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	15-Feb-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists complacency [ kuh'm-PLEY-suh'n-see  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a feeling of contentment often while unaware of some potential danger 2. a feeling of self-satisfaction coupled with an unawareness of probable trouble 3. an instance of self-satisfaction   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They lost the cricket match because of the complacency of the captain.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   David Haye defends the World Boxing Association heavyweight title in Manchester next Saturday knowing that he can ill afford any complacency against the wily veteran American John Ruiz, whom he considers "more dangerous" than the Russian giant Nikolai Valuev. The Telegraph, David Haye plans to use John Ruiz as a stepping stone to the Klitschkos, Gareth A Davies, 27 March 2010.   necropolis [ nuh'-KROP-uh'-lis, ne- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a cemetery, especially which is large and belongs to an ancient city   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Some historians are of the view that Stonehenge is the site of a vast necropolis.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   While the tombs of seven Quli Qutub Shah kings, arguably among the world's largest necropolis (place where the royal family of a dynasty are buried), is to be restored by the Iranians with a budget of Rs 5 crore provided by the government of Andhra Pradesh. The Times of India, Iranians to heal Qutub Shahi tombs, Ganesh S Lakshman,TNN, 30 Jun 2006   coadjutor [ koh-AJ-uh'-ter, koh-uh'-JOO-ter ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. one who works together with another, an assistant 2. an assistant to a bishop, with the right of succession   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He wanted to hire a coadjutor to work in him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He announced that he had asked the Pope to appoint a coadjutor bishop to work alongside him and eventually succeed him. Telegraph, The Most Reverend John Ward, 30 Mar 2007   obviate [ OB-vee-eyt ]   [ verb ]   MEANING :   to anticipate and remove a difficulty   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The risk of serious injury suffered by motorists can be obviated by wearing a helmet.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The system will allow cricketers to challenge the umpire's decision to obviate controversies and bring in greater transparency in the game. The Times of India, ICC chief to inspect third umpire referral system, 20 Jul, 2008   buxom [ BUHK-suh' m ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (of a woman) healthily plump and ample of figure 2. (of a woman) full bosomed   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The opera singer, a buxom lady, was a celebrity in Europe.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Jayaram Jayalalitha, India: To her fans, she's the "Mother Goddess of the World," a buxom former starlet turned politician who has the ability to bring down the national government. abcNews, Actor-Politicians Across the World, By Leela Jacinto, Feb. 23   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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