TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 07-Apr-14

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	07-Apr-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists necromancy [ NEK-ruh'-man-see ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the practice of predicting the future by communicating with the spirits of the dead 2. black magic   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The practice of necromancy is almost non-existent in modern day society.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The villagers believed that Lilith practised the black art of necromancy. BBC, The Gypsy Girl by Pauline Smith   dirge [ durj ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a poem, hymn or song played at a funeral to express grief or sorrow a sad or mournful piece of literary work that is musical in nature   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The dirge brought tears to everyone's eyes.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The funeral procession parades slowly through the streets, followed by a band playing a mournful dirge as it moves to the cemetery. CNN, Bush: 'We will do what it takes', September 15, 2005   allegiance [ uh'-LEE-juh' ns ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the obligation of loyalty or fidelity to a vassal, feudal lord, sovereign or country 2. loyalty or devotion to a person or cause   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He promised allegiance to the Nawab.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   School-leavers should be encouraged to swear an oath of allegiance to Queen and country, says a report commissioned by Gordon Brown on British citizenship. BBC, Pupils 'to take allegiance oath', 11 March 2008   careen [ kuh'-Reen ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to swerve while moving 2. (intr. v.) to rush headlong and carelessly 3. (intr. v.) to tilt or lean 4. (tr. v.) to cause to lean or tilt   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The speeding car careened off the road and fell into the gully.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Colourfully painted donkey carts and buses piled impossibly high with luggage careened down the road in both directions. BBC, The fabled city of Timbuktu, Hamilton Wende, 4 July 2008.   scrupulous [ SKROO-pyuh'-luh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. principled or having a strict regard for what one considers right 2. painstaking or minutely careful   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The young executive was rewarded by the company for his scrupulous performance during the year.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Charles Wheeler was a scrupulous reporter who tirelessly pursued the truth. BBC, The facts and a good story, 12 July 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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