TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 09-Apr-14

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	09-Apr-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists flay [ fley ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to whip or lash 2. to take the skin off in strips 3. to fleece or strip of money or goods 4. to scold or criticize with scathing severity   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   In the old days punishment was so severe that people who stole food were flayed in public.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This populism ignores the fact that few householders, however protective of their possessions, want a license to flay, torture, spit-roast or feed to the cats any malefactor with designs on their flat-screen televisions. The Telegraph, Suddenly, grumpy old Gordon Brown doesn't look such a lost cause, Mary Riddell, 1 February 2010.   harbinger [ HAHR-bin-jer ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   (n.) someone or something that indicates or announces what is to come (tr. v.) to indicate the approach of   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The by elections in August could well prove to be the harbinger of the voters mood before the assembly elections early next year.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The significance of Mr Besley's vote is that it could prove a harbinger of the MPC's stance when it next meets, in August. The Economist, Monetary policy:A warning vote , Jul 24th 2008   domineer [ dom-uh'-NEER ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to dominate over, tyrannize, rule over or bully 2. (intr.v.) to tyrannize or arrogantly rule over   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He domineered the entire discussion.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The family Wittgenstein has been due a group biography for some time: of eight children to a domineering Viennese industrialist, most suffered psychological problems. Telegraph, Chistmas books: biography, by Tim Martin, 28 Nov 2008   admonitory [ ad-MON-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   expressing a warning   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His admonitory words fell on deaf ears.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Football Association are to have a quiet, admonitory word with Chelsea about the pursuit of Steven Gerrard while the Liverpool midfielder was away on England duty at Euro 2004. Telegraph, Chelsea warned for overtures, By Henry Winter and Mihir Bose, 01 Jul 2004   tarnished [ TAHR-nish-d ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to make the sheen of something dull 2. to defame or spoil 3. (intr. v.) to lose its sheen 4. (intr. v.) to become sullied 5. (n.) the state of being dull   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The antique flower vase was tarnished with age.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The gold medal is very tarnished at this stage. BBC, O'Connor's medal is 'tarnished', 10 November 2004,   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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