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Daily Wordlist 09-Feb-10

2010-02-12T16:28:00.001+05:30

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Daily Wordlist

contention [ kuh'n-TEN-shuh'n ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. the act of striving in opposition 2. a competition or contest 3. an assertion or an affirmation put forward in an argument
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Having survived the round-robin stage and the semi-finals, the two teams were now in fierce contention to win the prestigious trophy.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Five photographers from Birmingham and the Black Country are in contention to have their picture chosen for the basis of the world's biggest photo mosaic. BBC, The Big Picture, 4 February 2010.

squelch [ skwelch ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to squash by walking upon 2. (tr. v.) to silence with a smart retort or suppress 3. (intr. v.) to produce a squishing sound 4. (n.) the sound of squishing
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	They took off their boots climbed into the vat and squelched the grapes.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	We squelched towards my dad and boyfriend who cleverly remained undercover throughout the whole rain/hail scenario. BBC, My Story - A Comedy of Errors, Wallis, 16 October 2009.

improvise [ IM-pruh'-vahyz ]
	[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) extemporize or perform without previous preparation 2. (tr. v.) to provide from what is available 3. (intr. v.) to perform something on the spur of the moment or without previously preparing for it 4. (intr. v.) to make do with what is available
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The professor told the student that he should improvise instead of complaining the lack of proper equipment to conduct the experiment.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	In many work places you dare not improvise. BBC, Can comedy and rock 'n roll help business? Arlene Gregorius, 17 December 2009.

sham [ sham ]
	[ noun, verb, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) something false that is alleged to be genuine 2. (n.) a person who feigns illness or pretends 3. (n.) a cover up or giving a false outward appearance 4. (adj.) feigned or pretended 5. (v.) to pretend or put on false appearances
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The investigation was a sham as the detectives were not keen on catching the culprit.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	A man jailed for arranging sham marriages in Northern Ireland has launched a legal bid to avoid deportation to Nigeria. BBC, Sham marriage scammer to fight deportation, 4 February 2010.

pharisee [ FAR-uh'-see ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a member of an ancient Jewish sect that adhered to a strict interpretation and observance of the Mosaic law in its written and oral forms 2. a sanctimonious or self-righteous individual
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His holier-than-thou attitude earned him the title of Pharisee.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	These hypocritical newspaper Pharisees have had to give up attacking gay marriage and other arrangements, and so they turn their fire – as usual – on the eternal question of when it is right for women to have babies. The telegraph, Britain's oldest mother deserves congratulation not disapproval, Boris Johnson, 18 May 2009.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 08-Feb-10

2010-02-12T16:26:00.001+05:30

Daily Wordlist

bantering [ BAN-ter-ring ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. exchanging mildly teasing remarks 2. speaking in a teasing manner
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He was bantering with the pretty girls while the others were doing some serious studying.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	But before long, she's bantering with the crowd - as much at ease headbanging and squealing as she is making cracks about the audience's choice of knitwear. BBC, Across the line, Orla Graham.

pigment [ PIG-muh'nt ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) a colouring matter or a substance that gives colour to 2. (tr. v.) to colour or add colour to 3. (intr. v.) to become coloured
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Powdered pigment was mixed with oil and used to paint the barn.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Vitiligo is a condition in which areas of skin lose their normal pigment and become white. BBC, Pepper 'to treat pigment disease', 14 February 2008.

implement [ n. IM-pluh'-muh'nt; v. IM-pluh'-ment ]
	[ noun, verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) an instrument or tool or equipment 2. (n.) a means of or an agent 3. (v.) to carry out or perform 4. (v.) to put into effect
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He went into town and bought the gardening implements that he needed.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The Joint Chiefs of Staff say they'll need time to implement changes if "don't ask, don't tell' is repealed. CNN, Pentagon preparing repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, 2 February 2010.

dire [ dahy-uh'r ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. causing dread 2. involving disaster or misfortune 3. desperate or urgent
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He was warned of dire consequences if he disclosed the name of the bully.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The federal government does not plan to stop paying interest on the federal debt, a move which would have dire economic consequences. CNN, Broad range of programs targeted by proposed spending freeze, 27 January 2010.

hireling [ HAHY-uh'r-ling ]
	[ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) a person who works only for cash 2. (adj.) serving for cash only 3. (adj.) mercenary
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He sent his hirelings to threaten the poor farmers with violence if they sold their produce to anyone else.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	It happens whenever any public officer who has stolen enough money to pay hirelings is brought to court. BBC, African view: Loves lost, 13 November 2009.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 07-Feb-10

2010-02-12T16:23:00.001+05:30

Daily Wordlist

expunge [ ik-SPUHNJ ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to erase or strike out 2. to annihilate or wipe out 3. to eliminate
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He expunged the various repetitions and resubmitted his report.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	A victory for him on 4th November would help expunge the original sin of slavery from Jefferson's empire of liberty. BBC, US election has echoes in the past, Professor David Reynolds, 15 September 2008.

simulate [ SIM-yuh'-leyt ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to take on the appearance of or create a likeness 2. to make a pretense of 3. to imitate
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He simulated the accident using computer generated images.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	It is this aspect that allows delicate and critical procedures to be realistically simulated. BBC, Simulator promises safer surgery, 25 february 2000.

commemorative [ kuh'-MEM-uh'-rey-tiv ]
	[ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) serving as a reminder of 2. (adj.) honouring and preserving the memory of 3. (n.) anything that honours and preserves the memory of another
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Dignitaries from all over the world were invited to the commemorative dinner after the coronation of the queen.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	A second commemorative event for Michael Jackson could be staged in London to mark what would have been the singer's 51st birthday. The Telegraph, Michael Jackson commemorative event planned for London, Ben Leach, 8 July 2009.

disbar [ dis-BAHR ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to expel from the practice of law by official action 2. to debar or suspend from the legal profession
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	They made an application to have the seedy lawyer disbarred.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The Musharraf regime introduced several changes in election laws which disbar some of the prominent politicians including Mrs Bhutto and Mr Sharif. BBC, Pakistan's general election, 11 October 2002.

tutelary [ TOOT-l-er-ee ]
	[ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) holding the position of being the guardian or protector of a person, place, or thing 2. (adj.) pertaining to a guardian or protector 3. (n.) the person who serves as a guardian 4. (n.) one who has protective powers
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	In the Harry Potter series, Harry learned loads of new powerful magical spells under Dumbledore's watchful, tutelary eye.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	They were not offering a tutelary lesson in morals or inviting their viewers to a perception of transcendence. BBC, The Wordsworths and the Cult of Nature, Pamela Woof, 5 Nov 2009.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 06-Feb-10

2010-02-12T16:19:00.001+05:30

06-Feb-10

Daily Wordlist

dribble [ DRIB-uh'l ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v. ) let fall or flow in a trickle 2. (intr. v.) to trickle or flow in small amounts 3. (intr. v.) to drool or slaver 4. (intr. v.) to advance with the ball in play 5. (n.) a trickle 6. (n.) a small amount 3. (n.) the act of advancing with the ball in play
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The gushing river had been reduced to a dribble during the dry spell.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The details of misinformation that dribble into our lives (like fears about "enough protein") follow naturally from this fact and have been reflected upon in detail by writers like Marion Nestle. CNN, Food industry dictates nutrition policy, Jonathan Safran Foer, 30 October 2009.

pedagogy [ PED-uh'-goh-jee ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. the function or work of a teacher 2. the art or science of teaching 3. training or instruction
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He was advised not to take up pedagogy as a profession because there were many teachers who were unemployed.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	On the whole, animals learn by imitation, not pedagogy. CNN, Instinct isn't everything, some study required, 10 October 2007.

corroborate [ kuh'-ROB-uh'-reyt ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to confirm 2. to substantiate or support with other evidence
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He said that since the circumstances had changed, he was unable to corroborate his previous statement.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	CNN could not corroborate the authenticity of the memo, which was obtained by National Public Radio. CNN, Military denies hiding report after Fort Hood killings 20 November 2009.

canto [ KAN-toh ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. one of the main or principal divisions of a long poem
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	They recited the canto of 'The Three Preludes' for the talent competition.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Such was the case with Canto Vital ("Song of Nature"), the almost hilariously signature piece that finished off the first half of his program at the Coliseum. The Telegraph, Carlos Acosta and Guests: London Coliseum, review, Mark Monahan, 24 July 2009.

opulence [ OP-yuh'-luh'ns ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. wealth 2. affluence 3. great abundance
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	In India, the name 'Ambani' is synonymous with untold wealth and opulence.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Overlooking a dazzling swathe of white-sand beach, Le Royal Meridien Beach Hotel and Spa – to give it its grandiose full title – is a haven of classic opulence in the futuristic whirl of Dubai's marina development. Telegraph, Le Royal Meridien, Dubai, 25 Jan 2010.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 05-Feb-10

2010-02-12T15:55:00.000+05:30

05-Feb-10

Daily Wordlist

buffoon [ buh'-FOON ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. one who amuses others by using jokes, gestures or tricks
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He was the buffoon of the class and amused everyone with his antics.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Alan Duncan, the serial buffoon and gaffe merchant, has been disciplined by David Cameron. The Telegraph, DaveWatch: inadequate David Cameron is afraid to sack serial buffoon Alan Duncan, Gerald Warner, 14 August 2009.

occident [ OK-si-duh'nt ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. the west or western regions 2. the Western Hemisphere
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	After he completed a tour of the Occident he decided to write a book about his travels.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	There were plenty of vacant seats for this Prom – a three-hour stretch that looked at musical links between the Orient and Occident. The Telegraph, BBC Proms 2009: Prom 10 - Orchestre National de Lyon/Markl, review, Geoffrey Norris, 27 July 2009.

evanescent [ ev-uh'-NES-uh'nt ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. fleeting or tending to fade away 2. vanishing
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	For one moment, she thought the evanescent shadow created by the moonlight was a ghost.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	A growing number of college professors are using film, audio clips and PowerPoint presentations to play to their students' strengths and capture their evanescent attention. CNN, Are kids too plugged in? 20 March 2008.

botch [ boch ]
	[ noun, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v. ) to spoil by bad workmanship 2. (tr. v.) to bungle or perform clumsily 3. (n.) an eruption on the skin 4. (n.) a piece of work that is ruined or defective
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	In his eagerness to do more work than the other apprentices he botched the project.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Clinton met with representatives from other world powers Wednesday in London to discuss ways to help Yemen improve its economic situation and fight terrorism in the wake of a botched attack on a U.S. airliner. CNN, Clinton presses Yemen to move on key reforms, Elise Labott and Jill Dougherty, 27 January 2010.

harangue [ huh'-RANG ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to scold 2. (intr. v.) to address a scolding to 3. (n. ) a long and pompous speech or verbal attack 4. (n.) a speech with strong feelings and expression
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	When children are constantly harangued about what they shouldn't be doing, more often than not, they end up doing just what they're told not to do.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The latest breach saw five pro-hunting protesters burst into the Commons and harangue Rural Affairs Minister and Cardiff South and Penarth MP Alun Michael. BBC, Not so tight after all, David, 15 September, 2004.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 03-Feb-10

2010-02-12T15:54:00.001+05:30

Daily Wordlist

beget [ bi-GET ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v. ) to procreate, spawn or breed 2. (tr. v.) to cause
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The young couple who survived the accident hoped they could beget children and live a normal family life.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	They hope success will beget success and they will be able to muddle through. CNN, China: From Tiananmen through today, Jaime FlorCruz, 4 June 2009.

nirvana [ nir-VAH-nuh' ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a state characterized by freedom from pain, troubles and worries of the external world 2. salvation through the union of Atman with Brahma 3. an ideal condition of unworldly happiness or heavenly state
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He said that nirvana was unattainable but there were others in his class who believed otherwise.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Those keen to adopt mindfulness training as a mere means to a happier life ignore the fact that the ideas Buddhists have traditionally wanted people to be mindful of are not necessarily comfortable ones, even if they ultimately lead the way to nirvana. The Telegraph, The miserable results of our quest for happiness, Julian Baggini, 13 January 2010.

geniality [ jee-nee-AL-i-tee ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a friendly disposition 2. courteous and pleasant
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He became the most popular student in school because of his geniality.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	His face was rather long and cheerful, he had fine eyes, and in his appearance and manner could express geniality or, when necessary, a serious composure. The telegraph, Moctezuma: the leader who lost an empire, 21 September 2009.

awry [ uh'-RAHY ]
	[ adjective, adverb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adv.) in a position that is twisted toward one side 2. (adv.) away from the proper course 3. (adj.) with a sidewards twist or askew 4. (adj.) amiss
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The sudden gust of wind blew the girl's neatly combed hair all awry.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	A play in a prestigious Frankfurt theater went awry when four of Germany's top actors decided to substitute vodka for water. BBC, Friday's Quote of the Day, 29 January 2010.

fallow [ FAL-oh ]
	[ noun, adjective, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj. ) plowed and left uncultivated 2. (adj.) inactive or not in use 3. (adj.) pale yellow or light brown 4. (n.) the act of plowing land and leaving it unseeded 5. (tr. v.) to plough and leave the land unseeded
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The fallow field was the farmer's way of ensuring that it would become fertile the following season.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Mohseni, who started the country's top television network, Tolo TV, said he's just trying to revive Afghan culture after the fallow Taliban era when music and television were banned. CNN, Fight for future of Afghanistan's culture plays out on TV, Andrew Tkach, 6 August 2009.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 02-Feb-10

2010-02-02T17:23:00.001+05:30

Daily Wordlist

precinct [ PREE-singkt ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a police station 2. the regions that immediately surround a place 3. a district of a city under the jurisdiction of or patrolled by the police
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The police precinct was evacuated due to a bomb scare.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Alexeyeva spoke to CNN briefly on the mobile phone as a police bus was carrying her and other detained protesters to a local police precinct. CNN, Moscow police disperse opposition rally, Maxim Tkachenko, 31 December 2009.

valedictory [ val-i-DIK-tuh'-ree ]
	[ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) saying good-bye or bidding farewell 2. (adj.) pertaining to a departure or farewell 3. (n.) a farewell speech 3. (n.) a speech given at the graduation exercises of a college or school
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Everyone clapped after the valedictory speech given by the general secretary of the student body.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Headed for the minority and the back benches come January, House Speaker Dennis Hastert offered his valedictory to colleagues Friday night, saying he was "proud to be part of this unique time in the history of our country." CNN, Hastert offers farewell as he prepares to head for back benches, 8 December 2006.

centigrade [ SEN-ti-greyd ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. a scale divided into 100 degrees 2. pertaining to a temperature scale in which the freezing point of water is represented by 0° C and the boiling point by 100° C
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	No matter how much the water was heated its temperature never exceeded a hundred degrees centigrade.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	In 1948, it was internationally agreed that the Centigrade scale would be named after Celsius. BBC, Giving temperatures the third degree, 13 January 2010.

kudos [ KOO-dohz ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. glory or honour 2. praise or accolade
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The policeman received kudos for bravery in action.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	However, it was their first Championship final since 1970 and they deserved all the kudos going after a great run which augurs well for next season's competition. BBC, Tyrone see off plucky Antrim , 18 January 2010.

melancholy [ MEL-uh'n-kol-ee ]
	[ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) depression or a gloomy disposition 2. (n.) pensiveness 3. (adj.) affected by gloom or depression 2. (adj.) pensive
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He suffered from melancholy after the funeral of his best friend.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	It's an Edwardian fable about eternal cycles of regeneration and the restorative power of nature; melancholy and ill-health are exchanged for well-being and spiritual uplift. The Telegraph, The Secret Garden at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, review, Dominic Cavendish, 12 January 2010.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 01-Feb-10

2010-02-02T17:21:00.001+05:30

Daily Wordlist

penology [ pee-NOL-uh'-jee ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) the study of the deterrent and reformatory aspects of punishment of criminals 2. (n.) the study of the management procedures in prisons
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The warden feigned ignorance of penology and proclaimed that criminals were supposed to suffer for their crimes.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	As an acolyte of the hanging-is-not-punishment-enough school of penology, I feel that my views on the killers of Jamie Bulger deserve a hearing. The Telegraph, There is hope for these boys - more punishment could end it, Dr Theodore Dalrymple, 6 July 2000.

discernible [ di-SUR-nuh'-buh'l ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. capable of being perceived 2. distinguishable 3. which can be seen or understood
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	As the fog descended upon the town the people walking on the streets were barely discernible from the balcony.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	On the other hand there was also a discernible inclination amongst some SOE officers to be associated with a spectacular, war-winning coup de main operation. BBC, The Foxley Report: Secret Operations in World War Two, Mark Seaman, 5 November 2005.

destitute [ DES-ti-toot ]
	[ adjective, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) having no means of subsistence or lacking food, shelter and clothing 2. (adj.) deprived of 3. (adj.) impoverished or penniless 4. (tr.v.) to leave destitute
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The government has set up shelters where volunteers take care of destitute people.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Two centuries after independence, however, Haiti is the battered pauper of the Americas and unimaginably destitute after the earthquake. Telegraph, Haiti: enslaved by its dark history , By Ian Thomson, 14 Jan 2010

giddy [ GID-ee ]
	[ verb, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) dizzy or causing dizziness 2. (adj.) frivolous 3. (v.) to become or make dizzy
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He felt giddy after the ride on the merry-go-round.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Republicans have been downright giddy following the off-year elections in Virginia and New Jersey. CNN, Are Republicans too giddy? Julian E. Zelizer, 10 November 2010.

elliptical [ i-LIP-ti-kuh'l ]
	[ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) oval in shape or pertaining to an oval 2. (adj.) expressed briefly or without irrelevant matter 3. (adj.) tending to be obscure, ambiguous or cryptic while speaking or writing 4. (n.) a type of galaxy in the shape of a spheroid rather than a disk
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Most of the members voiced their preference for an elliptical swimming pool rather than a circular one.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Compared to the Solar System, most extrasolar systems look odd, with planets in very small or very elliptical orbits. The telegraph, Discovery of new planets raises hopes of other life in universe, 14 December 2009.

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. Principe

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Daily Wordlist 31-Jan-10

2010-02-02T17:20:00.001+05:30

Daily Wordlist

misogamy [ mi-SOG-uh'-mee ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. hatred of marriage
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His misogamy resulted from the unpleasantness of the broken marriage of his parents.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The heightened level of misogamy has also been expressed by the journalists newspaper, pointing out that "the viewpoint of coarse and crude male domination —constantly minimizing the conscience of the feminine sex— that oozes from (reggaeton) lyrics, is simply degrading" Wikipedia, Juventud Rebelde, 15 January 2007.

commiserate [ kuh'-MIZ-uh'-reyt ]
	[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to feel pity or express sympathy for 2. (tr. v.) to feel sorrow for 3. (intr. v.) to express sympathy
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The neighbours commiserated with him over the loss of his grandfather.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	A football fan has been fined £350 for running on to a pitch to commiserate with his team's goalkeeper. BBC, Fan fined for running on to pitch, 13 april 2007.

seminary [ SEM-uh'-ner-ee ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a school, especially one providing education in theology the training of ministers, priests, or rabbis 2. a place of origin and propagation 3. a high grade school for young women
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The couple proudly announced that their son had entered the seminary to train for priesthood.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The Mercaz Harav seminary is a well-known center for Jewish studies. BBC, In pictures: Israel seminary attack, 6 March 2008.

amble [ AM-buh'l ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (intr. v.) to saunter or stroll 2. (intr. v.) to walk leisurely 3. (n.) a leisurely walk
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Hand in hand, the couple ambled in the garden.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The other is a humbler, but far more refined affair, where the maximum pace need be no more than a gentle amble. The Telegraph, Unsporting behaviour, 18 September 2009.

pulverize [ PUHL-vuh'-rahyz ]
	[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to pound or grind to a powder 2. (tr. v.) to crush completely or demolish 3. (intr. v.) to be pounded or ground to a powder
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	At the factory, bottles and scrap glass pieces were pulverized and used to make emery paper.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	With first-floor galleries open to the sky, the museum contains little besides crates of pulverized objects. BBC, Afghanistan: At the Crossroads of Ancient Civilisations By Dan Cruickshank, 19 January 2010.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 30-Jan-10

2010-02-02T17:18:00.001+05:30

Daily Wordlist

bohemian [ boh-HEE-mee-uh'n ]
	[ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) a native of Bohemia 2. (n.) a person who lives and acts without regard for conventional standards 3. (adj.) pertaining to Bohemia, its people, or their language or the unconventional life of a Bohemian
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He enjoyed roaming about the country and living a bohemian lifestyle.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	When he first hit the big time in 1996, he rocked the biggest, fluffiest Afro this side of the '70s and evoked a distinctly bohemian vibe. CNN, Singer Maxwell finds his way back, Denise Quan, 14 December 2009.

precocious [ pri-KOH-shuh's ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. unusually advanced development mentally 2. characterized by or pertaining to unusually advanced development or maturity
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	A precocious student in the sixth grade won the quiz competition by defeating the senior students.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Hawaiian-born Michelle Wie was not even a teenager in 2000 but was already turning heads with her precocious ability which easily outstripped that of boys of the same age. CNN, How Tiger defined golf in the Noughties, Paul Gittings, 28 December 2009.

cerebral [ suh'-REE-bruh'l ]
	[ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) pertaining to or relating to the brain 2. (adj.) appealing to the intellect 3. (n.) a sound that appeals to the intellect
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The cerebral music that he composed was appreciated by only a few people.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	"Le Genou de Claire" ("Claire's Knee") of 1970 won the San Sebastian film festival, and "L'Amour l'Apres-midi" ("Love in the Afternoon") two years later secured Rohmer's position as a master of the intense portrayal of the cerebral and the sensual. The Telegraph, Eric Rohmer, French film director, dies aged 89, 11 January 2010.

wade [ weyd ]
	[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to pass through with difficulty 2. (intr. v.) to walk through water 3. (intr. v.) to make one's way with difficulty
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	They waded through the murky water to get to the other side of the road.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Competitors, many of whom wear fancy dress, waded across the river bed to the far bank and back again. BBC, Hundreds get dirty for Maldon Mud Race, 27 December 2009

chronicle [ KRON-i-kuh'l ]
	[ noun, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) a history or an extended narrative report of historical events presented in a time sequence 2. (n.) a detailed record of events 3. (tr. v.) to record in historical format
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Many who start reading the chronicle of the knight in shining armour find it so interesting that they cannot stop till they reach the end.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The girl had chronicled two years of the emotions and fears that gripped her during hiding, as well as candid thoughts on her family, her feelings for friend-in-hiding Peter van Pels, and dreams of being a professional writer. CNN, Miep Gies, Anne Frank protector, dies at 100, 11 January 2010.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 29-Jan-10

2010-02-02T17:16:00.001+05:30

Daily Wordlist

clipper [ KLIP-er ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. anything that clips or a person that shears 2. a cutting tool for hair, nails etc. 3. a sharp-bowed sailing vessel of the mid-19th century, built for great speed
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He bought a pair of hedge clippers to trim the overgrown bushes in his garden.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	He says he's also a barber, having acquired clippers he uses to cut people's hair at a price he says is lower than area barber shops. CNN, In winter, some homeless choose between independence, warmth, Jason Hanna, 8 January 2010.

intangible [ in-TAN-juh'-buh'l ]
	[ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) not able to perceive with the senses 2. (adj.) not clearly defined or unclear to the mind 3. (adj.) existing only in connection with something else- of an asset 4. (n.) something that cannot be realized or properly evaluated
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He never did amount to much as his ideas and aspirations were intangible.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The term "love" is intangible but you have to feel it for yourself first in order to be able to share it with someone else. BBC, Love, Mark Taylor, 12 January 2010.

ravage [ RAV-ij ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to devastate or bring heavy destruction upon 2. (tr. v.) to wreak havoc upon 3. (tr. v.) to plunder 4. (intr. v.) to cause destruction 5. (n.) serious damage 6. (n.) the act of plundering
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The village and crops were ravaged by the storm.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Karzai is battling to form a functioning government and end a political crisis in the war ravaged nation that has dragged on since he was returned to power in a fraud-tainted presidential election in August. The Telegraph, Karzai's new cabinet seen as return to patronage politics, Sardar Ahmad, 11 January 2010.

char [ chahr ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to scorch or burn only the surface of 2. (tr. v.) to reduce to charcoal by partial combustion 3. (intr. v.) to become burnt or reduced to charcoal 4. (n.) material that has been burnt or reduced to charcoal
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	None of the artifacts were recognizable, everything was charred to a cinder by the blaze.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The photos showed heavy damage, with charred furniture, peeling wallpaper and floors strewn with broken glass, debris and ashes. CNN, Fire heavily damages office of reformist Iranian lawmaker, 31 December 2009.

arboretum [ ahr-buh'-REE-tuh'm ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a botanical garden 2. a piece of land on which different plants are grown either for study or show
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The college had a well maintained arboretum for those students who had opted for botany as a subject.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Tony Kirkham, head of arboretum at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the UK's leading authority on tree planting, gives his top tips for planting trees. The Telegraph, Top tips for tree planting, 22 December 2009.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 28-Jan-10

2010-02-02T17:15:00.001+05:30

Daily Wordlist

psyche [ sahyk ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to put into the right psychological frame of mind 2. (tr. v.) to intimidate or undermine the confidence of by using psychological means 3. (tr. v.) to anticipate a person's intentions 4. (intr. v.) to become mentally deranged 5. (n.) the mental or psychological make up of a person
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He lost the game because his opponent psyched him into missing his shot.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Comprising the army, air force and navy, the Israeli Defence Force, to give it its official name, has a fundamental place in the national psyche. BBC, Israel's army and national psyche, Martin Patience, 29 June 2006.

eulogistic [ yoo-luh'-JIS-tik ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. laudatory 2. pertaining to high praise 3. praise worthy or commendable
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The mayor delivered a eulogistic speech to welcome the soldiers who had returned home after the Vietnam war.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The result is that on most nights, the main news topic is a eulogistic account of Putin's latest activities, whether that be posing semi-naked on a fishing expedition or travelling to Teheran to lecture the Americans on the futility of launching military action against Iran. The Telegraph, Darkness is falling in Vladimir Putin's Russia, Con Coughlin, 3 November 2007.

pacify [ PAS-uh'-fahy ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to soothe or ease the anger or irritation 2. to appease 3. to subdue
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The lady pacified the lost child who was crying for his mother by buying him a chocolate while she searched for his parents.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	He must pacify his senior management team, three of whom wanted his job, tame the fiercely proprietorial shareholder base and face down the competition in food and clothing that has steadily eroded its dominance. The Telegraph, Movers and shakers: Where to find them in 2010, 20 December 2009.

colloquy [ KOL-uh'-kwee ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a formal exchange of conversation 2. a conference or dialogue 3. a discussion between the judge and the defendant during a hearing to ascertain whether the defendant understands the court proceedings and his or her rights
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The colloquy between the CEO and a director was tabled during the meeting.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	There was, however, one important actor missing at yesterday's colloquy: Gibraltar refuses to take part in the Brussels process because it has not been granted an independent voice or a power of veto. The Telegraqph, Stand by the Rock, 21 November 2001.

disquisition [ dis-kwuh'-ZISH-uh'n ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a formal dissertation 2. a treatise or discourse on a subject
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The disquisition did not achieve its objective as a consensus could not be formed.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	His books are beautiful headache machines crammed with dense disquisitions on, say, virtual reality or the genetic code or the history of soap. CNN, Review: 'Our Singing' a cool breeze, Troy Patterson, 23 January 2003.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 27-Jan-10

2010-02-02T17:12:00.001+05:30

Daily Wordlist

orient [ n., adj. AWR-ee-uh'nt, -ee-ent, OHR-; v. AWR-ee-ent ]
	[ noun, verb, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) the east; also the eastern region of the heavens 2. (n.) Asian countries 3. (adj.) exceptionally lustrous or iridescent 4. (tr. v.) to adjust to or become familiar with 5. (tr. v.) to place or position so as to face the east 6. (tr. v.) to align with respect to a point of reference
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Businessmen tour the orient in search of lucrative trade opportunities.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	But Brazil still needs market oriented reforms of taxation, pensions and education. CNN, Heatwaves, trade wars and a World Cup victory for Brazil, 31 December 2009.

degenerate [ v. di-JEN-uh'-reyt; adj., n. di-JEN-er-it ]
	[ noun, verb, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) having lost the qualities appropriate to humankind 2. (adj.) having sunk below the desired level of moral qualities 3. (n.) a person who has fallen from a normal standard of moral character 4. (tr. v.) to sink below the normal standard in mental, physical or moral qualities 5. (intr. v.) to bring about deterioration
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He was shunned by society because he was a degenerate person
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The Hamas-organized rally began peacefully but degenerated into violence with hundreds of Palestinians throwing rocks across the border wall. CNN, One dead in aid convoy clash on Egypt, Gaza border, Kevin Flower, 6 January 2010.

motif [ moh-TEEF ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a recurrent theme in an artistic or literary work 2. a distinctive and recurring shape appearing in a design 3. a dominant concept, feature or central idea
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The decorative motif on the curtains was very eye-catching.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Journalists shown around the compound earlier this week noted cushions emblazoned with diamante skulls, and walls decorated with a flame motif. BBC, Celebrity Big Brother finale could star Pamela Anderson, 3 January 2010.

circumspect [ SUR-kuh'm-spekt ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) cautious or watchful and discreet 2. (adj.) mindful of the circumstances and consequences 3. (adj.) prudent
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The confident trickster had never been caught because of his circumspect behaviour.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Defense Secretary Robert Gates praises former President Reagan for being "circumspect" about putting American troops at risk. CNN, Gates on Regan foreign policy, 11 November 2009.

sextant [ SEK-stuh'nt ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. an instrument used to determine latitude and longitude at sea by measuring the altitudes of the stars or other celestial bodies
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	In the old days, before the discovery of radar the sextant was used in the navigation of ships.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Last week, a sextant -- an instrument used by navigators to measure the angular distance of the sun from the horizon -- with the inscription "Mercier" was found near "the fault". CNN, French explorer's shipwreck found, 10 May 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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 26-Jan-10

2010-02-02T17:11:00.001+05:30

Daily Wordlist

impede [ im-PEED ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to obstruct 2. halt the progress of 3. hinder
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	They felt they could impede the construction of the factory by blocking the road which led to the site.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	But his injury did little to impede his rise through the ranks, and much to add to his personal charisma. BBC, ISRAEL'S GENERALS: MOSHE DAYAN, 14 June 2004.

chivalrous [ SHIV-uh'l-ruh's ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. possessing qualities like gallantry, honour, courage and courtesy 2. characterized by being considerate and courteous to women 3. being gracious and honourable to a defeated foe
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His friends advised him to be chivalrous and play the gentleman when out on a date.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Generally, it's safe to say that deep down, most women do appreciate chivalrous gentlemen. BBC, Student diary: the book they never wrote but should have, 12 January 2010.

awl [ awl ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a pointed instrument or tool used for piercing leather or wood
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He used an awl to sew a patch on to his leather jacket.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	He said he was angry that the company demanded workers repair sidewall blisters by punching holes in the tire with an awl. CNN, Firestone CEO, former workers answer questions in tire lawsuits, 27 October 2007.

lineaments [ LIN-ee-uh'-muh'nt ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a feature of a figure considered with respect to the whole 2. distinctive characteristics 3. prominent features
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The witness claimed that the lineaments of the thief's countenance were deeply etched on his mind.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	However, while seismicity concentrates there, potentially active lineaments occur elsewhere. BBC, Italy at the mercy of fault lines, 31 October 2002.

conduit [ KON-dwit ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a tube or pipe for conveying fluids 2. a duct for enclosing electric cables
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The two tanks were connected by a conduit.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	One conduit would push the warm water from the ocean's surface down. CNN, Can Bill Gates stop hurricanes? Scientists doubt it, Ayesha Tejpar, 1 september 2009.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 25-Jan-10

2010-02-02T17:08:00.001+05:30

Daily Wordlist

shirk [ shurk ]
	[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to evade 2. (tr. v.) to avoid or neglect 3. (intr. v.) to avoid one's duty
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He was dedicated and never shirked his responsibilities.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	He has never shirked a challenge and some of our best known companies have benefited from his leadership and guidance. The Telegraph, Telegraph award: industry acclaim for Sir Philip Hampton, a businessman for all seasons, Roland Gribben, 11 November 2009.

impudence [ IM-pyuh'-duh'ns ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. insolence or the act of being offensively bold 2. impertinent behaviour
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The impudence of the team leader only served to provoke a non-cooperative attitude from the team.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Kisumu, which is dominated by the Luo tribe, voted overwhelmingly for Raila Odinga, Mr Kibaki's defeated challenger, and the authorities, they said, were punishing them for their impudence. The Telegraph, Inside Kenya: The tribal slaughter, Adrian Blomfield, 1 January 2008

metamorphosis [ met-uh'-MAWR-fuh'-sis ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a profound change in form from one stage to the next in the life history of an organism 2. a complete change in the character, appearance or circumstances 3. a transformation by magic or sorcery
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The documentary film was about the metamorphosis of a tadpole into a frog.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Arthropod hatchling vary from miniature adults to grubs and caterpillars that lack jointed limbs and eventually undergo a total metamorphosis to produce the adult form. BBC, Arthropods

conjecture [ kuh'n-JEK-cher ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) a guess 2. (n.) a theory without sufficient evidence or proof 3. (tr. v.) to guess or infer from evidence that is inconclusive 4. (intr. v.) to make a guess
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He was not clairvoyant though his predictions which were based on conjecture sometimes turned out to be true.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	There was much conjecture on Wednesday about how good sales at Marks & Spencer really were over Christmas. The Telegraph, Look past M&S's sales semantics, James Hall, 6 January 2010.

atavism [ AT-uh'-viz-uh'm ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. the reappearance of characteristics of some remote ancestor, in an individual, that have been absent for some generations 2. a throwback or a reversion to an earlier type
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The proud father explained to his wife that the sixth toe on the left foot of their baby was due to atavism.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Murray is neither sentimental nor whimsical when he writes about this atavism on the edge of our world; as a Hebridean native himself, he understands the culture as a living and changing thing, mourning the loss of people first, and folk-ways only in as much as they form part of a holistic system. The Telegraph, The Guga Hunters by Donald S Murray - review, Will Self, 26 November 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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 24-Jan-10

2010-01-24T17:19:00.001+05:30

24-Jan-10

Daily Wordlist

gild [ gild ]
	[ noun, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to cover or coat with gold or gold colouring 2. (tr. v.) to impart a bright and pleasing effect to
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	After the artist gilded the bust it looked like a solid gold statue.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	And while Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin have recently returned to the game at a more advanced age, they have done so on the back of careers gilded with triumph. Telegraph, Anne Keothavong aims to boost Britain's Fed Cup status, By Jinm White, 12 Jan 2010

collusion [ kuh'-LOO-zhuh'n ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a secret understanding or agreement for illegal purposes 2. a conspiracy
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	There was a collusion between the general and certain opposition members to bring down the government.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Details of any alleged collusion between the Northern Ireland security forces and loyalist paramilitaries will be fully uncovered, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has said. BBC, Blair vow over collusion claims, 20 June 2002.

protuberance [ proh-TOO-ber-uh'ns ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a projection 2. the condition or state of extending 3. the part that sticks out
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	They nicknamed him hunchback because of the protuberance at the back of his left shoulder.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Most dangerously, a massive German counter-attack through the Ardennes forest in December 1944 led to 'the battle of the Bulge', so called because of the protuberance it caused in the Allied line, which threatened to drive a wedge between the British and American armies, and possibly even allow the Wehrmacht to recapture Antwerp. The Telegraph, Britain at War: Victory - VE Day and VJ Day, 3 December 2008.

chimerical [ ki-MER-i-kuh'l ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. imaginary 2. unrealistic or highly fanciful 3. highly unlikely or improbable
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	It was a chimerical concept and had no practical application.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Norman Stone, director and producer of The Narnia Code, to be screened on BBC2 at Easter, says the theory is the "best explanation yet" for the chimerical nature of the books. The Telegraph, Secret theme behind Narnia Chronicles is based upon the stars, says new research, Alastair Jamieson, 30 November 2008.

queer [ kweer ]
	[ adjective, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) unconventional or strange 2. (adj.) feeling faint or unwell 3. (adj.) of a questionable character or shady 4. (tr. v.) to ruin or jeopardize
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His mother had some queer notions about appropriate behaviour at a birthday party.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Having been a naval officer, he became a prep school master and a journalist, and developed a passion for "queer and unusual pets". The Telegaph, The Defence of the Realm: the Authorised History of MI5 by Christopher Andrew, Simon Heffer, 16 October 2009.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 23-Jan-10

2010-01-24T17:18:00.001+05:30

23-Jan-10

Daily Wordlist

dissident [ dis-i-duhnt ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a person who disagrees a opinion or an attitude
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The king issued an edict that all dissidents would be hanged.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Since Sunday when at least eight people were killed, scores of opposition figures and dissidents have been rounded up, and several reformist journalists and activists have also been arrested, reports said. The Telegraph, Iran leaders 'flee Tehran' as government mobs threaten death, Damien McElroy, 30 December 2009.

plutocracy [ ploo-tok-ruh-see ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy. 2. a government or state in which the wealthy class rules. 3. a class or group ruling, or exercising power or influence, by virtue of its wealth.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The pheasants called for an uprising against the reigning plutocracy.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The plutocracy presently in charge of these matters must become alert to the needs of all. BBC, Uruguay banks shut all week, 31 July 2002.

vernacular [ ver-NAK-yuh'-ler ]
	[ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) the native language of a region 2. (n.) the vocabulary peculiar to a certain class or profession 3. (n.) any medium of expression that reflects popular taste or indigenous styles 4. (adj.) expressed or written in the native language of a region 5. (adj.) using plain, everyday, ordinary language
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The vernacular students found it difficult to communicate with the others in their class.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	He also popularized the phrase "Crikey!" that has now become part of the Australian vernacular. CNN, Meeting the Irwins: Life after the 'Crocodile Hunter', Anna Coren, 9 December 2009.

lap [ lap ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) the upper portion of the thighs of a seated person 2. (n.) the slap of water against something 3. (n.) a complete length or round or circuit of a course 4. (n.) the act of taking in liquid with the tongue 5. (tr. v.) to take in liquid by lifting it with the tongue 6. (tr. v.) to wash against with a slapping sound 7. (intr. v.) to lie on or over a part or form a fold 8. (intr. v.) to enfold
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The child sat quietly on her mother's lap while the other children played in the garden.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The world champion Formula One driver was due to film an attempt to break the record for a lap on the popular BBC programme's track next week. The Telegraph, Lewis Hamilton's Top Gear lap attempt 'delayed by rain', John Bingham, 31 July 2009.

dais [ dey-is ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a raised platform 2. a podium or pulpit
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The winner of the competition was called up to the dais where the chief guest handed him a medal.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Wenger, who appreciated Fabregas's potential early, has built a dais for the leader of his orchestra, stationing Alex Song and Denison close by, allowing the Spanish tempo-setter to venture forward. The Telegraph, Henry Winter: Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas can give a Spanish lesson, Henry Winter, 12 December 2009.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 22-Jan-10

2010-01-24T17:16:00.000+05:30

22-Jan-10

Daily Wordlist

decomposition [ dee-kom-puh'-ZISH-uh'n ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. the decay of organic material 2. disintegration or breaking down into constituents
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The stench was caused by the decomposition of dead cattle.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	It was found that during decomposition, the golf balls dissolved to release a high quantity of heavy metals. CNN, Golf balls: 'Humanity's signature litter', Christina Macfarlane, 10 November 2009.

consign [ kuh'n-SAHYN ]
	[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to entrust or to hand over into the care of someone 2. (tr. v.) to deliver 3. (tr. v.) to assign or set apart for a special purpose 4. (intr. v.) to submit or agree to 5. (intr. v.) to assent
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The sealed envelope containing the examination questions was consigned to the class teacher.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Thousands of people joined world leaders in the German capital Monday to remember the night 20 years ago when a euphoric wave of people power swept away the Berlin Wall and consigned the Cold War to history. CNN, Berlin celebrates night that changed world, 9 November 2009.

rustle [ RUHS-uh'l ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to cause a succession of slight, soft sounds, like those caused by parts rubbing gently against each other 2. (tr. v.) to steal cattle 3. (intr. v.) to move with soft fluttering or crackling sounds 4. (intr. v.) to search for food 5. (intr. v.) to steal cattle 6. (n.) the sound made by anything that causes a soft fluttering or crackling
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Their approach was stealthy, but the rustle of dried leaves that they tread upon gave them away.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	It takes more than the rustle of the leaves, the growl of the night creatures and the howl of a beast to scare the die-hard film buff. The Times of India, Agyaat, Nikhat Kazmi, TNN 7 August 2009

diatribe [ DAHY-uh'-trahyb ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. bitter criticism 2. a harsh, abusive denunciation
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The journalist's diatribes against the municipal commissioner seem to be evoking some response.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	AS President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's chief advisor on media and the arts, Mahdi Kalhor is famous for his diatribes against the pernicious influence of Western "cultural saboteurs". The Telegraph, A tale of modern Iran: a young woman's flight from her father, Alan Brown, 25 October 2009.

sheathe [ sheeth ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to put into or provide with a casing 2. to enclose in a casing or protective covering 3. to cover or provide with a protective covering
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	After the battle the surviving soldiers would sheathe their swords and return to their respective camps.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Two screeches of metal as two swords were sheathed. BBC, Daisho, Joseph Mallon, 16 July, 2007

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 21-Jan-10

2010-01-24T17:15:00.001+05:30

21-Jan-10

Daily Wordlist

homeostasis [ hoh-mee-uh'-STEY-sis ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. the tendency or ability of an organism to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes 2. the state of psychological equilibrium attained when tension has been reduced or eliminated
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The diagnosis was that he suffered from metabolic abnormalities which were caused by impaired homeostasis.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	It should be classified as a separate category among headaches attributed to "disorders of homeostasis." The Telegraph, Space 'causes disabling headaches in astronauts', 3 June 2009.

moratorium [ mawr-uh'-TWAR-ee-uh'm ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. an authorization to a debtor permitting the temporary delay or suspension of payments 2. a period of delay agreed to by parties who are in the process of negotiating 3. a suspension of the ongoing performance of an obligation
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The finance minister sought a moratorium from the World Bank so that the money could be diverted and spent on disaster management instead.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	They say the current moratorium, which does not apply to East Jerusalem or 3000 homes already under construction, is insufficient. The Telegraph, Israel draws up plans to demolish settlements, Rob Crilly, 20 December 2009.

feline [ FEE-lahyn ]
	[ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) pertaining to or belonging to the cat family 2. (adj.) catlike 3. (n.) an animal of the cat family or Felidae
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	She got the chance to play cat woman because of her feline gait.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Andrew Lloyd Webber's star West End musical Cats has strutted its way on to the stage at Norwich Theatre Royal, striking as much admiration and affection in reviewer Lyn McKinney's heart as her own feline companions. BBC, Review: Cats at Norwich Theatre Royal, 29 December 2009.

archaic [ ahr-KEY-ik ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. marked by the characteristics of an ancient period or primitive 2. not current or applicable any longer 3. relating to words and language that were once in regular use but are now rarely used and are suggestive of an earlier style
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The town's council was in the process of doing away with the archaic rules of governance that were no longer relevant.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Instead of the archaic society, in which the leaders think and make decisions for everyone, we will become a country of intelligent, free and responsible people. CNN, Medvedev wants Russia to go hi-tech, Maxim Tkachenko, 12 November 2009.

betroth [ bi-TROHTH, -TRAWTH ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to promise to give in marriage 2. (tr. v.) to promise to marry 3. (tr. v.) to arrange for the marriage of
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He was happy to be betrothed to the only daughter of a rich industrialist.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Cultured, charming Italian Captain, more dove than hawk, who carries a torch for the already-betrothed Pelagia, resident of an occupied Greek island. The Telegraph, Romantic heroes: here's to you, Mr Rochester, Penny Vincenzi, 15 October 2009.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 20-Jan-10

2010-01-24T17:14:00.000+05:30

20-Jan-10

Daily Wordlist

caulk(calk) [ kawk ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to make airtight or watertight by filling seams or sealing 2. (intr. v.) to apply a waterproof material to crevices 3. (n.) the material used to seal crevices
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The seam between the window frame and the wall had to be caulked to prevent the rain water from seeping into the room.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Surround the joint where wood meets concrete with silicone caulk to seal out moisture that could cause the post to rot. CNN, Features to transform your backyard, Kathryn Keller, 1 May 2008.

corrugated [ KWAR-uh'-git-ed ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. shaped into alternating ridges and grooves in parallel format
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The entire consignment of watches was packed in a single corrugated cardboard carton.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The original settlers here lived under canvas while they constructed simple corrugated iron shacks, and each household was given a small plot for growing vegetables. BBC, Mohandas 'Mahatma' Gandhi, 25 August 2009.

flip [ flip ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to toss in the air imparting a spin 2. (tr. v.) to turn around or turn over with a quick motion 3. (tr. v.) to move with a quick motion 4. (intr. v.) to turn over 5. (intr. v.) to somersault in the air 6. (tr. v.) to browse or leaf or turn the pages 7. (n.) the act of a short swift motion
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His decision to attend the rally was the result of a flip of a coin.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	As well as having to hit the gym again, J-Lo may also have to deal with that other flip side of fame -- the paparazzi. CNN, Jennifer Lopez doesn't miss the gym, 17 December 2009.

maraud [ muh'-RAWD ]
	[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (intr. v.) to roam in search of plunder 2. (tr. v.) to raid for plunder 3. (tr. v.) to pillage 4. (n.) the act of plundering
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The peaceful village was marauded by a band of raiding bandits.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	In many parts of South Africa baboons are viewed as an irritating pest - they steal farmers' crops and maraud over agricultural land. BBC, World: Africa- Farmers want baboon on the menu, Greg Barrow, 20 May 1999.

tanner [ TAN-er ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a person employed to tan hides
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	As a tanner, he did not earn much but at least he was employed.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	After the hair fibers were loosened, the tanners scraped them off with a knife. Wikipedia, Tanning, 17 December 2009.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 19-Jan-10

2010-01-24T17:13:00.001+05:30

19-Jan-10

Daily Wordlist

explicate [ EK-spli-keyt ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to explain or make clear the meaning of 2. to develop
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	You should have paid attention when the professor explicated the differences between relativity and the quantum theory.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Dr David Hardman, principal lecturer in learning development at London Metropolitan University, said: "It is very difficult to conduct true experiments that would explicate a causal relationship between IQ and religious belief. The Telegraph, Intelligent people 'less likely to believe in God', Graeme Paton, 11 June 2008.

verdigris [ VUR-di-grees ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a bluish or green sheen which forms on copper, brass or bronze surfaces which are exposed to the atmosphere over a long period of time 2. a bluish or green powder consisting of basic cupric acetate used as a fungicide and a paint pigment
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His job was to remove the verdigris by polishing the brass buckles and epaulets before the parade.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Verdigris stained statues, of heroes and statesmen, rub shoulders with kings and common, self-made men. BBC, Where I live: Leeds, 29 September, 2005.

insurmountable [ in-ser-MOUN-tuh'-buh'l ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. insuperable or that which cannot be surpassed or overcome 2. impossible to pass over or conquer
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles by determination and hard work.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Mr Brown told the BBC the barriers were "huge" but "not insurmountable". BBC, Copenhagen climate deal 'faces problems' - Gordon Brown, 16 December 2009.

drone [ drohn ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) a continuous buzzing or humming sound 2. (n.) an unmanned aircraft used for launching aerial attacks and reconnaissance purposes 3. (n.) the male bees which are without stings and do not make honey 4. (tr. v.) to make a continuous sound which is dull and monotonous 5. (tr. v.) to speak in a dull, monotonous tone 6. (intr. v.) to utter in a dull, monotonous tone
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The drone of the machines at the construction site was disturbing the office staff in the neighbouring building.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Public criticism of the use of drones has been muted since the killing of Baitullah Mehsud, who had ordered suicide bombings and fedayeen commando attacks throughout Pakistan in which hundreds of civilians were killed. The Telegraph, US to escalate drone attacks on Pakistan, Javed Siddiq, 4 December 2009.

brink [ bringk ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. the edge of land bordering water or of a steep place like a cliff 2. verge or a critical or crucial point of a situation beyond which either catastrophe or success results
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The two neighbouring countries were on the brink of war because their sovereigns were at loggerheads with each other.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	But the scene here in Macau was far from festive last year, when the financial crisis put the brakes on tourist dollars, suspended construction on several casino projects and forced the American gaming conglomerate to the brink of collapse. CNN, Las Vegas developer reshapes Macau, Eunice Yoon, 17 December 2009.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 18-Jan-10

2010-01-24T17:11:00.000+05:30

18-Jan-10

Daily Wordlist

intrigue [ v. in-TREEG; n. in-TREEG, IN-treeg ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) a scheme or the practice of secret underhand schemes 2. (intr. v.) to plot or engage in secret underhand schemes 3. (tr. v.) to effect by secretly plotting and scheming 4. (tr. v.) to arouse the curiosity of
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He lost his job as he was unprepared for the intrigue of his co-workers.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The prelude to this match had more intrigue, plots and subplots than a week in Westminster. The Telegraph, Birmingham City 1 West Ham United 0: match report, Sandy Macaskill, 13 December 2009.

pugnacity [ puhg-NAS-i-tee ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a tendency to be hostile 2. aggressiveness
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He was the quiet and unassuming type, but when cornered by the bully he reacted with pugnacity.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	There was a widespread expectation that after two horrible days for the Government, he would find this his most embarrassing Prime Minister's Questions yet, but Mr Brown instead seized the chance to show steadiness and pugnacity under fire. The Telegraph, Pugnacious Gordon Brown piles into attackers, Andrew Gimson, 22 November 2007.

insubstantial [ in-suh'b-STAN-shuh'l ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. insufficient or lacking in size and quantity 2. weak or flimsy or delicate 3. unreal or lacking form
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	They had to organize another charity performance because of the insubstantial amount collected during the first fundraiser.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The American financiers Endgame Entertainment liked the script and the cast and the director; this, together with the not insubstantial contribution of the BBC, was enough to enable the film to happen. The Telegraph, Nick Hornby on An Education, 23 October 2009.

toga [ TOH-guh' ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a loose one-piece outer garment worn by male citizens of Rome in ancient times 2. a ceremonial or professional gown or robe
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He wore a toga to the costume party.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Senators were recognised by a toga with a broad purple stripe, while the equestrian wore a toga with a narrow purple stripe and a gold finger ring. BBC, Social Pecking Order in the Roman World, Dr Valerie Hope, 5 November 2009.

gawk [ gawk ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to gape or stare foolishly at 2. (n.) an awkward foolish person
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His poor results prompted his parents to ask if did any studying in college or spent the time gawking at the pretty girls.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	It appears that through his many hours waiting, being gawked at by tourists and quizzed by journalists, he has developed a certain cynicism. BBC, Camping out for the Clones, Peter Bowes, 13 May, 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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 17-Jan-10

2010-01-24T17:10:00.001+05:30

17-Jan-10

Daily Wordlist

rampart [ RAM-pahrt ]
	[ noun, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) an embankment capped with a stone parapet raised as a fortification around a place 2. (adj.) an effective bulwark or defence 3. (tr. v.) to defend with a fortified embankment
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The villagers built ramparts around the village as a defence against invaders.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Intoxicated by the romance of a fairy-tale castle, they ran amok along the ramparts of Fort Qaitbey. The Telegraph, Alexandria, Egypt: in praise of Alex, Teresa Levonian Cole, 29 November 2009.

implicate [ IM-pli-keyt ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to involve or show to be involved intimately or incriminatingly 2. something that is understood 3. to affect as a consequence or to imply as a necessary circumstance
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	They could not implicate him in the robbery because he had an ironclad alibi.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	He also claimed to have documents in his possession that could implicate some PSL club officials. BBC, Match-fixing row hits South Africa, Piers Edwards, 25 November 2009.

abscission [ ab-SIZH-uh'n ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a sudden termination or the act of cutting off 2. the natural separation of a fruit, flowers and leaves from a plant
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The botanist was working on an experiment to delay the abscission in the petals of the rose so that it would remain fresh for a long time.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Understanding the process of abscission - which applies to petals and fruit as well as leaves - will be of particular interest to the commercial fruit tree and cut flower industries, which aim to ensure fruit remains on branches until it is ripe. The Telegraph, Why leaves fall off trees is discovered, Roger Highfield, 22 September 2008.

dissension [ di-SEN-shuh'n ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a quarrel or a strong disagreement 2. a difference of opinion 3. discord
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Because of the dissension among the members of the team, they lost the match.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The escalating public dissension within the ranks of House Democrats raised new questions about the bill's prospects. CNN, House Democrats splinter over health care, 25 July 2009.

cartographer [ kahr-TOG-ruh'-fer ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a person who makes maps 2. a person engaged in the scientific and artistic production and development of maps
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He claimed to be a cartographer by profession yet he was unable to read the road map.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Whether it takes 20 years or five before a new map of Europe can be drawn with any prospect of its being permanent, the latest evidence of German-Soviet collaboration has further complicated the outlook, both for salesmen and for cartographers. The Telegraph, COMMENT World War 2: Yet again Germany and Russia have parcelled out Poland, 29 September 2009.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 10-Jan-10

2010-01-10T19:36:00.001+05:30

10-Jan-10

Daily Wordlist

gleam [ gleem ]
	[ noun, verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) a flash of light or a glow 2. (n.) a trace 3 (v.) to appear suddenly like a flash of light
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The thieves saw the gleam of the watchman's torch and hid themselves.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Playing Rebecca Bloomwood, the blissfully clothes-crazy heroine of "Confessions of a Shopaholic," Isla Fisher walks around with the mad gleam of a true believer. CNN, Review: 'Shopaholic' is a big winner, Owen Gleiberman, 13 February 2009.

abide [ uh'-BAHYD ]
	[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to stay with or continue 2. (tr. v.) to reside or live in 3. (intr. v.) to tolerate or put up with 4. (intr. v.) to accept without question
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	She asked her friend to abide with her as she was in a weak condition after the illness.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	She takes immune-suppressing drugs to prevent organ rejection and abides by doctor's orders. CNN, Pediatric heart transplant survivor: 'I thank God every day', Madison Park, 22 December 2009.

lateral [ LAT-er-uh'l ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. pertaining to the side 2. a sideways transfer of the ball to a teammate in football
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He said that the lateral fins on his surfboard helped him to maintain his balance.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	We have one diver on each side to fend off lateral approaches, and one behind to cover everyone's back. BBC, Surviving the oceanic whitetip shark, Ellen Husain, 26 September 2007.

deplore [ di-PLAWR ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (tr. v.) to regret deeply or to feel or express deep grief for 2. (tr. v.) to express strong disapproval of 3. (tr. v.) to express sorrow for
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The Prime Minister deplored terrorism as a dastardly act of cowardice.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The G-8 foreign ministers, meeting in Italy, said they "fully respect" the sovereignty of Iran, but "deplore post-electoral violence, which led to the loss of lives of Iranian civilians". BBC, G8 'deplores' Iran poll violence, 26 June 2009,

inherent [ in-HEER-uh'nt ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. occurring as a natural part or consequence or existing as an essential character 2. existing in someone as an attribute or quality 3. essential or necessary
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Her inherent distrust of adults was due to having lost her parents when she was just seven years old.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	We'd do much better by leveraging the inherent strengths of our modern democracies and the natural advantages we have over the terrorists: our adaptability and survivability, our international network of laws and law enforcement, and the freedoms and liberties that make our society so enviable. CNN, Is aviation security mostly for show? Bruce Schneier, 29 December 2009.

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. Principe

Daily Wordlist 07-Jan-10

2010-01-10T18:36:00.001+05:30

07-Jan-10

Daily Wordlist

prolific [ pruh'-LIF-ik ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. producing abundantly or very fruitful 2. highly productive
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He was a prolific author of murder mysteries and many of his books were on the best-seller list.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	When he finally retired, having become the most prolific batsman in the history of the game (67,057 runs if you count his domestic one-day performances) it was inevitable he would become a coach and national selector. The Telegraph, South Africa v England: Alastair Cook shapes up well under Graham Gooch, Simon Hughes, 18 December 2009.

anthropologist [ an-thruh'-POL-uh'-jist ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a person who specializes in the scientific study of the development of humans, like origin, physical, social and cultural aspects
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The child stated that he would like to be an anthropologist when he grew up.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	It was after hearing about that uproar that American anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, decided to release the tape of the interview she conducted with Hiss in 2000, Israel's Channel 2 reported. CNN, Israel harvested organs without permission, officials say, 21 December 2009.

spruce [ sproos ]
	[ noun, adjective, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) any evergreen, coniferous tree or the like or the wood of such a tree 2. (tr. v.) to make neat or smart in appearance 3. (adj.) neat and smart in appearance
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The teacher told the shabbily dressed child to spruce up a bit.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	All three suffered a period of decline in the 20th century, but have since gone to great lengths to spruce up their main streets, lined with 18th- and 19th-century buildings running perpendicular to the Hudson River. CNN, 3 Northeastern weekend escapes, Peter Jon Lindberg, Heather Smith MacIsaac and Meeghan Truelove, 3 November 2009.

bristling [ BRIS-uh'ling ]
	[ verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to become erect or stiff like bristles 2. to be aroused 3. to become irritated
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He was bristling with rage after the manager of the department store refused to acknowledge his complaint.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	In a move that belied the insecurity of China's rulers, the general public were ordered to stay at home and watch the goose-stepping ranks of soldiers and the bristling array of tanks, unmanned drones and ballistic missiles on their televisions. The Telegraph, China review of 2009, 15 December 2009.

solemnity [ suh'-LEM-ni-tee ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. gravity or impressiveness 2. a formality that renders an act or document valid
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The fun and frolic of the celebration contrasted with the solemnity of the prayer service.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	For all the solemnity of the setting, and the grandeur of hymns that included Jerusalem and I Vow To Thee, My Country, WO1 Chant's funeral was a personal service. The Telegraph, Daughter's tears at funeral of Darren Chant, shot dead in Afghanistan, 2 December 2009.

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. Principe