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	28-Sep-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists unprepossessing [ uh'n-pree-puh'-ZES-ing ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. not overtly impressive 2. unattractive or nondescript 3. unfavourable or unpresentable   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He bragged about having performed very well at the CAT but his percentile was unprepossessing.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   My story begins in 1963, and tells how, over the years, this unprepossessing creature established himself as a beloved family pet. BBC, A short reptilian tale, Marilyn, 24 December 2009.   glasnost [ GLAZ-nost, GLAHZ ; Russ'. GLAHS-nuh' st ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a Soviet policy allowing frank and open discussion about national socio-economic problems   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The policy of glasnost initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev led to the collapse of the totalitarian regime in the Soviet Union and consequently to the birth of democratic institutions there.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mr Gorbachev pioneered the "glasnost" (openness) policy that demolished decades of Soviet censorship. BBC, Gorbachev invests in major paper, 8 June 2006   inebriate [ in-EE-bree-eyt ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to intoxicate of make drunk 2. (n.) a habitual drinker 3. (n.) a person who is drunk 4. (adj.) affected by alcohol   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The inebriated security officer disclosed the codes to his drinking companions.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He had seemed inebriated when he first got on the plane. BBC, Three held after security alert at Heathrow Airport, 9 January 2010.   cynosure [ SAHY-nuh-shoo' r, SIN-uh- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a focal point of attraction and attention 2. something which serves to guide and direct   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   French Open champion Rafael Nadal was the cynosure of all eyes at last year's Chennai Open.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The prince, an avid gardener, is patron of the project. Its cynosure will be a simple 20ft tall, black granite sculpture, entitled Unity, designed by the Turner Prize-winning sculptor Anish Kapoor. The Telegraph, Royal couple start tour with tribute at Ground Zero, By Caroline Davies in New York   appraise [ uh'-PREYZ  ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to evaluate or estimate the worth or value of 2. to estimate or judge the quality or nature of   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He appraised the situation before submitting the report.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   SPACE.com asked prominent leaders in various space fields to appraise Bigelow's down payment on the future. CNN, Bigelow gambles on private space station, By Leonard David, July 26, 2006   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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