Daily Wordlist 27-Jan-10

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	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