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	16-Dec-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists opportunist [ op-er-TOO-niz-uh' m, -TYOO- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   one who takes complete advantage of an opportunity irrespective of whether it goes against ones principles or ethics   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Being an opportunist the groom ran away with bag containing the cash whilst the in-laws argued about the dowry.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Opportunist thieves who found the front door to Newent police station in Gloucestershire unlocked made off with items including a patrol car key. BBC, Unlocked police station burgled, 27 October 2008   squander [ SKWON-der ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to spend in a wasteful manner 2. (tr. v.) to miss out on an opportunity 3. (n.) wasteful expenditure   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He squandered his inheritance on entertaining his friends.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   But however egregious the examples of squandered cash in Brown's Britain, no one thinks that efficiencies alone will plug the gap. The Telegraph, Gordon Brown and David Cameron must learn how to cut with compassion, Mary Riddel, 14 September 2009   ambrosia [ am-BROH-zhuh' ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. food of the Gods which supposedly conferred immortality on those who ate it 2. food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance 3. a dessert containing primarily oranges and flaked coconut   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The CEO of a pharmaceutical company declared that the research and development department had identified the ingredient in ambrosia that promoted immortality.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In ancient Greek mythology, ambrosia is sometimes the food, sometimes the drink, of the gods, often depicted as conferring ageless immortality upon whoever consumes it. Wikipedia, This article is about the food or drink of the gods.   gerontology [ jer-uh' n-TOL-uh'-jee, jeer- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   the branch of science dealing with the process of aging and the problems of aged people   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The scientific study of gerontology holds great promise since the population is ageing in most developed countries.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This idea goes back to one of the founders of scientific gerontology, Bruce Ames of the University of California, Berkeley. Economist, How to live forever, 3 Jan 2008   plenitude [ PLEN-i-tood, -tyood ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. completeness or fullness 2. abundance or ampleness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He sensed a feeling of plenitude in the air as he looked at the happy faces around him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A sense of plenitude and intense lightness emerges - authentic, surprising and happy. The Times of India, A new masculine freedom, 15 Jun 2007   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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