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	30-Sep-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists 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   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   chaffing [ CHAF-ing ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) good-natured teasing 2. (tr. v.) to tease or make fun of 3. (intr. v.) to indulge in playful teasing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They said that they were merely chaffing the new students and not ragging them.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A pure silk scarf was often worn around the neck to stop the wet wool chaffing the skin. BBC, What's a gansey? Carole Green, 3 March 2010.   hoyden [ HOID-n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a boisterous, carefree, bold girl   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her roles in films as a hoyden made her hugely popular.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The only man who has ever attracted her was Hugo Stratton--a handsome, laughter-loving young man who treated Emma like a lady rather than the grubby little hoyden she was. Marrying the Major, By Joanna Maitland   venerable [ VEN-er-uh'-buh'l ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) worthy of respect or awe inspiring 2. (adj.) made sacred or prestigious due to religious or historical importance 3. (adj.) a title for a Roman Catholic who has attained the first or lowest degree of sanctity 4. (n.) one who is venerable   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The venerable man was sainted almost a hundred years after his death.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There are venerable oak trees draped with Spanish moss. National Geographic, City of the Dead, Holt Cemetery, New Orleans   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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