Daily Wordlist 05-Nov-09

05-Nov-09 Daily Wordlist allure [ uh'LOOR ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) the power to lure 2. (n.) enticement 3. (intr. v.) to be very attractive 4. (tr. v.) to use something desirable as bate to attract   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He invested his life's savings in gold bonds because of the allure of the yellow metal.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There is a natural, joyful allure to this native Bolivian baroque and the school's San Ignacio ensemble has become famous, travelling all over Latin America and Europe. BBC, Why Bolivian baroque rocks, Andres Schipani , 30 August, 2009.   appall [ uh'-PAWL ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to overcome with horror 2. to fill with dismay or alarm   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The people were appalled when they heard that the murderer was to be released from prison.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This is an extremely damaging and retrograde step which will appall businesses of all sizes which are already being hammered by the charge. BBC, Dismay at congestion charge hike, 1 April 2005.   august [ AW-guh'st ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) having great prominence and importance 2. (n.) the eighth month of the year   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   All the peasants bowed upon seeing the august personage of the king.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Soon, other august noblemen were introduced to Lady Caroline, and it was not long before her dance card was filled (the last set reserved for her husband). Chapter 5, France/Belgium/Bavaria - February 1815.   blight [ blahyt ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to have an injurious effect or to ruin 2. to suffer from a withering disease 3. (n.) a plant disease that results in wilting and dying of the affected parts of the plant   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The doctor warned him to cut down on his cigarette smoking as it would blight his health.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Street Pride aims to help community volunteers take an active role to prevent local roads, squares and precincts being blighted by intrusive fixtures and other debris. The Telegraph, Prince of Wales backs civic campaign to tidy Britain's streets, Alastair Jamieson, 26 October 2009.   careen [ kuh'-Reen ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to swerve while moving 2. (intr. v.) to rush headlong and carelessly 3. (intr. v.) to tilt or lean 4. (tr. v.) to cause to lean or tilt   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The speeding car careened off the road and fell into the gully.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Colourfully painted donkey carts and buses piled impossibly high with luggage careened down the road in both directions. BBC, The fabled city of Timbuktu, Hamilton Wende, 4 July 2008.   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