TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 25-Jan-14

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	25-Jan-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists geniality [ jee-nee-AL-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a friendly disposition 2. courteous and pleasant   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He became the most popular student in school because of his geniality.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   His face was rather long and cheerful, he had fine eyes, and in his appearance and manner could express geniality or, when necessary, a serious composure. The telegraph, Moctezuma: the leader who lost an empire, 21 September 2009.   felicity [ fi-LIS-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the state of being very happy or in bliss 2. a pleasing personality or an instance of skilful faculty 3. good fortune   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She was so much in love that her felicity was boundless.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This overall sense of felicity speaks of his self-proclaimed passion for the American barefoot marvel Mark Morris, as do the many fleeting, witty moments with which he peppers the piece. The Telegraph, Royal Ballet triple bill at Covent Garden, review, Mark Monahan, 10 May 2010.   specious [ SPEE-shuh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. having a characteristic of being logical and plausible when actually it is fictitious or not genuine deceptively beautiful or visually appealing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The debate consisted mostly of specious arguments.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In assessing what Palin's candidacy has meant for feminism, the question is not specious. Telegraph, And Sarah Palin's favourite number is.?.?. 12, By Lionel Shriver, 14/11/2008   desiccate [ DES-i-keyt ]   [ adjective, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to dry completely or thoroughly 2. (tr. v.) (of food) to remove moisture in order to preserve 3. (tr. v.) to make lifeless or dull 4. (intr. v.) to become dry 5.(adj.) dehydrated or dried 6. (adj.) wanting in spirit or animation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The company would first desiccate the vegetable then grind it to a powder and finally pack the powdered vegetable in attractive containers for export to third world countries.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   And the best medicine administered by the vet is an ancient Egyptian cure - honey - which helps to dessicate the wound. BBC, Animal welfare worker, 7 July 2007.   servile [ SUR-vil, -vahyl ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. a fawning or submissive attitude 2. of or pertaining to slaves or servants   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The servile adoration of the servant angered him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Enslaved workers are also employed as domestic servants, working in kitchens or subjected to servile marriages. abc NEWS, In Australia, bid to help trafficking victims, By Phil Mercer   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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