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	18-Mar-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists beatific [ bee-uh'-Tif-ik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. bestowing or imparting bliss or blessings 2. having a saintly or blissful appearance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The beatific peace one encounters in Kulu and Manali make them attractive locales for Indians and foreigners alike.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Shouted comments and piercing wolf-whistles were all welcomed with a beatific smile. Times Online, k. d. lang, David Sinclair at the Hammersmith Apollo   cavalcade [ kav-uh' l-KEYD, KAV-uh' l-keyd ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a procession esp. one that involves horsemen and riders 2. a sequence, succession or series of noteworthy events or activities   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The cavalcade moved slowly as the monarch waved to the gathered crowds.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A cavalcade of black SUVs, minivans, and chauffeured cars snaked its way up the block beside me as I ran to my son's after-school game. abcNews, Excerpt: 'The Manny', June 19, 2007   waylay [ WEY-ley, wey-LEY ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to lie in wait for and attack from ambush 2. to intercept or accost unexpectedly   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The terrorists waylaid the researcher as they tried to abduct him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Leaving the lecture hall, Marco is waylaid by another man from that unit. CNN, Review: Perfect time for 'Manchurian', by Paul Clinton, July 30, 2004   subpoena [ suh'-PEE-nuh' ]   [ noun, verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) the court order summoning a witness to appear or for the presenting of documents in evidence 2. (v.) the issuing of a court order   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was served a subpoena to appear in court the following Monday.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Investigators looking into steroid use by professional baseball players obtained search warrants and subpoenas for the drug tests results on 10 major league players, but they took the results on 104 players. CNN, Feds seizure of baseball players' drug tests ruled illegal, Alan Duke, 27 August 2009   throttle [ THROT-l ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a lever for controlling or manipulating a throttle valve 2. (n.) a valve that regulates the flow of fuel to the engine 3. (n.) the windpipe or throat 4. (tr. v.) to regulate the flow of fuel 5. (tr. v.) to regulate the speed of 6. (tr. v.) to choke or strangle   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He enjoyed driving his new sports car at full throttle.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Of the 52 deaths, 41 were in cars fitted with electronic throttle controls, although Toyota has consistently denied that the problems are in any way linked to its electronic systems. The Telegraph, US considers device to halt 'runaway' cars, James Quinn, 3 March 2010.   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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