Daily Wordlist 09-Nov-09

09-Nov-09 Daily Wordlist anoint [ uh'-NOINT ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to apply on a person at a religious ceremony as a sign of consecration 2. to choose by divine guidance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The new king was anointed by the high priest at the coronation ceremony.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Nonetheless, he quickly announced his intention not to stand for a fourth term, sparking ongoing speculation about when he would hand over to his annointed successor, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown. BBC, British History, 29 October 2009.   assent [ uh'-SENT ]   [ noun, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) agreement 2. (intr. v.) to agree 3. (intr. v.) to grant   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The chairman of the indigent housing committee gave his assent to the proposal to dissolve the association.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A bill which has been given royal assent becomes an act of Parliament and is then law. BBC, Royal assent, 24 October 2008.   bestow [ bi-stoh  ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to give as a gift 2. to confer upon 3. to put to use   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The President bestowed a medal of honour upon the soldier for bravery in action.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This story highlights the good fortune and success that Lakshmi bestows upon those who work hard and seek help sincerely. BBC, Religion and Ethics- Hinduism, 30 October 2009.   callus [ KAL-uh's ]   [ noun, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a spot on the skin which is thickened 2. (intr. v.) to form or develop into thickened skin   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was a labourer with rough, callused hands.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   When the skin on your toes gets inflamed, a callus can develop, causing more pressure on the ingrown nail. CNN, Why your feet hurt, Sally Wadyka, 20 July 2009.   corpus [ KAWR-puhs ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a comprehensive collection of writings 2. the body of a dead human being or animal 3. the capital or principal sum, as opposed to interest   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The latest edition contains the unabridged corpus of Coleridge's poetry.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Academy Award for Slumdog Millionaire came to Rahman in recognition of his vast corpus of work and for transporting Bollywood song to other popular cultures of the world. BBC, What's On / Programme Notes, Bombay Dreams   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