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	10-Apr-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists annuity [ uh-NOO-i-tee, uh-NYOO-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the annual payment of an allowance 2. a contract by which one receives fixed payments on an investment for a lifetime   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They assured him that after he retired he would receive an annuity for the rest of his natural life.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   "When you have an annuity and you sell it, there are a lot of penalties that the insured incurs, and the first time you buy an annuity, the agent makes a very nice commission," Atterholt said. CNN, Mystery pilot, financial manager known as smooth operator, 13 January 2009.   acquiesce [ ak-wee-ES ]   [ verb ]   MEANING :   to agree without protest; to consent or comply tacitly   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The essence of military training is for a young cadet to be able to acquiesce to commands made by a superior officer.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Though adhering to that ideal brought the roof crashing down during the team's Spanish period, McLaren were delighted to acquiesce. The Telegraph, Heikki Kovalainen to be a McLaren team player, By Kevin Garside, 09 Jan 2008   prerogative [ pri-ROG-uh'-tiv ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a privilege or an exclusive right 2. (n.) immunity granted to a sovereign government or its representative 3. (adj.) having or exercising a privilege 4. (adj.) pertaining to or existing by virtue of an exclusive right   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It was the prerogative of the Chief Executive Officer to veto any motion even though it was supported by the board of directors.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mr Zuma's own office has previously put out a statement declaring that it was the "president's prerogative to choose which of his wives – or all of them, should he so decide – will accompany him on official or public engagements." The Telegraph, Jacob Zuma brings his latest wife Thobeka to Britain to meet the Queen, Laura Roberts, 2 March 2010.   acrimonious [ ak-ruh'-MOH-nee-uh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   bitter, caustic, or sharply resentful in language, behaviour or nature   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The acrimonious debate between the two candidates kept the viewers glued to their television sets.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The prolonged and often acrimonious discussions over Barry's move are still developing on Wednesday. CNN, Goalkeeper Cavalieri on way to Liverpool, July 9, 2008   apprehensive [ ap-ri-HEN-siv ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. anxious, afraid, uneasy or fearful 2. discerning or cognizant 3. quick to understand, learn or apprehend   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She was an apprehensive child, prone to panic attacks.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The first anniversary of 11th September finds many New Yorkers feeling apprehensive. BBC, New York's mixed emotions, By Peter Gould, BBC News Online in New York, 10 September, 2002   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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