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	11-Jan-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists mire [ mahyuh*r ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) bog, slush or marsh 2. (n.) a tough, disadvantageous or difficult situation 3. (tr.v.) to plunge or cause to stick fast as though in mire 4. (tr.v.) to entangle, entrap, hamper or hinder 5. (intr.v.) to sink or stick in mire   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He struggled for his footing as he almost slipped and fell into the mire.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Bank is embarking on its unprecedented policy to prevent the UK economy - already mired in the deepest recession since the 1980s - from tipping into something worse. Telegraph, Bank of England poised to cut interest rates close to zero and print money, By Angela Monaghan, 05 Mar 2009   infuriate [ v. in-FYOO'R-ee-eyt; adj. in-FYOO'r-ee-it ]   [ adjective, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to cause to be very angry 2. (adj.) enraged 3. (adj.) marked by extreme anger   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His repeated pestering infuriated all his colleagues.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Advertising has again this year shown its power to inspire and infuriate. BBC, Ad Breakdown's pick of 2006, 1 January 2007.   corroborate [ kuh'-ROB-uh'-reyt ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to confirm 2. to substantiate or support with other evidence   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He said that since the circumstances had changed, he was unable to corroborate his previous statement.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   CNN could not corroborate the authenticity of the memo, which was obtained by National Public Radio. CNN, Military denies hiding report after Fort Hood killings 20 November 2009.   upshot [ uhp-shot ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the result or the conclusion of 2. the gist or central theme 3. consequence   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The upshot of their tiff was that they were not talking to each other.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The upshot was a dystopian regime in which Lord Mandelson and Alastair Campbell were recalled from ignominy to orchestrate a campaign of lavish deceit. The Telegraph, It will take a long time for the new boys to unravel Gordon Brown's mess, Jeff Randall, 13 May 2010.   rustic [ RUHS-tik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) rural or pertaining to the countryside 2. (adj.)simple, unsophisticated or lacking elegance 3. (adj.) made by using rough wood 4. (n.) persons who belong to rural locales 5. (n.) unsophisticated or simple persons   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The rustic countryside was attractive.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Stepping into the Grassroots Cafe's minimalist interior, you find beige brick walls, rustic wooden tables, a flagstone floor, and not much else. The Herald, City cafe is taking innovative food back to its roots, GAVIN PORTER   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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