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	25-Feb-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists abjure [ ab-joo'r, -JUR  ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to renounce, give up, repudiate or forswear 2. to shun, avoid or abstain from 3. to reject, recant or retract esp. under oath   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He abjured all of his worldly possessions and embraced a monastic life.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Jacob stops shaving, tapes the 10 Commandments to his wrists, abjures shellfish and tries to think of some way he can stone an adulterer without being arrested. Telegraph, Living by the Bible's rules, by Marcus Berkmann, 29 Feb 2008   discourse [ n. DIS-kawrs, -kohrs, dis-KAWRS, -KOHRS; v. dis-KAWRS, -KOHRS ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) conversation or verbal communication 2. (n.) dissertation, discussion or treatise in writing or speech 3. (intr.v.) to converse 4. (tr.v.) to tell or utter   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She found the discourse to be boring and fell asleep.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In Pakistan's north-western district of Kohistan, public discourse is dominated by security issues, not the recently enacted Sharia (Islamic) law. BBC, In the shadow of Pakistan's Taliban war, By M Ilyas Khan BBC News, Dassu, Kohistan, 28 May 2009   homespun [ HOHM-spuhn ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) made at home 2. (adj.) simple or unsophisticated 3. (n.) a plain woven cloth   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She earned a living by selling homespun shawls in the market.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Given that the fashionable elite will spend thousands of rupees on his homespun saris, and that new collections leave the shop shelves in minutes flat, it's a trickle-down effect that he thinks may actually work. BBC, Indian designer champions homespun, Catriona Luke, 15 September 2009.   dereliction [ der-uh'-LIK-shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. delinquency or neglection 2. a state or act of abandoning 3. recession of water resulting in dry land   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was punished for dereliction of duty.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Britain's historic farm buildings are under threat from disuse, dereliction and "horror" conversions, English Heritage is warning. BBC, 'Horror' barn conversion warning, 16 November 2005   gourmet [ goo'r-MEY ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a connoisseur of fine food and drink 2. (adj.) elaborately equipped for the preparation of exotic meals 3. (adj.) pertaining to skilful preparation of fancy foods   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A gourmet was engaged to approve of the food for the banquet.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Naschmarkt Old World market has two parallel lanes -- one lined with fun eateries, the other featuring high-end produce and gourmet goodies. CNN, Wining and dining in Vienna, Rick Steves, 9 June 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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