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	19-Mar-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists acclaimed [ uh'-KLEYM ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   celebrated, acknowledged, renowned or praised   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was an acclaimed writer who had won many prestigious awards.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A globally acclaimed folk artist from Northumberland is to be given a prestigious music award. BBC, Folk artist awarded Queen's Medal, 26 January 2009   supine [ adj. soo-PAHYN; n. SOO-pahyn ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) lying on the back or lying face up 2. (adj.) inactive 3. (n.) the simple infinitive when a verb is preceded by to   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was relaxing by the pool in a supine posture.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In addition, further efforts to educate child care providers about the importance of supine sleep for infants must be ongoing. BBC, Childminders 'raise cot death risks', 9 August 2000   barefaced [ BAIR-feyst ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. with the face uncovered or without disguise or concealment 2. shameless 3. brazen or boldly open   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She claimed that she did not go barefaced in public places as she feared being mobbed by fans.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended Labour's record on tax after Tory leader William Hague branded the party's promises on the issue a "total, barefaced election lie". BBC, Blair defends tax record, 15 March 2000.   viscid [ VIS-id ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. viscous, sticky or adhesive 2. (Botany) covered with a sticky substance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Its viscid nature made it important for pharmaceutical research.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The development of sticky viscid silk is thought to be an important evolutionary innovation as that silk is more effective at snagging passing insects than the non-sticky variety. National Geographic, Dinosaur-Era Spiderweb Found in Amber, by John Pickrell in England, August 7, 2003   transitory [ TRAN-si-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -zi- ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. lasting for a short while 2. fleeting or passing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The doctor told his patient that the transitory, post-operational pain would diminish and disappear after a couple of days.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The suspect made no comment and was remanded in custody at the Transitory Detention Centre. The Telegraph, Argentina's Fritzl: Monster of Mendoza accused of fathering seven children by daughter, Aislinn Simpson, 11 May 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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