Daily Wordlist 04-Nov-09

	04-Nov-09 Daily Wordlist turquoise [ TUR-koiz, -kwoiz ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a mineral greenish-blue in colour and used as a gem 2. a greenish-blue colour   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He presented his girlfriend with a beautiful, turquoise necklace on her birthday.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Pilgrims journey overland from the remotest regions of Tibet to congregate here, in a colorful parade of striped aprons, yak-skin boots, bowler hats, silver, turquoise and agate beads. CNN, Tibet: A Land of Yaks and Yore   vacillation [ vas-uh'-LEY-shuh'n ]   [ noun, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) movement which is not steady 2. (n.) the state of hesitation or indecision 3. (intr. v.) to sway from one side to another   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   After days of fearful vacillation, he finally decided to stand witness against the mafia.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   After years of vacillation, Philip II of Spain, the most powerful monarch in the world had embarked finally on war with Elizabeth. BBC, A Short History of Ireland, 5 October 2009   valiant [ VAL-yuh'nt  ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) possessing courage 2. (adj.) marked by bravery 3. (n.) a courageous person   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The novel was about the crusades and the valiant battles that were fought by the knights.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Barbara and I were deeply saddened to learn Ted Kennedy lost his valiant battle with cancer. CNN, Obama calls Kennedy 'greatest U.S. senator of our time'   adhere [ ad-HEER ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to stick fast by suction or glue 2. (intr. v.) to be committed to 3. (intr. v.) to perform or execute without any change of plan 4. (tr. v.) to cause to stick fast   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The posters did not adhere to the boards because the workers had used substandard glue for the pasting work.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Most lawyers expect the court to rule that the treaty adheres to the Czech constitution. The Telegraph, Czech court delays Lisbon Treaty decision until November 3, 27 October 2009.   advert [ ad-VURT  ]   [ intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to direct attention 2. focus on   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   After a brief introduction, the Chairman adverted to the main topic of recession and its effect on the company's profitability.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Commissioner adverted to this issue in his Annual Report for 2001 Discussion Paper on Refusal of FOI Requests to Ensure "Personal Safety"   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