Daily Wordlist 24-Jan-10

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	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

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	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