Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Daily Wordlist 07-Nov-09



07-Nov-09

Daily Wordlist
amulet [ AM-yuh'-lit ]
 noun ]
 MEANING :
  1. a good luck charm
2. an object worn by an individual that is supposed to ward off evil
  USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 Most of the villagers believed that they would become victims of the evil eye if they did not wear an amulet.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 The key to this adventure is a mysterious amulet (isn't it always?) that will make the vampires human again if they can hold it up to the night sky as a comet passes by the moon.
CNN, 'The Little Vampire' never comes to life, Paul Clinton, 27 October 2000.
 
armada [ ahr-MAH-duh' ]
 noun ]
 MEANING :
  1. a fleet of warships
2. a fleet of vehicles
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 An armada of trucks laden with cargo was on its way to the port.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
  The Franco-Spanish armada lost 22 ships, either sunk or captured.
The Telegraph, Last Union Jack flown at Trafalgar 'must remain in Britain', James Kirkup, 21 October 2009.
 
babble [ BAB-uh'l ]
 noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
  MEANING :
  1. (intr. v.) to say meaningless and indistinct words
2. (tr. v.) to speak rapidly and indistinctly
3. (n.) unclear and meaningless talk
  USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The toddler babbled in response to questions asked.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
  Babies this age often begin to babble, squeal, gurgle and laugh.
CNN, Infant development: What happens from 4 to 6 months? 17 June 2009.
 
bovine [ BOH-vahyn ]
 noun, adjective ]
 MEANING :
  1. (adj.) pertaining to cattle
2. (adj.) ox like
3. (n.) cattle
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 He was a veterinarian who specialized in bovine diseases.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
  This week, the British Veterinary Association approved a new policy position, strongly and explicitly supporting the culling of badgers to assist the control of bovine Tuberculosis (bTB).
The Telegraph, Vets support the killing of badgers, Peter Wedderburn, 11 July 2009.
 
cleave [ kleev ]
 intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
  1. (tr.v.) to penetrate or pierce
2. (tr.v.) to divide, disunite or split
3. (intr.v.) to split or fall apart
4. (intr.v.) to cling or adhere closely
  USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The JCB machine cleaved a path through the dense jungle so that a road could be built which connected the two villages.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be in one flesh.
BBC, Divorce and the Catholic Church, 30 October 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









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