Daily Wordlist 24-Sep-09

	24-Sep-09 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist matriculation [  muh-TRIK-yuh'-ley-shuh'n  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   admission to a college   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was granted matriculation to a decent college after scoring high grades in his class 10 exam.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The main matriculation ceremony is on the Saturday of First Week of Michaelmas Term and instructions are sent to newcomers before they come up, and again before the ceremony itself. University of Oxford, Matriculation   middling [  MID-ling  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) moderate in quantity and quality and of standard size 2. (adj.) mediocre   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His performance in the game is middling when he's at his best.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There are half a dozen middling-sized houses of which the oldest and largest was once the Manor House and is now a school. The Telegraph, World War 2: Country life as soon by newcomers from London, W. A. Darlington, 7 September 2009   obtuse [  uh'b-TOOS, -TYOOS  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) dull, insensitive or lacking quickness or intellect 2. (adj.) (of an angle) measuring greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees 3. (adj.) blunt or not acute or sharp   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His obtuse suggestions weren't received very well during the meeting.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is hard to conceive of a more obtuse or damaging action on the part of the Ministry of Defence. The Telegraph, Our soldiers deserve better than this, 28 July 2009   palate [  PAL-it  ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) the roof or the top inside surface of the mouth 2. (n.) the ability to appreciate taste 3. (n.) appetite   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The hot starter burned his tongue and palate.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mullet needs a good kick to liven it up, and here cumin does the necessaries, lingering long on the palate. The Telegraph, Wales restaurant guide: Tyddyn Llan, Llandrillo in Wales, Jasper Gerard, 4 September 2009   partisan [  pahr-tuh'-ZAN  ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a biased supporter of a cause 2. (n.) a member of the resistance engaged in guerrilla tactics 3. (adj.) of or relating to a person who is a biased supporter 4. (adj.) partial to a particular organisation or person   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His views were disregarded as he was a known partisan of the political group.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The fighting between Partisans and Chetniks continued to escalate, and as it developed so did the collaboration of the latter with the Axis forces. BBC, Partisans: War in the Balkans 1941 - 1945, Dr Stephen A Hart, 10 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