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	07-Dec-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists imposture [ im-POS-cher ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the act of deception by using an assumed name, character or identity 2. the practice of fraudulently imposing upon anyone 3. an instance of deception by using a false name and identity   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The friendly insurance agent was taken into custody by the police for imposture.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Whistler, said Ruskin, was guilty of "wilful imposture" in asking 200 guineas "for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face" with one of his nocturnes of the Thames. The Telegraph, Turner and Constable: we've lost the art of feuds for art's sake, Christopher Howse, 22 September 2009.   gamut [ Gam-uh' t ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a complete range of anything 2. the entire range of recognized musical notes   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   As Head of marketing, he had to be knowledgeable about the entire gamut of marketing activities conducted by his company.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There are 11 nominees, whose finely nuanced performances run the full gamut from comedy to tragedy. Telegraph, Cannes Film Festival: Canines battle it out for top Palm Dog, 20 May 2008   unsullied [ uhn-SUHL-eed ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. immaculately clean and fresh 2. untarnished or unblemished   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The unsullied clothes were folded and placed in the cupboard.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Much of Bhutan's earnings come from tourists who come in search of beautiful mountain scenery, ancient beliefs and a society unsullied by the larger world. abcNews, Losing the Yeti in Forgotten Nation of Bhutan, By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press Writer, August 12, 2008   wallow [ WOL-oh ]   [ noun, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr.v.) to indulge or luxuriate 2. (intr.v.) to relax or laze about by rolling or lying in mud or water 3. (intr.v.) to billow forth or surge up 4. (n.) an act or example of wallowing 5. (n.) a condition or state of degeneracy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She wallowed and cried her eyes out in self pity.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   While India continued to wallow in the misery of a lone silver medal, it was euphoria for China as it celebrated its best performance at the Olympics. The Times of India, China rears sporting head, August 24, 2004   squat [ skwot ]   [ adjective, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to sit in a crouching position with the legs drawn up 2. (intr. v.) to sit on ones haunches 3. (intr. v.) to illegally occupy land in order to acquire a title to it 4. (tr. v.) to settle upon as an illegal occupant 5. (n.) the act of crouching 6. (n.) an exercise in which one sits on one's haunches then stands while holding a weighted barbell   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   When on a camping trip you have to learn to squat as there are no chairs in the jungle.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As for squatting, that will have to be option. I can't even bend over to touch me knees, never mind a squat. BBC, Ouch! It's a disability thing!   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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