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	16-Sep-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists skittish [ SKIT-ish ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. lively, capricious or restless 2. coy, shy or bashful 3. jumpy, restive, frightful or excitable 4. variable, uncertain, undependable or fickle   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The kitten was skittish and a little jittery.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   SUVs are not as equipped as sporty cars to travel safely at higher speeds -- and sporty cars tend to get skittish much more readily when it snows. CNN, Safe driving rules everyone should follow, By Eric Peters, November 28, 2008   serration [ se-REY-shuh'n  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a saw-toothed edge 2. in the form of small sharp projections or sawlike   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The jungle knife had serrations along one edge of the blade while the other edge was smooth and razor sharp.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The serrations make gripping slippery prey, such as fish and frogs, much easier. BBC, Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)   douche [ doosh ]   [ noun, verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a stream or jet of water or medicinal solution that is applied to a body or bodily cavity for medical purposes 2. (n.) the instrument used to apply a douche 3. (n.) the administration of a douche 4. (v.) to cleanse or treat with a douche   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The douche applied was effective in cleaning the wound.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   If you wished for a quick back and sides followed by a cold douche it could be arranged without getting your hair wet. BBC, Else Happened And I Was In Uniform (Part 4), By Gloin F, 22 July 2005   tortuous [ TAWR-choo-uh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. crooked, winding or curvy 2.tricky, devious, deceptive or not straightforward 3. extremely complex, circuitous or involved   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The tortuous journey lasted fourteen hours.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The path follows a tortuous route along granite headlands. National Geographic, Best Beaches, By William G. Scheller   tenacious [ tuh'-NEY-shuh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. having a firm or persistent hold 2. highly retentive 3. obstinate, persistent or stubborn 4. adhesive, sticky or viscous   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her tenacious mind helped her memorize jargon through medical school.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   With a reputation among supporters as a shrewd administrator and tenacious activist, Ledezma, 53, has led or attended just about every anti-Chavez protest march. abcNews, New Caracas Mayor Seeks Detente With Chavez, By IAN JAMES Associated Press Writer, December 3, 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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