TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 27-Aug-11

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	nosegay [ NOHZ-gey ] [ noun ] MEANING : a small bunch of flowers USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : He presented his fiance with a colourful nosegay. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Three different bouquet styles Peggy will have to choose from are hand-tied, nosegay and trailing. ABC News, Wedding Flowers for GMA Couple, June 12 deadpan [ DED-pan ] [ noun, adjective, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (adj.) blank or expressionless 2. (n.) a face displaying no expression or emotion 3. (tr.v.) to express oneself without any expression or impassively USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : His deadpan expression was in contrast with his eyes which seemed to be display anger. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : The films he's written and directed, however, show the most inventive side of Albert Brooks -- his distinctive, neurotically deadpan sense of humor. CNN, The funniest man in most of the world, By Todd Leopold, January 19, 2006 ecumenical [ EK-yoo'-MEN-i-kuh' l or, especially Brit., EE-kyoo'- ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. universal or general 2. pertaining to the worldwide body of churches USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The formation of an ecumenical council was thought to be the need of the hour to foster unity between people of the same community. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : An ecumenical service was held by a minister on horseback, followed by a parade round part of the Epsom Derby course. BBC, Rising costs halt riders' event, 5 July 2009, accessed 8 July 2009 ewe [ yoo ] [ noun ] MEANING : 1. a mature female sheep 2. the people of Togo and Ghana, in western Africa 3. the language of the EWE people USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : Ewes generally give birth to two lambs every season. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : The National Assembly faces renewed calls from farmers' leaders to create a Wales-only ewe culling scheme. BBC, UK: Wales Gwyther rules out Wales-only ewe cull, 22 September 1999. expeditious [ ek-spi-DISH-uh's ] [ adjective ] MEANING : 1. quick, immediate or characterized by promptness 2. acting with speed and efficiency USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The company was able to increase its profit margin by 50% due to the expeditious manner in which the projects were implemented. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : We're going to continue to provide support as we do in every instance like this to American citizens who have been charged and hope that this matter can be resolved in an expeditious way, but it is something that a sovereign nation is pursuing based on the evidence that it presented when the charges were announced. CNN, U.S. missionaries sent to separate Haitian prisons; no ruling on bail, 5 February 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