Daily Wordlist 14-Nov-09

	14-Nov-09 Daily Wordlist circlet [ SUR-klit ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a ring-shaped ornament 2. (n.) a small hoop or band   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The child happily displayed the circlet on his wrist.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As inspiration, organisers of The Spirit of Christmas fair in London, a treasure-house of unusual gift and decorative ideas, have commissioned five leading designers to rethink the staid circlet. The Telegraph, Christmas wreath gets modern twist, 7 November 2003.   brevity [ BREV-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) the quality of expressing much in few words 2. (n.) shortness of duration   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The students marvelled at the brevity of the principal's speech.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Given the brevity of the report and the general counsel's familiarity with all the other facts in the case, there was ample time for the general counsel to read and analyze the report and to brief the governor on its contents, Perry spokeswoman Allison Castle said. CNN, Willingham juror no longer sure of his guilt, Gabriel Falcon and Randi Kaye, 24 October 2009.   impuissance [ im-PYOO-uh'-suh'ns ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) feebleness 2. (n.) lack of strength 3. (n.) lack of effectiveness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Most members of the society flouted the rules because of the impuissance of the presiding committee.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The piano reinforces this feeling of impuissance, the incapacity of these characters to react, just to accept their life. The Telegtaph, Challenge the slim controller, Louise Levene, 1 June 2004.   benevolent [ buh'-NEV-uh'-luh'nt ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) feelings of goodwill 2. (adj.) kindhearted or charitable 3. (adj.) for the purpose of benefits and not profit   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The benevolent businessman donated enough money to build a new wing for the orphanage.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The RPA board also agreed that its fundamental objective this season was to agree a long-term funding deal with the game's stakeholders to ensure the union can continue to deliver its essential educational, insurance and benevolent programmes to all its members. The Telegraph,Rugby Players' Association demands rest periods to combat injury crisis, Gavin Mairs. 22 October 2009.   whittle [ HWIT-l ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to cut or chip off small bits from a piece of wood 2. (tr. v.) to shape by cutting away chips 3. (tr. v.) to eliminate or reduce gradually 4. (intr. v.) to shape wood with a knife 5. (n.) a large carving knife   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Using his penknife, he whittled the figure of a lion out of a piece of wood.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This 90% target is so ambitious that it might be easier for some sectors to make the leap to zero carbon emissions rather than trying to whittle down pollution decade by decade. BBC, Planes 'threaten climate targets', Roger Harrabin, 9 September 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