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	19-Dec-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists buoyant [ BOI-uh' nt, BOO-yuh' nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. tending or having the ability to float 2. cheerful; lively   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The currents in the Ganges makes it easy for a swimmer to remain buoyant.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A buoyant Colin Montgomerie yesterday regarded world No.1 Tiger Woods as beatable and declared himself a contender for next week's Open Championship at Carnoustie. The Herald, Monty plans to prove he's a major contender again, DOUGLAS LOWE, Golf Correspondent,12 July 2007   perusal [ puh'-ROO-zuh' l ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   scrutiny or a careful examination or study   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The findings have been made public for their perusal.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As I was leaving for New York the next morning, I put the book in my hand luggage, for perusal on the long flight. Telegraph, A fascinating read, by J A McGrath, 27 Oct 2005   redundant [ ri-DUHN-duh' nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. superfluous, excess or overabundant 2. prolix or unnecessarily repetitive 3. profuse or lavish 4. comprising extra or unusual features   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The redundant nature of the research work made it a waste of money.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Charlotte Gardner, a 25-year-old Californian, was made redundant by a financial-services firm in November. Economist, Generation Y goes to work, Dec 30th 2008   apologist [ uh'-POL-uh'-jist ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a person who makes a defense or justification of a belief, idea, etc 2. one who argues in defense of   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was an apologist of the rights of the downtrodden.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mr Price said people were entitled to think from the article that Mr Galloway was an apologist for the Iraqi regime. BBC, Galloway denies Saddam 'fawning', 16 November 2004.   commodious [ kuh'-MOH-dee-uh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   spacious and roomy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It is virtually impossible for a middle class person to find commodious accommodation in Mumbai.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Living in cheap and commodious housing, inhabitants of the larger settlement blocs close to the Green Line could enjoy a comfortable suburban lifestyle within an easy commute to jobs inside Israel itself. National Geographic, Lines in the Sand: Deadly Times in the West Bank and Gaza, By Andrew Cockburn, October 2002   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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