TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 23-Mar-14

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	23-Mar-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists ludicrous [ LOO-di-kruh's  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. laughable because of absurdity 2. hilarious because of being ridiculous 3. provoking or deserving derision   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He had a ludicrous manner of speaking about a serious topic that made people laugh.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A Bristol woman, who successfully won a court case against a car clamping firm, says the current rules are ""ludicrous"". BBC, Bristol car clamping victim says rules are 'ludicrous', 29 January 2010.   burlesque [ ber-LESK ]   [ noun, verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a dramatic or literary work that tries to mock or ridicule through grotesque comical exaggeration 2. (n.) a grotesque theatrical entertainment which features obscene songs, slapstick humour, and sometimes striptease 3. (v.) to imitate or mock in humorous way   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The gross burlesque act on prime time television failed to generate much viewer interest.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   His comedic schooling came from vaudeville, burlesque and nightclubs. CNN, Comedian Joey Bishop dies, October 18, 2007   bolster [ BHOL-ster ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a pillow or a cushion 2. (n.) a pad or something used as a support 3. (tr.v.) to support, uphold or prop up 4. (tr.v.) to hearten or cheer up   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She asked for a bolster on the plane as the seats were very uncomfortable.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Now that they have the explicit backing of the authorities, it should help to bolster the housing market which has been the source of so many of the US's economic problems. BBC, US rescues giant mortgage lenders, By Greg Wood, 8 September 2008   stupor [ STOO-per, STYOO- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a state when sensibility has been suspended or greatly diminished 2. stupefaction, lethargy, daze or apathy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was brought out of his stupor by a kick to his shins.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Not neglecting the feet or head, the therapist was thorough and left me in a sort of stupor. says Delaney CNN, Pamper yourself: Mandarin Oriental, by Brigid Delaney, July 20, 2007   exacerbate [ ig-ZAS-er-beyt, ek-SAS- ]   [ verb ]   MEANING :   aggravate; increase intensity, bitterness or violence   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The BJP's move to brand all muslims as potential terrorists is likely to exacerbate the already high social tensions prevalent in our country.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The move was likely to exacerbate the political tensions that have been running high since the opposition made unprecedented gains in the March general elections, eroding the ruling coalition's majority. The Age, Anwar arrest triggers call for street protest, July 17, 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. 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