Daily Wordlist 18-Nov-09

	18-Nov-09 Daily Wordlist panoramic [ pan-uh'-RAM-ik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) a birds eye-view 2. (adj.) a scenic view   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They climbed to the top of the hill so that they could enjoy the panoramic view.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The robotic device can be mounted on a standard digital camera to capture hundreds, even thousands, of photographs which are then assembled into one panoramic image. BBC, Creating a panoramic experience, Richard Taylor, 17 April 2009.   outmoded [ out-MOH-did ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) no longer fashionable or gone out of fashion 2. (adj.) unsuitable for present standards 3. (tr. v.) to cause to be out of fashion   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   According to the fashion magazines, many of the creations have already become outmoded.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Italians have long held a traditional view of the role of women but Mr Berlusconi, who has been prime minister three times since the mid-1990s, has been accused of perpetuating outmoded views with his control, either direct or indirect, of most of the country's television stations. The Telegraph, Italy behind Kazakhstan in gender equality, Nick Squires, 29 October 2009.   hover [ HOV-er ]   [ noun, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to remain floating in air 2. (intr. v.) to keep lingering about 3. (tr. v.) to remain in an uncertain state 4. (n.) the state of being suspended in midair   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The helicopter hovered over the waves while rescuing the survivors of the capsized boat.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They are moths but they have the ability to hover like hummingbirds. BBC, Comments: Humming-bird Hawk-moth   cog [ kwag ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a person who plays a minor role in any activity 2. (n.) a cogwheel 3. (tr. v.) to manipulate dice 4. (intr. v.) to cheat at a dice game   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Although he had an officious look about him, everyone knew that he was just a cog in the project.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Williamson, a psychology major, would have been one of DSU's starting pitchers, had an outstanding change-up and "was looked to be a key cog in our team's run to get back to the national tournament and possibly win it," Ternes said. CNN, Softball players recalled for smiles, skills, Jason Hanna, 5 November 2009.   ordination [ awr-dn-EY-shuhn ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) the act of consecration to the ministry 2. (n.) a decreeing 3. (n.) the act of putting in order   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He said that his ordination into the priesthood took place after seven years of theological studies at the seminary.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The launch issue features Jennifer Mayo, 25, on the cover, who is currently training for ordination at Cranmer Hall in Durham. The Telegraph, Church of England campaign to target young priests at General Synod, George Pitcher, 2 July 2008.   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