TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 30-Jan-14

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	30-Jan-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists elliptical [ i-LIP-ti-kuh'l  ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) oval in shape or pertaining to an oval 2. (adj.) expressed briefly or without irrelevant matter 3. (adj.) tending to be obscure, ambiguous or cryptic while speaking or writing 4. (n.) a type of galaxy in the shape of a spheroid rather than a disk   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Most of the members voiced their preference for an elliptical swimming pool rather than a circular one.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Compared to the Solar System, most extrasolar systems look odd, with planets in very small or very elliptical orbits. The telegraph, Discovery of new planets raises hopes of other life in universe, 14 December 2009.   debilitate [ dih-BIL-i-teyt ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to make feeble or weak 2. to drain the energy or strength of 3. to enervate or to weaken   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The patient was severely debilitated after surviving a coma which lasted for three days.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They would be debilitated from lack of food or inadequate food and barely adequate water, and very badly burnt and blistered by the sun and the wind. BBC, Burmese men's survival tale doubt, 21 Jan 2009.   sobriquet [ SOH-bruh'-key, -ket, soh-bruh'-KEY, -KET; Fr. saw-br*ee-KE ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an epithet or nickname   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He gained the sobriquet "the hawk" after his win in the race.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   For their loyalty, the Pashtuns of eastern Afghanistan earned the sobriquet, "the kingmakers." National Geographic, Afghan Warlords Clash Over King's Return, Christian Science Monitor, January 31, 2002   idyllic [ ahy-DIL-ik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. related to or characteristic of an idyll 2. natural, simple, picturesque or pastoral 3. romantic   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The idyllic setting was perfect for the wedding.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Each year, more than 2 million people visit the store in the idyllic town of Frankenmuth, Michigan. CNN, Five festive Christmas stores, By Jacque Wilson   volubility [ VOL-yuh'-buh'l-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   fluency or articulateness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The candidate wasn't hired due to his lack of volubility of the English language.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   When it was suggested that the phrase was out of favour before Mr Brown's last Washington visit, he and President Bush developed special relationship volubility, spouting the phrase six times in two minutes during their Rose Garden double act. The Telegraph, Just how special will the relationship between Barack Obama and Gordon Brown be? Tim Shipman, 1 March 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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