TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 26-Apr-14

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	26-Apr-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists idée fixe [ ee-dey FEEKS ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   an idea that one has entertained for a long time; a fixed idea; obsession   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The British psychedelic band Pink Floyd's idee fixe of incorporating technology in music was considered ahead of its time.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Again, Berlioz's idée fixe puts in an appearance, with a heart-pounding variation for cellos and basses over which the theme itself floats in fragments. BBC, Meet the Phil 2006/07   expurgate [ EK-sper-geyt ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to remove obscene, objectionable or vulgar passages from a book 2. to purge, cleanse or rid of obscenities or morally offensive things   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The publisher expurgated the book to almost half of what it was before.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They blamed the mounting frustrations on the failure of the entire political system and on ethical flaws in need of being expurgated root and branch. CNN, A witness to history 'Years of Renewal', By Henry Kissinger, April 29, 1999   hovel [ HUHV-uh' l, HOV- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a small and miserable dwelling 2. an open shed which is low   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Being a man without means, the best accommodation he could afford in Mumbai was a hovel.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   When your home is a hovel, a neighbour seems an enemy because everybody is fighting for too little space. The Times of India, Creating your own space, Vastu Shastra/JUGAL KISHOR, 17 Mar 2002   epilogue [ EP-uh'-lawg, -log ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a speech or poem recited at the conclusion of a play 2. one who delivers the speech or poem at the end of a play 3. a short section appended to the conclusion of a piece of literary work like a novel   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The epilogue was set nearly nineteen years in the future.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This victory is an epilogue in the first half of the season. CNN, Mixed reception for microchip ball`, December 17, 2007   ambidextrous [ am-bi-DEK-struh' s ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. able to skilfully use both hands 2. unusually skilful; versatile; adroit 3. double-dealing; hypocritical or deceitful   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Being an ambidextrous violinist, Yehudi Menuhin attracted large audiences during his hey day.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He's also pianistically ambidextrous these days, a big deal for a brilliant artist who lost the use of his right hand in 1965 and only regained it - to a limited degree - about 10 years ago. The Sun, Fleisher celebrates 80 years of music, By Tim Smith, Sun Music Critic, July 20, 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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