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	25-Dec-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists imbibe [ im-BAHYB ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to drink or consume as if by drinking 2. (tr. v.) to absorb or soak or receive in the mind 3. (intr. v.) to drink 4. (intr. v.) to absorb   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She felt tipsy after having imbibed a few glasses of wine at the party.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The shrews have such an appetite for alcohol that each night they imbibe, weight for weight, the equivalent of a human drinking nine glasses of wine. BBC, What the papers say, 29 July 2008.   El Dorado [ el duh'-RAH-doh, -REY- or ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an imaginary city in south america sought by spanish explorers for its great riches and wealth 2. a place offering extraordinary wealth or opportunities   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   To most people around the world, the United states offers an El Dorado of opportunities.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   An almighty task, but to those in the world of shipwrecks, pirates and treasure troves, this was their El Dorado. BBC, How To Find A Treasure Trove, 19 May 2007   versatile [ VUR-suh-tahyl or, especially Amr., -tl ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. capable of changing, adapting or multi-tasking 2. reversible or capable of turning backwards and forwards 3. serving a number of varied functions and uses   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her versatile songs were very well known.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Water is nature's most versatile tool. National Geographic, Erosion and Weathering   sultry [ SUHL-tree ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. sweltering, hot and emitting heat 2. arousing or exciting desire or passion   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The sultry summer months soon lost their appeal.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   American singer and actress Julie London - famed in the 1950s and 1960s for her sultry voice on hits like Cry Me A River - has died, aged 74. BBC, Singer Julie London dies, 19 October, 2000   requite [ ri- KWAHYT ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to offer something in return for having received something 2. to take revenge   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The ungrateful man requited the kind lady for her unconditional love with money.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I'm sure that everyone has at some point in their life felt love, whether it be requited or unrequited. BBC, Love, Life and That Little Bit Extra, Sarah Nagra, 22 September 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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