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	14-Dec-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists shrew [ shroo ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. an ill-tempered woman known for her scolding 2. a small, mouse-like insectivorous mammal that has a long, pointed snout and soft fur   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The shrew screeched the house down.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A conservation project in Kent is giving people the chance to learn more about water shrews. BBC, Project to protect water shrews, 19 August, 2004   churlish [ CHUR-lish ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   mean and impolite   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It would be churlish not to applaud the visiting team's resounding victory.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Leading academician Zamiruddin told the Hindustan Times that the decision was "churlish and thoughtless" unless the government replaced the rhymes with equally popular and easy-to-learn Indian ones. BBC, Humpty Dumpty ruled 'too Western' , 14 June 2006   superannuated [ soo-per-AN-yoo-ey-tid ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. too old to continue service; retired 2. outdated, obsolete or old-fashioned   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The series was discontinued because the company deemed the product superannuated.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Council unanimously rejected the UGC's proposal for grant of selective reemployment to superannuated teachers from 65 to 70 years. Hindustan Times, Revised courses spell relief for students, Swaha Sahoo,July 14, 2008   rankle [ RANG-kuh' l ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to cause rancour or resentment or fester bitter feelings in the mind 2. (intr.v.) to cause festering or ill feelings or resentment in the mind   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His arrogance rankled the members of the jury.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The subsequent "sacking" of customers often rankles quota-driven salespeople. Economist, CFO in focus, January 2009, by Josh Hyatt, Jan 20th 2009   spurn [ spurn ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to reject scornfully 2. (tr. v.) to kick at or stamp on scornfully 3. (intr. v.) to show contempt for or to scorn something 4. (n.) a scornful rejection   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She suffered a nervous breakdown after being spurned by the boy she loved.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Meier killed herself after the "boy" spurned her and at one point told her via the Internet that the world would be a better place without her, according to prosecutors. CNN, Conviction in MySpace suicide case tentatively overturned, 2 July 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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