Daily Wordlist 03-Oct-09

	03-Oct-09 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist pitfall [ PIT-fawl ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a concealed source of danger 2. a hole in the ground that is hidden by light covering and used as a trap   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She was unaware of the pitfalls of moving to a new city.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mr Cameron is more aware of the pitfalls than anyone else in Britain. The Telegraph, I'll be tougher than Margaret Thatcher: what David Cameron can't quite say, Charles Moore, 11 September 2009   plunge [ pluhnj ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1.(tr. v.) to cast or plunge into something 2. (intr. v.) to dive into 3. to speculate excessively 4. (n.) the act of diving   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He plunged into the swimming pool at a angle where he was sure to have suffered an injury.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   At least 20 people have been killed and many others injured after a bus plunged into a gorge in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials say. BBC, Many dead in Kashmir bus plunge, 7 September 2009   predominate [ pri-DOM-uh'-neyt ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to gain authority or power 2. (intr. v.) to be of a larger amount or significance 3. (tr. v.) to dominate or prevail over   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The meeting was predominated by infighting among the editorial board of the magazine.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As a reaction against the formal, constructed metal sculpture that predominated when he was at art school, Flanagan explored painting, dance, and installation pieces. The Telegraph, Barry Flanagan, 14 September 2009   profuse [ pruh'-FYOOS ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. excessive 2. lavish   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They trashed the unfortunate boy because they presumed that profuse sweating coupled with nervousness was a sign of guilt.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They may also experience nausea, chest pain and profuse bleeding. BBC, Analysis: Threat from disease weapons, 1 November 2001   prune [ proon ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to cut off parts of a plant to improve its shape 2. (tr. v.) to cut back or reduce 3.(intr. v.) to remove what is unessential 4. (n.) a partially dried plum   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The gardener said that anyone could prune a rose bush provided they knew how.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   With very old bush and shrub roses the best method is to risk all and prune the plant hard. BBC, Gardeners Corner, 17 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