TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 01-Apr-14

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	01-Apr-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists tarn [ tahrn ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   a small lake or pool esp. one that is in a cirque   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The tarn was considered dangerous as many people had drowned in it.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Lake District is outdoor swimming heaven, with hoards of hidden tarns. Telegraph, Top 50 places to swim outdoors, Adrian Tierney-Jones, 08 Aug 2008   tadpole [ tad-pohl ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a limbless aquatic larva of a frog 2. a stage in the development of a frog before the limbs start growing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   We went to the pond to catch some fish but only succeeded in catching tadpoles in our net.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   But it just goes to show that studying animals like tadpoles, which may seem unusual, could lead to potential cancer drugs in the future. The Telegraph, Tadpoles 'could prevent skin cancer', 29 January 2009,   jurisdiction [ joo'r-is-DIK-shuh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the territorial range or the extent of authority or control 2. the right and power to interpret and apply the law 3. the right, power, or authority to administer justice or enforce the law   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The lawyer argued that this court had no jurisdiction as the crime was not committed in this state.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In a separate development, Fortuno announced Tuesday that U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez Velez had reached an agreement with the commonwealth's Justice Department and Puerto Rico Police Department for federal prosecutors to have jurisdiction over a series of major crimes. CNN, Puerto Rico hopes military can put dent in crime, Arthur Brice,   liturgy [ LIT-er-jee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   the prescribed set forms of rituals for public religious worship   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The elaborate liturgy in Hindu festivals can be intimidating if one is not accustomed to them.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   My attitude toward liturgy is "Just give me my lines and my blocking." Chronicles Magazine, Some Thoughts on Motu Proprio Mania, by Mark Shea   derivative [ di-RIV-uh'-tiv ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) one that has been derived from something else 2. (adj.) not original, copied or secondary   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The derivative did not possess any properties of the original substance.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Milan is losing money on the derivatives contract it took out with the banks, which allowed it to swap a fixed rate of interest on the bonds for a variable rate. Telegraph, Italian bond scandal could ensnare banks, By Katherine Griffiths, Financial Services Editor, 05 Jan 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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