| lament [ luh'-MENT ] | | | [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ] | | | MEANING : | | | 1. (tr. v.) to show sorrow for 2. (intr. v.) to be sorrowful 3. (intr. v.) to bemoan 4. (n.) a display of grief 5. (n.) a song of mourning | | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | | In the book "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", the phoenix lamented the death of his beloved master, Albus Dumbledore by singing a very beautiful tune.
| | | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | | The children lamented that their mother was far from skilled at the task and that their father was not there. CNN, 'Jon & Kate' returns with new challenges, Lisa Respers France, 4 August 2009 | | | | buffoon [ buh'-FOON ] | | | [ noun ] | | | MEANING : | | | 1. one who amuses others by using jokes, gestures or tricks | | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | | He was the buffoon of the class and amused everyone with his antics.
| | | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | | Alan Duncan, the serial buffoon and gaffe merchant, has been disciplined by David Cameron. The Telegraph, DaveWatch: inadequate David Cameron is afraid to sack serial buffoon Alan Duncan, Gerald Warner, 14 August 2009. | | | | uproarious [ uh'p-RAWR-ee-uh's, -ROHR ] | | | [ adjective ] | | | MEANING : | | | 1. tumultuous or characterized by a state of uproar 2. very full-bodied or loud, noisy and confusing 3. very funny or hilarious | | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | | There were bouts of uproarious laughter after every joke narrated by the comedian.
| | | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | | That was the trigger to create the state's current uproarious scene, casting a long shadow on national politics CNN, Bush's Terminator, 15 August 2003. | | | | simper [ SIM-per ] | | | [ intransitive verb ] | | | MEANING : | | | 1. (intr.v.) to grin or smile in a coy or silly manner 2. (tr.v.) to express or say by grinning coyly 3. (n.) a coy, shy or silly grin or smile | | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | | She simpered and tried to gain his attention.
| | | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | | Lib Dem Nicol Stephen summons a soppy simper on his wistful, wee-boy phizzer. BBC, Beware those smiling politicians, By Robert McNeil, 30 April 2007 | | | | inopportune [ in-op-er-TOON, -TYOON ] | | | [ adjective ] | | | MEANING : | | | ill-timed, unsuitable, inappropriate or untimely | | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | | Policies implemented at an inopportune time almost always fail.
| | | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | | They're also addictive for some users, who are prone to sending e-mail in the middle of family dinners and other inopportune occasions. CNN, Analysis: 8 ways to prepare for mobile usage, By Dan Gillmor, January 28, 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. Principe | | |
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