Daily Wordlist 04-Dec-09

	04-Dec-09 Daily Wordlist rusticate [ RUHS-ti-keyt ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to live in the country 2. (tr. v.) to suspend from university 3. (tr. v.) to send to the country   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He wanted to leave the city and rusticate for some time in the hope that the fresh country air would do him some good.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mr Wen asked the university not to expel, or "rusticate", Mr Jahnke, saying that education was the "best help" for a young student. The Telegraph.Cambridge student accused of throwing shoe at Chinese PM denies offence, Richard Edwards, 10 February 2009.   bewitch [ bi-WICH ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to affect by witchcraft 2. to cast a spell upon 3. to enchant of captivate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She bewitched the judges to declare her the Queen of the ball.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Young girls are bewitched, fall in love with their dark eyes and their soft warmth and bear children for them. BBC, The Silkie - continued, 20 February 2003.   doldrums [ DOHL-druh'mz ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. stagnation or a state where there is no activity 2. a slump or a period of depression 3. a region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by light winds or squalls.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The company was in the doldrums after missing out on the huge contract.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Western economies remain in the doldrums, yet oil prices just surged above $70 a barrel. The Telegraph, Oil prices will be driven by developing nations, Mark Kleinman, 1 August 2009.   antagonism [ an-TAG-uh'-niz-uh'm ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an active opposition 2. hostility that results in active resistance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The lawyer cross-examined the witness in such a way that the witness was overcome with antagonism.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The old order, based on antagonism, is being replaced by a brand new approach, based on friendship, co-operation and even fraternity. BBC, Turkey, Armenia split on new ties, 14 October 2009.   institutionalize [ in-sti-TOO-shuh'-nl-ahyz ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to make into or treat as an organization 2. to keep in a place reserved for the mentally sick   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He had to be put in a straight jacket and institutionalized after he became irrationally violent.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Of course, toddlers who've been institutionalized since birth will be quicker to settle in. The Telegraph, Do children really behave worse when looked after by grandparents? Sue Palmer, 10 February 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