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	26-Jan-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists inimitable [ i-NIM-i-tuh'-buh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   matchless or not capable of being imitated or copied   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His inimitable spirit made him a unique leader.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Martin has captained England on a number of occasions, often in difficult circumstances, and he has always led the side from the front in his own inimitable fashion. CNN, Corry gives up international rugby, January 8, 2008   lumber [ LUHM-ber ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) logs of wood sawed into boards, planks, or other structural pieces 2. (n.) something of no use 3. (n.) an assortment of stored items 4. (tr v.) to fell trees and saw them into suitable pieces 5. (tr.v.) to make a disorderly mess of unused items 6. (intr.v.) to cut and prepare logs of wood for marketing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The lumber cam from trees in the nearby forest area.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In what had once been an isolated lumber and mill town, high-end restaurants and brewhouses opened. BBC, Economic crash in Oregon boomtown, Adam Brookes, 4 September 2009   nirvana [ nir-VAH-nuh' ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a state characterized by freedom from pain, troubles and worries of the external world 2. salvation through the union of Atman with Brahma 3. an ideal condition of unworldly happiness or heavenly state   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He said that nirvana was unattainable but there were others in his class who believed otherwise.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Those keen to adopt mindfulness training as a mere means to a happier life ignore the fact that the ideas Buddhists have traditionally wanted people to be mindful of are not necessarily comfortable ones, even if they ultimately lead the way to nirvana. The Telegraph, The miserable results of our quest for happiness, Julian Baggini, 13 January 2010.   inept [ in-EPT ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   not having the ability to perform a certain job   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The editor deeply regretted choosing the inept journalist to complete the task.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Since running as Senator John McCain's vice-presidential candidate, senior campaign officials have described her as inept, ignorant and egocentric. The Telegraph, Sarah Palin's presidential hopes crushed as Levi Johnston claims she can't even shoot a gun, Alex Spillius, 2 September 2009   fallow [ FAL-oh ]   [ noun, adjective, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (adj. ) plowed and left uncultivated 2. (adj.) inactive or not in use 3. (adj.) pale yellow or light brown 4. (n.) the act of plowing land and leaving it unseeded 5. (tr. v.) to plough and leave the land unseeded   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The fallow field was the farmer's way of ensuring that it would become fertile the following season.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mohseni, who started the country's top television network, Tolo TV, said he's just trying to revive Afghan culture after the fallow Taliban era when music and television were banned. CNN, Fight for future of Afghanistan's culture plays out on TV, Andrew Tkach, 6 August 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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