Daily Wordlist 17-Jan-10

	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

	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

	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