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	06-Feb-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists euthanasia [ yoo-thuh'-NEY-zhuh', -zhee-uh', -zee-uh' ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   mercy killing or painless death by means of medicines given to hopelessly sick individuals in order to give them respite from their suffering   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Euthanasia has been banned in many countries.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A court approved a request for euthanasia for the first time in South Korea, telling doctors to take a brain-dead woman off life support at her family's request. The Times of India, In a first, S Korea OKs euthanasia, AFP, 29 Nov 2008   rake [ reyk ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) an agricultural implement with tines like a fork 2. (n.) a dissolute or licentious or profligate person 3. (tr. v.) to gather or move using a rake 4. (intr. v.) to conduct a thorough search   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The farmer used a rake to pile the hay in stacks.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Rake the area to create a fine surface, removing larger stones, roots or other debris. The Telegraph, Which makes the best lawn: turf or seed? 11 September 2009.   incrustation [ in-kruh'-STEY-shuh'n  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the forming of a crust covering or coating on the surface of an object 2. a scab or a coating of hardened exudate on the surface of a body 3. the addition of enriching materials onto the surface of an object   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   While discussing recipes with the neighbours she learnt how to make the perfect incrustation for an apple pie.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   On the Isle of Wight spray from the tumultuous seas covered fields with a snow like incrustation of salt rendering whole pastures inedible to sheep and cattle. BBC, The Great Storm of 1703, 7 April 2010.   derision [ di-RIZH-uh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the use of scorn or ridicule to show contempt; jeering laughter 2. an object of ridicule   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He looked at the beggars with derision.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is unnecessary to add he was showered with derision and laughter. Telegraph, North Korea says George W Bush 'deserved shoe-throwing incident', 19 Dec 2008   euphoria [ yoo-FAWR-ee-uh', -FOHR- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a feeling of elation, happiness or well-being   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His feelings of euphoria did not last long.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mr Obama made it clear that Kenya's ongoing instability had ruled out his father's homeland as an initial destination, despite the euphoria it would have produced. Telegraph, Barack Obama tells Africa to stop blaming colonialism for problems, By Alex Spillius in Washington, 09 Jul 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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