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coquette [ koh-KET ]
 noun ]
 MEANING :
 a woman who is flirtatious
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 Her reputation for being a coquette did not endear her to her women colleagues.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 She's flirtatious in her outrage: a stand-up coquette.
CNN, 'Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic', Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman
 
verdant [ VUR-dnt ]
 adjective ]
 MEANING :
 1. having a green tint or colour
2. covered with vegetation
3. naïve or immature
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The verdant countryside was beautiful.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 The verdant forests of Oregon's central coast harbor all sorts of mushrooms, yet none in particular abundance.
National Geographic, Pacific States, OREGON.October 2008
 
undulate [ v. UHN-juh-leyt, uhn-dyuh'-, -duh'-;adj. UHN-juh-lit, -leyt, UHN-dyuh-, -duh- ]
 adjective, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. (intr.v.) to move in a wavy or rising-and-falling way of motion
2. (intr.v.) to have a wavy shape or form
3. (tr.v.) to cause to move in a wavy manner
4. (tr.v.) to give a wavelike shape or form to
5. (adj.) having a rippled or wavy form
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The rising breeze caused the people to cheer as the flag undulated and increased the morale of the troops.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 Menchov clocked an average speed of 38.4km/h on the steep, undulating course.
CNN, Menchov wins time-trial to take Giro lead, May 21, 2009
 
suffice [ suh'-FAHYS, -FAHYZ  ]
 intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. (intr. v.) to be enough for the time being
2. (tr. v.) to satisfy the needs of
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The few wild berries that he has plucked would suffice to keep his pangs of hunger at bay until help arrived.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 Wrist and forearm strength is important in certain sports such as golf, cricket, tennis, volleyball or rock climbing to name a few and, although many people think that bicep and tricep strength will suffice, you should remember that you are as strong as your weakest link.
The Telegraph, LifeCoach: the truth about 'best before' dates, 22 September 2009
 
ambulatory [ AM-byuh'-luh'-tawr-ee ]
 noun, adjective ]
 MEANING :
 1. (adj.) capable of walking or pertaining to walking or adapted for walking
2. (adj.) alterable or revocable
3. (n.) a cloister or covered place for walking
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The group set out on an ambulatory excursion of the valley.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, more than 78,000 tennis-related injuries are treated in hospitals, doctors' offices, clinics, ambulatory surgery centers and hospital emergency rooms every year.
CNN, Tennis injuries, anyone? Val Willingham, 21 August 2009.
 
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. Principe
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