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	11-Mar-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists jaunt [ jawnt, jahnt ]   [ noun, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a short pleasure trip 2. (tr. v.) a stroll or outing 3. (intr. v.) to undertake a short pleasure trip   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He and his friends went on a jaunt around town.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Seek out a popular dog park, make conversation with those who stop to talk on your daily neighborhood jaunts, or make pet play dates. CNN, Friendships: Enrich your life and improve your health, 17 April 2008.   hackneyed [ HAK-need ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   over familiar and dull through very frequent use   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The state government's hackneyed theme of blaming the centre for all its ills did not impress the voters.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The central theme of the project is to do away with hackneyed ideas through a conscious effort. The Telegraph, Time to turn 2018 dream into reality, By Clive Tyldesley, 03 Nov 2007   cession [ SESH-uh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an act of surrendering, yielding or giving up 2. one or something that is given up or surrendered   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The cession by the troops stunned the General.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The commissioner Fantozzi can now proceed to the cession of the assets within the first of December CNN, Alitalia sale approved, From CNN's Alessio Vinci and Hada Messia, November 19, 2008   apprise [ uh'-PRAHYZ ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   to inform, tell, notify or advise   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was apprised about the developing political crisis.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   ICE spokeswoman Nicole Navas said in an e-mail to the Associated Press, "We have contacted interested members of Congress to apprise them of the reinstituted removals". abcNEWS, Deportations to Storm-Crippled Haiti Resume, by KELLI KENNEDY, December 8, 2008   diffidence [ DIF-i-duh' ns ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   timidity, shyness or a lack of confidence   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It was her diffidence which made everyone feel protective towards her.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Ms Merkel's diffidence arises from history: her country's and her own. Economist, Friends in high places, Mar 19th 2008   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