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	13-Dec-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists unctuous [ UHNGK-choo-uh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. excessively smug or insincerely eager 2. having a slippery, greasy or oily character that is characteristic of an ointment or oil 3. (of minerals) marked by an oily, greasy or soapy feel   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The unctuous expression on his face was extremely irritating.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I miss the unctuous attentions of the retail sector, the vaguely cheeselike scent of crisp new bills. CNN, The agony of seven days without spending, By Steve Almond, November 13, 2008   reconnaissance [ ri-KON-uh'-suh' ns, -zuh' ns ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an exploration, survey, inspection or examination that is conducted in order to garner information esp. military information about enemy territory   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Reconnaissance conducted by the troops suggested that the enemy was about to surrender.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Operation Oqab Tsuka (Eagle's Summit) involved the deployment of massive firepower—some 5,000 troops, plus hundreds of special forces, 30 helicopters, two reconnaissance drones and 20 jets. Economist, Dam difficult, Sep 4th 2008   dispatch [ di-SPACH ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to send on specific business or to a particular destination 2. (tr. v.) to execute promptly 3. (tr. v.) to put to death 4. (intr. v.) to hurry 5. (n.) an official communication sent by special messenger   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The parcel containing life saving drugs was dispatched this morning.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Calderon has dispatched thousands of soldiers and federal police officers to supplement local police forces. CNN, Calderon to violence-plagued Juarez: 'We're looking for solutions' 11 February 2010.   ablution [ uh'-BLOO-shuh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a washing or cleansing of the body, especially for religious reasons   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The Hindu religion lays great stress on performing ablutions.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In the Sikh holy city of Amritsar, where thousands of devotees gathered to celebrate the birthday of one of the religion's most important gurus, there was not enough water available for the pre-prayer ablutions. CNN, Workers aim to restore power after massive India blackout, January 3, 2001   retroactive [ re-troh-AK-tiv ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   influencing, having an effect or applicable to something that happened over a period prior to its enactment   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The riots were blamed on the retroactive speech.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They are taking help of both Indian and Canadian law firms to file suits against Canada's ministry of citizenship and immigration for "announcing retroactive rules affecting their chances. The Times of India, Knowing French a pre-condition to go to Canada, 14 May 2003   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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