Daily Wordlist 26-Jan-10

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	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