Daily Wordlist 17-Oct-09

	17-Oct-09 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Previous Wordlists recluse [ REK-loos, ri-KLOOS ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) person who lives in isolation 2. (adj.) living in isolation 3. (adj.) pertaining to isolation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Children were afraid of the recluse who lived in the cottage surrounded by overgrown hedges.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The 55-year-old, known as Charles, was a recluse who had lived in a flat above the warehouse for many years. BBC, Greed and lies caught up with killer, Cris Summers, 7 September 2009   requite [ ri- KWAHYT ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to offer something in return for having received something 2. to take revenge   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The ungrateful man requited the kind lady for her unconditional love with money.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I'm sure that everyone has at some point in their life felt love, whether it be requited or unrequited. BBC, Love, Life and That Little Bit Extra, Sarah Nagra, 22 September 2009   scabbard [ SKAB-erd ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a sheath or holder for a sword or knife   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The ferocious warrior drew his sword from its scabbard and battled the enemy.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Wearing only his pyjamas, Carson hurled abuse at Mr Korn, 58, before drawing the antique Japanese weapon from its scabbard and lunging towards him. The Telegraph, Millionaire attacked 'noisy' neighbour with Samurai sword, Murray Wardrop, 25 August 2009   skiff [ skif ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a small boat meant for one person only.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Tom and Jerry would shoot the rapids in their skiffs for the excitement.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A search was launched after Brixham Coastguard received a report of an empty upturned skiff in the River Plym near Plymouth. BBC, Man dies in river rowing accident, 1 August 2008   squander [ SKWON-der ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to spend in a wasteful manner 2. (tr. v.) to miss out on an opportunity 3. (n.) wasteful expenditure   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He squandered his inheritance on entertaining his friends.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   But however egregious the examples of squandered cash in Brown's Britain, no one thinks that efficiencies alone will plug the gap. The Telegraph, Gordon Brown and David Cameron must learn how to cut with compassion, Mary Riddel, 14 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