claim that Communist Party offspring make up 90pc of multi-millionaires, Malcolm Moore, 7 August 2009   impenitent [ im-PEN-i-tuh'nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. unrepentant 2. having no feeling of regret or sorrow for sin   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The impenitent murderer was given the death penalty for his crime.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   But Miss Smith remained impenitent even when chided by her predecessor, John Reid, who said he would certainly have wanted to know if his "opposite number" was about to be arrested. The Telegraph, Sketch: Jacqui Smith, the Lady Bracknell of Labour, Andrew Gimson, 4 December 2008.   spry [ sprahy ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   nimble, vigorous, lively or active   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The spry lad jumped over the fence and disappeared behind the thicket.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Born at Gillingham, Kent, on November 11 1911, Hugh Gordon was a spry, witty, urbane man, who even in childhood had been obsessed with making and flying model aeroplanes. Telegraph, Hugh Gordon, 20 Mar 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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