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	11-Dec-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists tribute [ TRIB-yoot ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an acknowledgement of a favour conferred upon oneself by means of a gift, compliment or any other means 2. the obligation for a feudal vassal to pay tax to the overlord 3. a tax or payment levied by one ruler on another as the price for protection or peace   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A fitting tribute to our soldiers was erected in the heart of the capital.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Leaders from the bloc also plan a tribute to Castro's ailing 82-year-old brother Fidel, who has not been seen in public since undergoing emergency intestinal surgery in July 2006. abcNews, Raul Castro Defiant of US Embargo on Eve of Summit, By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press Writer, December 7, 2008   seclusion [ si-KLOO-zhuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the state, condition or act of being isolated or at solitude 2. a place that is isolated   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The seclusion rendered her demented.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A scattering of wooden cottages blends seamlessly with the lush green gardens of the hillside, offering sweet seclusion, understated luxury and a deserted white-sand beach. Telegraph, Hermitage Bay, Antigua & Barbuda: overview, Mr & Mrs Smith review, 15 Dec 2008   shard [ shahrd ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a small piece of broken metal, glass or earthenware 2. the hard exterior shell or scale   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The old woman swept the shards of broken earthenware out of her shop.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Scattered around the ship are shards of pottery, animal bones, and thousand-year-old clamshells. CNN, Tunnel links continents, uncovers ancient history, Ivan Watson, 21 September 2009   verisimilitude [ ver-uh'-si-MIL-i-tood, -tyood ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the quality that makes one appear to be true or plausible 2. one that seems or appears to be plausible or true   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His open nature, along with his verisimilitude, made people believe in him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He was a man whose films known for social verisimilitude and known for their social conscience. BBC, Will Kazan's films outlive the controversy?, By Stephen Dowling, 29 September, 2003   queasy [ KWEE-zee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. nauseous or nauseated 2. nauseating or tending to cause nausea 3. squeamish, uncomfortable or uneasy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The queasy feeling experienced by everyone was caused by the smell of rancid milk.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   One kid got a little queasy when he saw the blood. CNN, 50-plus-vehicle pileup clogs New Hampshire interstate, by Nick Valencia, January 11, 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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