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	12-Feb-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists nemesis [ NEM-uh'-sis ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a source of harm or ruin 2. an opponent who is fearsome and cannot be beaten or overcome 3. one that inflicts retribution or vengeance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The West Indian pace attack of the 1980's proved to be a nemesis for many a batsman.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A gruelling second day awaits - including the dreaded javelin, Sotherton's nemesis on a number of occasions and no great favourite of the diminutive Ennis. The Telegraph, British duo impress as Kluft wobbles and Barber gets cut, By Brendan Gallagher, 09 Aug 2006   comely [ KUHM-lee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. pleasing in appearance; attractive 2. suitable or proper; seemly   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her comely appearance made her famous.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We are in the Alps proper, mountains towering above comely valleys dotted variously with chalets and cows. Telegraph, Train travel: Exploring the French Alps, Anthony Peregrine, 31 Oct 2008   droll [ drohl ]   [ noun, adjective, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) whimsically or amusingly comical or odd 2. (n.) a buffoon 3. (intr.v.) to jest   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His droll rendition of the play was a hit.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Austin Horse talks about his collision with a taxi cab with the sort of droll indifference you might expect from a 24-year-old. CNN, 'Young invincibles' OK with risk of no insurance, By Stephanie Smith CNN Medical Producer, March 20, 2009   pugilist [ PYOO-juh'-list ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a boxer 2. a person who fights with the fists 3. a professional fist-fighter   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He earned fame and fortune by as a pugilist.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He is thought to be – pound for pound, inch-for-inch and punch for punch – the best pugilist in the world, a fighter without a flaw. The Telegraph, Alexis Arguello, 1 July 2009.   philatelist [ fi-LAT-l-ist  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. one who is a collector and student of postage stamps 2. one who accumulates and studies stamps   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He said that he was not really a philatelist and that the collection of rare stamps had been gifted to him by his grandfather.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Beginning next year, philatelists may have to dig a little deeper to keep current with their collections: The U.S. Postal Service has called for a slight price increase in its stamps. CNN, Quick Guide & Transcript: Rosa Parks' funeral, Pakistan quake toll, 3 November 2005.   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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