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	24-Nov-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists protagonist [ proh-TAG-uh'-nist ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the hero or heroine of a play or literary work 2. the leader of a movement or advocate of a cause   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He told the producer that he would either be the protagonist or he would not act in their play.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   One in three members of the public matched a picture of Nick Griffin, the BNP leader, with the name of Peter Griffin, the protagonist of the cartoon sitcom. The Telegraph, A third of Britons think Peter Griffin from Family Guy is the leader of the BNP, Heidi Blake, 4 February 2010.   defoliant [ dee-FOH-lee-uh' nt ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a chemical spray or dust applied on plants to make their leaves fall off before time   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   An excessive use of defoliant in tea gardens has had an adverse impact on the long term production of tea.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Vietnamese victims have filed their first lawsuit against US companies that produced the toxic defoliant used by American forces during the Vietnam War. BBC, Vietnamese file Agent Orange suit, 4 February, 2004   remiss [ ri-MIS ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. negligent, lax or careless 2. marked or characterized by negligence, slackness or carelessness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The problem occurred because the employee was remiss in his duties.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Journalists and newspapers (BBC included) have been nothing but remiss in misrepresenting "news". BBC News, Driving primates to the edge, by Russell Mittermeier, 5 August 2008   satiate [ v. SEY-shee-eyt; adj. SEY-shee-it, -eyt ]   [ adjective, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to give more than required 2. to satisfy completely   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The host was happy to see that all the guests were satiated after the sumptuous banquet.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Your best bet is a snack that contains a little bit of carbohydrate, to give you an energy boost, with some protein to make you feel satiated. CNN, Celebrity diet tricks that work (and two that you should avoid), Hallie Levine Sklar, 9 December 2008   egoism [ EE-goh-iz-uh'm ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the habit of evaluating everything only with reference to one's personal interest 2. selfishness or conceit 3. the ethical doctrine that self-interest is the just and proper motive for all human conduct   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The coach was pandering to the egoism of the captain.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Its low production value, wandering narrative, flat history and self-important egoism did little to reveal the shortcomings of the Obama phenomenon. CNN, Commentary: Don't hold Obama to race agenda, Melissa Harris-Lacewell, 5 June 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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