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	23-Dec-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists echelon [ ESH-uh'-lon ]   [ noun, verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a formation of troops or military aircraft, or individuals wherein each unit is positioned somewhat to the right or left of the unit in front such that the entire formation appears like a series of stairs 2. (n.) one of several units of such an arrangement 3. (n.) any group or unit that acts in an organised or disciplined way 4. (n.) a grade or level of authority 5. (n.) (spectroscopy) a diffraction grating that consists of a series of plates arranged one after another in a stepwise manner 6. (v.) to be a part of an echelon   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The top echelon of the company took the decision to expand the company's operations overseas.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The first Echelon of 21 B.D. Sector embarked in five LCT's on June 2nd '44 at Portland where they remained in harbour till Sunday, June 4th '44. BBC, Report on the Landing in France of the First Echelon of 21 BD sector on D-day, 6 June 1944, by DavidHeathcote, 01 November 2003   superficial [ soo-per-FISH-uh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. being close to or pertaining to the surface 2. shallow, apparent or not profound 3. trivial or not substantial   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The superficial layer is made of fine sheets made of pressed wood.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The book, published this week, urges people to reject the superficial temptations offered by contemporary culture. Telegraph, Disney accused by Catholic cleric of corrupting children's minds, By Jonathan Wynne-Jones, 29 Nov 2008   remorse [ ri-MAWRS ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   regret, penitence, self-reproach or guilt owing to some wrong doing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The remorse shown by the accused led the judge to reduce his sentence.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   England captain Phil Vickery says he hopes the Bristol prop who put him out of the Six Nations is feeling remorse. BBC News, Vickery hopes for Hobson remorse, 26 March 2007   scabbard [ SKAB-erd ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a sheath or holder for a sword or knife   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The ferocious warrior drew his sword from its scabbard and battled the enemy.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Wearing only his pyjamas, Carson hurled abuse at Mr Korn, 58, before drawing the antique Japanese weapon from its scabbard and lunging towards him. The Telegraph, Millionaire attacked 'noisy' neighbour with Samurai sword, Murray Wardrop, 25 August 2009   carnage [ KAHR-nij ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a massacre or slaughter of many people 2. corpses or dead bodies   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   To avoid the carnage of a war with his enemy the king sent his emissary to negotiate for a peaceful settlement of their differences.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Two ''brilliant'' soldiers who died preventing mass carnage in Afghanistan have been honoured in Britain and on the frontline. The Telegraph, Two soldiers killed preventing carnage in Afghanistan honoured, 14 January 2010.   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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