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	17-Nov-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists putative [ PYOO-tuh-tiv ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   reputed, supposed or generally deemed as such   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The putative crime-lord did not tolerate a decline in the weekly profits.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Henry pointed out that Pace was questioning the Iranian government's putative role in the weapons, not the fact that the weapons may have been made in Iran. CNN, Top general casts doubt on Tehran's link to Iraq militias, February 14, 2007   categorical [ kat-i-GAWR-i-kuh'l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. without any conditions or exceptions 2. pertaining to a particular type, heading or classification 3. unqualified and unconditional   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The management said that the signing of the contract by the workers amounted to a categorical acceptance of the terms and conditions of employment.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Obama is also a more dynamic thinker than he is categorical, Pennebaker said. CNN, Obama is 'somber' but 'dynamic' in speeches, analyst says, Elizabeth Landau, January 28, 2010.   glib [ glib ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   marked by ease and fluency of speech or writing but superficial or insincere   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The politician's glib assurances of a corruption-free administration did not convince the audience.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   But I would warn against the glib association that if something is changing it must be due to a human cause, said Mote. National Geographic, "Mountains of the Moon" Glaciers Melting in Africa, by Dan Morrison, March 25, 2008   renegade [ REN-i-geyd ]   [ noun, adjective, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) one who rejects or abandons a religion or faith 2. (n.) a rebel , outlaw or one who behaves in a non-conventional way 3. (adj.) possessing characteristics of a renegade; unconventional 4. (intr.v.) to become or develop into a renegade   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Everyone was shocked when the town renegade stepped into the church.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   President-elect Barack Obama, also known as Renegade, had a say in choosing the code name that his protectors use when they are whispering into those microphones in their sleeves. The Times of India, Trailblazer is out as Renegade takes over, November 14, 2008   shibboleth [ SHIB-uh'-lith, leth ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a word or phrase that sets apart a group or class of persons 2. a catchphrase, slogan, catchword or password 3. a peculiarity of style of dressing, behaviour or pronunciation that sets a group apart from the rest   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The shibboleth of, "Weasley is king" became representative of any good goal keeper.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The economic crisis is destroying the traditional shibboleths of American – and not only American – politics. Telegraph, No place for yes men in special relationship, By Sir Christopher Meyer, 24 Jan 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. 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