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	13-Sep-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists stoke [ stohk ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to stir up, feed or fuel a fire 2. (tr.v.) to tend or fuel a furnace 3. (tr.v.) to intensify or activate 4. (intr.v.) to tend or fuel a fire   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He stoked the flames by adding fuel to the fire.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A wildfire stoked by heavy winds, high temperatures and low humidity burned high-end homes Wednesday in the foothills of Santa Barbara County, California. CNN, Wildfires scorch parts of California, Arizona, May 7, 2009   sober [ SOH-ber ]   [ verb, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) abstaining from drugs and alcohol 2. (adj.) a calm and quiet manner 3. (adj.) plain, straightforward not showy 4. (v.) to recover from an intoxicated state   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was the only sober person at the party and was amused by the display of drunken antics though he could not figure out why they were so desperately trying to make fools of themselves.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Singer George Michael has said he was "stone cold sober" when he was arrested after a car crash. BBC, Michael 'sober' at crash arrest, 15 August 2009   rancorous [ RANG-ker-uh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. full of bitterness 2. resentful   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The rancorous youth was arrested while trying to damage public property.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Members of Congress will come back from their summer break in September to a plate full of health care reform -- that's if they survive the latest rancorous and sometimes violent town hall meetings. CNN, Analysis: Health care will run into spending bills after recess, Ed Hornick, 11 august 2009   disparage [ di-SPAR-ij ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to reduce in rank or reputation; to bring reproach upon 2. to speak or treat invidiously; belittle   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Uncouth TV comedians often disparage individuals and communities which is in very poor taste.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Wit, pointed humor often consisting of observations meant to disparage or attack, expressed in clever comparisons or contrasts and making heavy use of word-play. MSN Encarta, Encyclopedia Article: Wit   theocracy [ thee-OK-ruh'-see ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a nation or state where the rule of god is established 2. a nation or state where the rule of the clergy or priests is established as they claim to possess divine powers or authority   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He termed the country a land of atheists where theocracy was abolished.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Xinhua commentary on religion in Tibet accused the Dalai Lama of seeking to restore theocracy there and ignoring China's respect for religious freedoms. abcNews, China Decries Dalai Lama's Demands for Autonomy, December 4, 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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