TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 19-Feb-14

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	19-Feb-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists demeanor [ di-MEE-ner ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) conduct or behaviour of a person 2. (n.) manner or style 3. (n.) facial expression or appearance 4. (n.) attitude   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Most of her friends avoided her because of her bossy demeanor.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Knox was criticized in newspapers and tabloids around the world for her demeanor after the killing, which included photos of her and Sollecito comforting each other as crime scene investigators looked for clues in her house. CNN, Amanda Knox's parents hope acquittal is near in murder case, 16 October 2009.   allusion [ uh'-LOO-zhuh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. of passing or casual reference, an instance of implied or indirect reference 2. the act of alluding or hinting at something   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her allusion to the fact that she knew him was in doubt.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Love songs predominate, with themes of unrequited love and frequent allusion to the Leyla and Majnoon story being very important. National Geographic, Afghanistan   contentious [ kuh' n-TEN-shuh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. quarrelsome, belligerent or pugnacious 2. provoking or controversial   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She often got into fights with her contentious neighbour.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   North Korean officials agreed to a rare meeting with South Korea to discuss their jointly run industrial complex along their border, a contentious issue for both sides. CNN, North and South Korea to meet over Kaesong industrial complex, June 5, 2009   atone [ uh'-TOHN ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to make amends or appease 2. (tr. v.) to expiate or to suffer or do penance for doing wrong   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He begged to be given an opportunity so that he could atone for his sins.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   An Indian man has "married" a female dog, hoping the move will help atone for stoning two other dogs to death. BBC, Man 'marries' dog to beat curse, 13 November 2007.   gerontocracy [ jer-uh'n-TOK-ruh'-see  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a governing group of elders or a government by a council of elders 2. a society ruled by its elders   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The survivors of the plane crash formed a gerontocracy to make decisions as there were no signs of civilization in the jungle where they were stranded.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Britain is in danger of replacing the monarchy with gerontocracy. BBC, Monarchy given old age warning, 28 May 2002.   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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