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	11-Oct-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists gaffe [ gaf ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a social blunder; faux pas   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The numerous gaffes committed by George W. Bush caused much merriment to people all over the world.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is the population explosion of screeds on the Internet with its vast array of websites able to bring gaffes and scandal to the mainstream in an instant. Chronicles Magazine, Annus Horribilis Ahead?, by Patrick J. Buchanan   reminiscent [ rem-uh'-NIS-uh'nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. arousing memories of somewhat similar instances 2. suggestive or indicative   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He presented his girlfriend with a perfume that had a floral scent reminiscent of spring.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In scenes reminiscent of the Will Ferrell film Anchorman, Mr Anastos appeared oblivious to the slip, even as his co-presenter Dari Alexander's eyes visibly bulged with shock. The Telegraph, Fox news anchor Ernie Arnastos's obscene chicken slip is instant internet catchphrase, Tom Chivers, 21 September 2009   skirmish [ SKUR-mish ]   [ noun, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a fight between troops 2. (n.) any brisk dispute or encounter 3. (intr. v.) to engage in a fight or conflict   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The police had to intervene as the skirmish among the fans was getting out of hand.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Sixteen German police officers were slightly hurt and 15 England fans arrested after a skirmish in Cologne. BBC, England fans held after skirmish, 30 June 2006.   curmudgeon [ ker-MUHJ-uh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a person who is ill tempered and irritable   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Although anecdotal evidence would have it that the older a person gets, the more he turns into a curmudgeon, there have been no official studies made to either prove or disprove this view.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He said he regretted to report that age appeared to be mellowing him, and that people would have to stop referring to him as a curmudgeon. BBC, Catch 22 Author Dies, 14 December, 1999   digressive [ di-GRES-iv, dahy- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   departing from the main subject; rambling   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His tendency to be digressive during Group discussions and interviews conducted by management institutes prevented him from securing a seat in any of the reputed business schools in the country.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   His black eye brows, robust laugh, digressive way of asking questions, clipped speech pattern and chain-smoking made for a distinctive send-up. BBC, Talk show host Snyder dies at 71, 31 July 2007   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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