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	11-Apr-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists arcane [ ahr-KEYN  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. understood by only a few 2. mysterious or secret   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Even the cleverest of students experience some difficulty when dealing with arcane terminology during the first term.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There are numerous different referencing systems in use across the disciplines and the conventions may sometimes appear arcane. The university of Oxford, Academic good practice,   hull [ huhl ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) the hollow frame or lower portion or bottom of a ship 2. (n.) the husk or dry outer covering of 3. (n.) the calyx of certain fruits 4. (tr. v.) to shell or remove the outer covering of 5. (intr. v.) to drift on water without sails or engine (of a boat)   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The shipyard had received an order from a leading shipping company to build a double hulled super tanker.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He told CNN that Maersk has already introduced "double-hull vessels" which make spilling of oil more difficult. CNN, Can shipping go green? Anouk Lorie, 11 December 2009.   opalescent [ oh-puh'-LES-uh 'nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   showing a display of lustrous, rainbow like colours like that of the opal   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The opalescent colours in the pamphlet attracted the attention of many.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Opalescent plastic could prove both pretty and handy Economist, Materials science: Opal fruits Aug 2nd 2007   elation [ i-ley-shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   exhilaration, euphoria, joy or a feeling of pride   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A sense of elation was felt by the villagers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is a show of patriotism in a vicarious way,which leads to a sense of elation. The Times of India, Cricket offers respite from daily chores, Tina Parekh & Prathima Nandkumar, 16 March 2003   adorn [ uh'-DAWRN ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to beautify, ornament, embellish or add beauty to 2. to decorate or enhance with ornaments   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her room was adorned with fresh flowers in various colours and settings.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Wealthy ancient Romans were the first to adorn their homes and public buildings with coloured marbles. BBC, Roman 'marbles' go on display, By David Willey Rome correspondent, 3 October, 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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