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	15-Oct-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists physiognomy [ fiz-ee-OG-nuh'-mee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the countenance or face, esp. when considered as an index to the character of a person 2. the art of determining a person's character from the features 3. the outward appearances which offer some insight into its character   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His kindhearted nature was belied by his stern physiognomy.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Have you noticed a less than subtle change in the unlovely physiognomy of our revered Prime Minister? The Telegraph, Gordon Brown: the Premier in the iron mask that disguised a buffoon, Gerald Warner, 23 January 2009.   bullion [ BOO' L-yuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. gold or silver considered in mass rather than value 2. gold or silver bars, ingots, or plates 3. embroidery or lace trimming worked with fine threads of gold or silver   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The United states has the largest bullion reserves in the world, most of it stored at Fort Knox.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The target was £40m worth of gold bullion and between £30-40m in cash, stored at the Swissport Cargo Warehouse at Heathrow Airport. BBC, Flying Squad foils £80m robbery, 18 May, 2004   vendetta [ ven-DET-uh' ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a personal feud between two families in which the wronged one seeks vengeance 2. a long-drawn-out series of vengeful acts or quarrels   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The vendetta has gone on for almost a century.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In truth, Mr Mompesson just wanted to fulfil a vendetta against the drummer. Telegraph, Ten horror hoaxes that spooked the masses, By Florence Waters, 30 Oct 2008   unassuming [ uhn-uh'-SOO-ming ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   modest, unpretentious or not assuming   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His unassuming words were grossly misinterpreted.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The securityman might have been sceptical, given Atul's unassuming manner and casual get-up. The Times of India, Bidding Mumbai good-buy, by Gauri Sinh, 15 Nov 2003   snare [ snair ]   [ noun, verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a trap or device used to catch game 2. (v.) to trap   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   We prepared a snare with rope bamboo sticks and a sack.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Once an animal is trapped in a snare it can suffer from dehydration, starvation and distress as well as being at a higher risk from other predators. BBC, Countryside 'cowboys' warned off, 18 November 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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