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	14-Feb-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists maladroit [ mal-uh'-DROIT ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   inept; bungling; lacking adroitness; clumsy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Russia handled the confrontation with Chechnya in a most maladroit way.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Corsican politicians rose up with one voice, howling in protest at the maladroit joke. National Geographic, Corsica, By Peter Ross Range   abut [ uh'-BUHT  ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to touch, be adjacent to, end at or border on 2. (tr.v.) to support 3. (intr.v.) to terminate, border or be adjacent to 4. (intr.v.) to lean on so as to get supported   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His property abuts the only lake in the area.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It will abut eight Albert Street to the annoyance of the occupants. Telegraph, Narrowest house in Britain will be just 9ft wide, By Sarah Knapton, 23 Dec 2008   arrant [ AR-uh' nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   without moderation, unmitigated, extreme   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His arrant lifestyle caused his downfall.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Nicola Sturgeon, the deputy first minister, rejected the Treasury's claims as "arrant nonsense" Telegraph, Experts warn Alex Salmond over tax, by Simon Johnson, 14 Apr 2008   distraught [ di-STRAWT ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. agitated or troubled 2. insane or crazed   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The distraught mother feared for the lives of her children after the riots.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A Nepali ski racer, apparently distraught after the loss of team funding, has been found wandering in Paris after a Facebook campaign. BBC, 'Distraught' Nepali skier found, 12 May 2009   parquet [ pahr-KEY ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a floor composed of short strips of wood forming a pattern 2. (n.) the entire main floor of a theatre   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He wanted the marble floor in the bedroom to be replaced by parquet.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Nicole Farhi sought to recapture her home's past, exposing the beautiful molding and parquet floors CNN, London designer's relaxed style extends to her home, 15 December 2000.   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. Principe TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Demo Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 3 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 12 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved