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	24-Apr-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists uxorious [ uhk-SAWR-ee-uh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. affectionately submissive toward one's wife 2. foolishly doting upon one's wife 3. characterized by excess devotion to one's wife   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The uxorious husband refused to believe that his wife was anything but perfect in spite of the complaints from the neighbours.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Even the uxorious Ralph Verney, a gentleman whose correspondence has survived, was apparently unfaithful to his wife. The Telegraph, We were once just as naughty as the French, Maureen Waller, 31 December 2009.   apocryphal [ uh'-POK-ruh'-fuh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. spurious; of doubtful authenticity 2. (often capitalised) of or pertaining to the apocrypha   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The parable of "the Prodigal son," although probably apocryphal teaches us a wonderful lesson of the power of forgiveness.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The story may or may not be apocryphal but it reminds us that countries are created in the hearts and minds of men and women. BBC, History, Wales: A Culture Preserved, By Professor Rees Davies   doughty [ DOU-tee ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   valiant, courageous or brave   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The doughty soldier was admired by his juniors.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The scant well-judged comment has come from editorials in three quality broadsheets and the doughty Financial Times. The Times of India, Gawp, Gandhis and Garam Dharam, Rashmee Z Ahmed, 2 May 2004   anguish [ ANG-gwish ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) intense suffering or pain 2. (tr.v.) to inflict with or cause distress or extreme pain 3. (intr.v.) to suffer from or endure intense sorrow or pain   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The mental anguish suffered by the POWs continued even after their release.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   New Delhi has warned the Australian government of the "deep anguish" over the attacks, and stated that the lucrative Indian education market could suffer. Telegraph, Bollywood star turns down honorary degree after attacks, By Barney Henderson in Mumbai, 31 May 2009   advert [ ad-VURT  ]   [ intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to direct attention 2. focus on   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   After a brief introduction, the Chairman adverted to the main topic of recession and its effect on the company's profitability.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Commissioner adverted to this issue in his Annual Report for 2001 Discussion Paper on Refusal of FOI Requests to Ensure "Personal Safety"   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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