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	21-Sep-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists tenet [ TEE-nit; Amr. also TEN-it ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a principle, dogma, doctrine or belief that a person or organisation generally holds true   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The tenets of the organization were unchallenged for almost a century.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Iraqi government has seemingly moved closer to the central tenet of his foreign policy. The Economist, A lucky man, Jul 24th 2008   raffish [ RAF-ish ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. cheaply vulgar 2. having a bad reputation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The main actor of the street play was attired in a raffish, silk outfit.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A dapper New Yorker, his entertaining show at St Andrew's Church combined a raffish wit with tricks that just left you wondering how on earth he did it. BBC, Fun with Melita, 19 september 2009   labile [ LEY-buh'l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. adaptable or likely to change 2. unstable or changing constantly   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The manager had a labile nature and was always open to suggestions from his subordinates.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   But despite all that we do recognize that there are some patients, like you David, who are a little more labile than others. BBC, BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION-RADIO SCIENCE UNIT, 28 July 2008.   gendarme [ ZHAHN-dahrm; Fr. zhahn-DARM ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. in France, a member of the police organization constituting a branch of the armed forces 2. slang - any police officer   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   North African immigrants in France are treated harshly and brutally by the gendarme whenever they are suspected of criminal involvement.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Hannelore, Peter's wife, was taking pictures, and I joked to Mario that the gendarmes were going to come running out any second. National Geographic, Mayotte Petite Île Étrange, October 10-12, 2004   travesty [ TRAV-uh'-stee ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a parody or grotesque imitation of a work of art that is serious in nature 2. (n.) a crude or ridiculous representation of something serious 3. (tr.v.) to make a mockery or travesty of   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The travesty of the classic play was banned.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A matter of weeks after the United Nations General Assembly voted for an end to executions, this announcement raises concerns over yet another travesty of justice at Guantanamo Bay. The Herald, Travesty of justice at Guantanamo Bay   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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