TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 05-Dec-13

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	05-Dec-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists turbid [ TUR-bid ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. muddy, obscured or lacking clarity due to particles suspended in it 2. dark, thick or dense 3. disturbed, perplexed or confused   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The turbid water of the river was undisturbed.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Madagascar kingfishers perch quietly on branches hanging low over the turbid waters. National Geographic, Madagascar mangroves (AT1404)   truculent [ TRUHK-yuh'-luh'nt, TROO-kyuh'- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. pugnacious, savage or cruel 2. excessively harsh or scathing 3. fierce, belligerent or deadly   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The truculent battle left thousands wounded.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He is truculent and self-absorbed, like an overgrown teenager. BBC, Have Your Say - Kike Like Me   shoal [ shohl ]   [ noun, adjective, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) the place where the river or sea is shallow 2. (adj.) shallow 3. (tr.v.) to cause to become shallow   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The lifeguard mentioned that the shoal was a safe place to swim.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The guided missile cruiser got stuck on a rock and sand shoal late Thursday and wasn't pulled free until Monday. abcNews, Grounded Warship Discharged Raw Sewage off Oahu, By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press Writerm, February 10, 2009   repel [ ri-PEL ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to ward off 2. (tr. v.) to keep at bay 3. to turn down 4. (intr. v.) to cause hatred   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was not a likeable person and repelled any overtures of friendship.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The researchers found that these compounds, known as ketones, repel mosquitoes. The Telegraph, Sweet smelling sweat keeps mosquitoes at bay, Richard Gray, 5 September 2009   incessant [ in-SES-uh'nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. continuing without interruption 2. unending or ceaseless   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Well wishers were unable to stop the incessant crying of the child who got lost at the mall.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A woman has been fined £2,000 after neighbours living over a mile away complained about the incessant barking of her 100 dogs. The Telegraph, Woman with 100 dogs fined for their barking, Andy Bloxham, 29 January 2010.   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 TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Demo Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 3 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 12 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved