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	27-Apr-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists discomfit [ dis-KUHM-fit ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to confuse, embarrass or disconcert 2. (tr.v.) to frustrate or thwart another's plans 3. (tr.v.) (archaic) to defeat, conquer or rout 4. (n.) a defeat   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was discomfited due to the difficult decision he had to make.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Most discomfiting of all for the generals, Mr Gul is now their commander-in-chief. Economist, A new Turkish president, Aug 30th 2007   arabesque [ ar-uh'-BESK ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a posture in ballet where the dancer bends forward with one arm and leg extended forward and the other arm and leg extended backwards 2. (n.) an ornate, complex design with intricate geometric, floral and foliate figures 3. (n.) a whimsical, fanciful musical piece esp. one for the piano 4. (adj.) elaborate or like or characterised by an arabesque   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The ballerina was asked to finish the ballet with an arabesque.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The second album with then new guitar virtuoso Mick Taylor, Sticky Fingers absolutely soars with bricklayer-beat drums, arabesque leads and a tight rhythm and bass that holds it all together. The Times of India, For those about to rock..., 30 Jul 2007   allure [ uh'LOOR ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) the power to lure 2. (n.) enticement 3. (intr. v.) to be very attractive 4. (tr. v.) to use something desirable as bait to attract   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He invested his life's savings in gold bonds because of the allure of the yellow metal.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There is a natural, joyful allure to this native Bolivian baroque and the school's San Ignacio ensemble has become famous, travelling all over Latin America and Europe. BBC, Why Bolivian baroque rocks, Andres Schipani , 30 August, 2009.   axiom [ AK-see-uh'm ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a maxim or universally accepted truth 2. a principle, rule or law that is established and universally accepted 3. a postulate or a proposition that is assumed to be true without proof for the purpose of studying the resulting consequences   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A Russian mathematician devised three axioms that expound the theory of probability.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Within baseball circles there is a common baseball axiom, 'If pitchers weren't so stupid, hitters would never get a hit.' CNN, Umpires, pitchers by the book, Todd Leopold, 5 May 2009.   alcove [ AL-kohv ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a nook, niche or partly enclosed or recession section of a room 2. a summerhouse   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The wardrobe had been fitted into an alcove.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The 100-year-old statue of St Methodius had been in an alcove on the outside of Exeter Cathedral. BBC, Vandals target cathedral statue, 21 August 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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