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	21-Nov-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists substantive [ SUHB-stuh' n-tiv ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a noun, a pronoun or a word or group of words that perform the function of a noun 2. (adj.) substantial or considerable 3. (adj.) real, in existence or actual 4. (adj.) independent or not subordinate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Substantive reforms are the need of the hour.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mr McLaren, Scottish Labour's former chief economic adviser, blamed successive administrations for shying away from making substantive reforms, preferring instead populist policies. Telegraph, Devolution is failing Scotland thanks to populist policy agenda, says study, By Simon Johnson, Scottish Political Editor, 19 Apr 2009   soot [ soo't ]   [ noun, verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a black powdery substance resulting from incomplete combustion 2. (v.) to treat with soot   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The little boy wanted to know how Santa Claus could climb down their chimney without getting dirty with soot.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   One of the boys came out and he was full of soot. The Telegraph, Mother dies saving children from house fire, 18 September 2009   gavel [ GRAV-uh'l ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) small pebbles 2. (tr. v.) to cover with small pebbles 3. (tr. v.) to bring to a standstill from perplexity 5. (adj.) harsh and grating   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The gravel path leads to the gazebo.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   She was walking home one evening and stumbled on the gravel then tripped over the hole, landing on her leg. BBC, Potholes in Britain: Your pictures, emails and videos, 13 February 2010.   tarnish [ TAHR-nish ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to discolour or dull the shine of 2. (tr. v.) to stain or destroy the purity of 3. (intr. v.) to become discoloured or dull 4. (intr. v.) to become stained 5. (n.) a dull or discoloured condition 6. (n.) a stain or a blemish   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The antique statue did not tarnish as it had been enclosed in an airtight glass container to save it from getting tarnished.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A torrent of high-profile recalls and safety concerns has tarnished the once stellar reputation of Toyota, which in 2008 overtook General Motors as the biggest car manufacturer in the world. CNN, A timeline of Toyota recall woes, 11 February 2010.   gumption [ GUHMP-shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. common sense; shrewdness 2. initiative or aggressiveness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   With his gumption, he is sure to rise to the top echelons of his company.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   For all their bossiness and humourlessness, the rationalist Leftists, at least have some gumption. Telegraph, Lifting veil on the Left's war, 14 Dec 2001   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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