Daily Wordlist 12-Sep-09

	Daily Wordlist inferno [ in-FUR-noh ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an intense fire 2. hell like   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The inferno burnt away all their precious belongings and memories.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The inferno is the worst since a swathe of 2007 wildfires that claimed 77 lives around the country. The Telegraph, Greece wildfires: firefighters battle to save homes in Athens, 24 August 2009.   inured [ in-YOO'R-id, i-NOO'R-d ]   [ adjective, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to get used to an unpleasant situation 2. (adj.) capable of bearing an undesirable situation because of being habituated to it   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   After being yelled at in front of all his colleagues several times, the poor peon soon became inured to the predicament.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   To ignore the law would no longer constitute an abuse of the jury's power, as long as that disregard inured to the benefit of the defendant. CNN, South Dakota proposed jury nullification amendment should be rejected, Sherry F. Colb, 10 October 2002.   lament [ luh'-MENT ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to show sorrow for 2. (intr. v.) to be sorrowful 3. (intr. v.) to bemoan 4. (n.) a display of grief 5. (n.) a song of mourning   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   In the book "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", the phoenix lamented the death of his beloved master, Albus Dumbledore by singing a very beautiful tune.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The children lamented that their mother was far from skilled at the task and that their father was not there. CNN, 'Jon & Kate' returns with new challenges, Lisa Respers France, 4 August 2009   levity [ LEV-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the quality of being frivolous 2. a light-hearted manner 3. the state of being buoyant   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His levity was very well received in the humdrum office atmosphere.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Comedians and actors such as Steve Carell and Jamie Foxx brought some comic levity to the inauguration of a president who will face some serious problems in just a few days. CNN, Obama at concert: The dream of our founders will live on, 18 January 2009   lurk [ lurk ]   [ intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to waylay 2. to move sneakily 3. to be present without being seen 4. to read but not be an active participant in the conversation of an online discussion   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The poor girl did not know that danger was lurking just around the corner.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   No retailer or supplier can ignore it – and competition – that lurks in those markets. The Telegraph, Tesco boss warns on increase in joblessness, Rowena Mason, 11 June 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