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	29-Apr-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists eccentricity [ ek-suh'n-TRIS-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a peculiarity or an oddity 2. idiosyncrasy or the quality of being strangely odd 3. a deviation from the normal or the expected   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   M. F. Hussain the famous artist is also noted for his eccentricity.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Oil City Confidential celebrates English eccentricity and cussedness, as well as great music, and the band's brilliant, boggle-eyed guitarist Wilko Johnson is surely the only pop star in recorded history capable of quoting from Langland's daunting Middle English poem Piers Plowman. The Telegraph, Wildlife Photographer of the Year - how to soothe a savage breast, Wildlife Photographer of the Year - how to soothe a savage breast, 9 March 2010.   esoteric [ es-uh'-TER-ik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. understood by or designed for only a select few 2. requiring or showcasing special knowledge that is revealed only to a small group 3. private; confidential 4. of a rare, special, or unusual interest   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The esoteric seminar on "the relevance of the Upanishads in present day society" attracted a sparse audience.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The agenda featured esoteric items like a discussion of 19th-century social attitudes toward the germ theory and a detailed analysis of the inks that Galileo used in one of his manuscripts. The New York Times, Esoteric Wedge of Academia Is Roiled by Hunt for Bomber, WILLIAM J. BROAD, August 5, 1995   culmination [ kuhl-muh'-NEY-shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. climax, highest degree, peak or acme 2. completion or end 3. an act or instance of culminating   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The culmination of his career came in 1978.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is the most amazing culmination to what has been quite a year for me. Hamilton said BBC, Hoy knighted in New Year honours, 31 December 2008   alloy [ n. AL-oi, uh'-LOI; v. Uh'-LOI ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a mixture or two or more metals that is homogenous in nature 2. (n.) the degree or fineness of gold or silver 3. (tr.v.) to moderate, debase or temper by mixing with something that is inferior 4. (tr.v.) to mix two or more metallic elements and make an alloy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The alloy was incorrectly perceived to be the strongest metal.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The nickel-tungsten alloy can be extremely bright and shiny, and even made to become harder than chrome. Economist, Shine on me, Jun 4th 2009   appall [ uh'-PAWL ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to overcome with horror 2. to fill with dismay or alarm   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The people were appalled when they heard that the murderer was to be released from prison.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This is an extremely damaging and retrograde step which will appall businesses of all sizes which are already being hammered by the charge. BBC, Dismay at congestion charge hike, 1 April 2005.   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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