Daily Wordlist 23-Sep-09

	23-Sep-09 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist massacre [  MAS-uh'-ker  ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) the act of indiscriminate mass killing 2. (tr. v.) to slay indiscriminately   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The massacre at the hands of the British officials remained etched in the minds of those who lost their dear ones, even after more than two decades.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Turkey rejects Armenian claims that the Ottoman Empire's massacre of up to 1.5 million people in 1915, a defining moment in Armenia's national identity, amounts to genocide. The Telegraph, Turkey and Armenia to forge diplomatic ties, Bruno waterfield, 1 September 2009   mettlesome [  MET-l-suh'm  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) courageous   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His mettlesome, spirited disposition got him through some tough times.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   THE PROMS passed their mid-point over the weekend, and set down a landmark with a BBC Symphony Orchestra concert, under Esa-Pekka Salonen, that was mettlesome and impressive. The Telegraph, Sharp shots of adrenalin, Geoffrey Norris, 21 August 2001   nonplused [  non-PLUHS-ed  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) puzzled 2. (adj.) perplexed or bewildered   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The man looked completely nonplused while watching a discussion on the concept of relativity on his television set.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   After the sourness of the Blair-Chirac years, poisoned by differences over Iraq, the British were almost nonplussed by a French leader actually ready to say thank you for what Britons did for France in World War II. CNN, The Sarkozys turn on the charm in Britain.Robin Oakley, 28 March 2008   overhaul [  v. oh-ver-HAWL, OH-ver-hawl; n. OH-ver-hawl  ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to restore, repair or renovate 2. (tr.v.) to overtake or catch up with 3. (n.) an act or instance of overhauling 4. (n.) reparation or restoration   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The old house was overhauled in order to make it fit for them to live in it.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In a joint speech to Congress heralded as vital to his push for a health care overhaul, Obama offered his most detailed outline for legislation while challenging Republican opponents to build on issues of agreement rather than play politics to exploit differences. CNN, Obama calls for Congress to face health care challenge, 10 September 2009   parley [  PAHR-lee  ]   [ noun, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a talk or meeting with the enemy 2. (intr. v.) to negotiate with the enemy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The troops asked for a parley after they were captured by the enemy.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He never partied, he never parleyed with the studio bosses. The Telegraph, Paul Newman dies: Hollywood stars pay tribute, Chris Hastings, 27 September 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