Daily Wordlist 13-Oct-09

	13-Oct-09 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist rave [ reyv ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.)to speak hysterically or incoherently 2. (intr. v.)to roar 3. (tr. v.)to speak in a hysterical manner 4. (n.) the act of speaking in a hysterical manner   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The delirious old miner raved about the gold mine that he had found.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Sure, it's not the "dime on a dollar" rule of thumb for savings that I rave about, but it's a start. CNN, Clark Howard: Pinching nickels and do-it-yourself projects, Clark Howard, 1 april 2009   repine [ ri-PAHYN ]   [ intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to be unhappy or in a gloomy emotional state 2. to long for   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The teacher told the little girl that she could repine all she wanted and that the other children were going to enjoy the picnic anyway.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Ramsay shouldn't repine if he fails to crack Manhattan – after all, he failed in Glasgow, which will surely have hurt him more. The Telegraph, Boasting is meat and drink to New York, Michael Henderson, 13, January 2007   sanity [ SAN-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the quality of being of sound mind   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The man told us that whenever he would read the bible to preserve his sanity.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Frank Field has, for many years now, been the voice of sanity in the Labour Party. The Telegraph, Bribing voters with their own money is no longer an option, Frank Field, 12 September 2009   sheath [ sheeth ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a case or covering for a sharp instrument like a sword or knife 2. (n.) a condom 3. (n.) the metal covering of an electric cable 4. (tr. v.) to insert a sharp instrument into its case   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The soldier put his sword back in its sheath and said that he had done enough of killing for one lifetime.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   One of Antonio's companions pulled his knife from its sheath and took a step forward. BBC, Doctor Who, 24 September 2009   splice [ splahys ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to stick or fasten together 2. (n.) the place where two ends have been joined   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The editor had to cut and splice the film in several places to remove certain objectionable scenes.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   When a fiber-optic line is cut, the repair can be a tedious process, requiring scores of lines to be spliced together. CNN, Cut cable quiets Sprint service in West, 10 January 2006   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