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	14-Sep-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists smirk [ smurk ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to simper, smile or express smugly 2. (tr.v.) to smile or simper in a smug manner 3. (n.) a smug smile or the expression on the face of one who smirks   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He smirked simply to annoy her.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mr Stevenson is a man of great dignity and patience but Mr Zorin's face began to crack, somewhere between a smirk and a sigh. BBC, The last step of brinkmanship, 29 October, 2002   avuncular [ uh'-vuhng-kyuh'-ler ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. of or something related to an uncle 2. having the characteristics of an uncle   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Although he had been a mediocre student in college, his avuncular, bedside manner ensured for him a flourishing medical practice.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   According to Sigurður Arnalds, the spokesman for Landsvirkjun, the national power company—an avuncular engineer everyone calls "Siggi," whose hooded eyes and white-fringed balding head give him the same soft appeal as Mr. Magoo—the grand idea was to "export electrical power on ships in the form of aluminum." National Geographical, Iceland-Power struggle, March 2008   therapeutic [ ther-uh'-PYOO-tik ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) possessing medicinal, curative characteristics or healing powers 2. (n.) one that possesses therapeutic characteristics   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The town is well known for the therapeutic massages offered by the local people.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Prof Hugh Pennington, a leading microbiologist, said there was "no risk" involved in hospital visitors bringing flowers, which had a therapeutic effect for patients. Telegraph, Flowers banned from hospital wards, By Auslan Cramb, Scottish Correspondent, 17 Aug 2008   savour [ SEY-ver ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) the flavour, taste or smell of something 2. (intr.v.) to have a particular flavour, smell or taste 3. (intr.v.) to relish or enjoy something 4. (tr.v.) to season or add flavour to something   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The savour was so tantalizing that all the guests required seconds.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   If you eat proper chocolate and really savour the flavour then a small amount goes a long way and does satisfy you. BBC, 'Savour the real chocolate flavour', 12 March 2009   transcendental [ tran-sen-DEN-tl ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) being beyond ordinary experiences 2. (adj.) superior or surpassing the ordinary 3. (adj.) supernatural or metaphysical 4. (n.) categories that have universal application, as being, one, true, good   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He studied the technique of transcendental meditation under the guidance of a master.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The limits of his transcendental personality in terms of results are becoming as apparent abroad as they are at home. The Telegraph, Barack Obama: stumbling towards isolationism, Toby Harnden, 6 February 2010.   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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