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	16-Nov-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists sever [ SEV-er ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to cut off 2. (tr. v.) to separate of break off 3. (intr. v.) to become cut   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The accident victim and his severed hand were placed in the ambulance and rushed to the hospital.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A Hampshire boy who survived a racing crash which almost severed his head from his neck is back behind the wheel. BBC, 'Head sever' boy is back racing, 3 August 2009   varnish [ VAHR-nish ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a paint containing a solvent and an evaporating binder used to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film 2. (n.) a surface or coating of gloss or polish 3. (tr. v.) to coat or cover with gloss or give a glossy appearance to 4. (tr. v.) to disguise or give a superficial pleasing appearance to 5. (tr. v.)   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The old furniture looked new after it had been given a coat of varnish.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Shoppers in Stirling are being warned to check nail varnish purchases for traces of a banned toxin linked to infertility. BBC, Warning over toxic nail varnish, 18 December 2008.   anchorite [ ang-kuh'-rahyt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a person who has retired to a secluded place for religious reasons   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A Naga sadhu- who lives in seclusion in the Himalayas for many years- is the perfect example of an anchorite.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The earliest form of Christian monasticism was, probably, that of the anchorites or hermits; a later development is found in the pillar saints, called Stylites, who spent most of their time on the tops of pillars in order to separate themselves from the world and to mortify the flesh. MNS encarta, Monasticism   brazen [ BREY-zuh' n ]   [ adjective, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) audacious; shameless or insolent 2. (adj.) of or similar to brass in colour, strength, sound 3.(adj.) made of brass 4.(tr. v.) to face with boldness or defiance; to face with impudence   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   General Musharraf's brazen military coup in 1999 shocked the entire world.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Robert Mugabe's brazen power grab in Zimbabwe's election saga has left cracks in one of African leaders' unspoken rules: Never turn on one of your own. Washingtonpost, Dissent over Zimbabwe cracks African unity, By MICHELLE FAUL, The Associated Press, July 13, 2008   tether [ TETH'-er ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a chain, leash or rope used to fasten or tie an animal 2. (n.) the extent or highest limit of one's abilities and resources 3. (tr.v.) to fasten or exercise restraint using a tether   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The tether was on the verge of breaking after the horse cart overturned.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The boat flew down the face of the wave and Hooper unclipped his tether, the only thing holding him to the boat. National Geographic, Who says youth is wasted on the young?, by David Vann   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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