Daily Wordlist 25-Oct-09

	25-Oct-09 Daily Wordlist stride [ strahyd ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a long step when walking 2. (n.) a steady pace 3. (n.) a step towards progress 4. (tr. v.) to move with long steps 5. (tr. v.) to take a big step 6. (intr. v.) to move along or over with long steps   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He never seemed to tire as he walked with an easy stride.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Some of these nations have already made great strides with the development and deployment of clean energy," Obama said. CNN, Obama warns recession makes climate change fight harder, 22 September 2009   suffice [ suh'-FAHYS, -FAHYZ  ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to be enough for the time being 2. (tr. v.) to satisfy the needs of   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The few wild berries that he has plucked would suffice to keep his pangs of hunger at bay until help arrived.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Wrist and forearm strength is important in certain sports such as golf, cricket, tennis, volleyball or rock climbing to name a few and, although many people think that bicep and tricep strength will suffice, you should remember that you are as strong as your weakest link. The Telegraph, LifeCoach: the truth about 'best before' dates, 22 September 2009   suppress [ suh'-PRES ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to keep from being made known publicly 2. to subdue or restrict the activity of 3. to check or put a stop to the expression of   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The fact that drugs were being sold on campus was suppressed by the Dean because he believed that the college should be spared the adverse publicity.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Defence minister Quentin Davies has denied claims ministers suppressed a report saying billions of pounds have been wasted in defence procurement. BBC, Defence report 'not suppressed', 6 August 2009   tassel [ TAS-uh'l ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a pendant consisting of a bunch of chords or strands hanging down freely 2, (n. ) the hairlike strands at the tip of a stalk of corn 3. (tr. v.) to decorate with strands   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He wore a leather jacket decorated with tassels and metal studs.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Throughout the generations to come you are to make tassels on the corners of your garments, with a blue cord on each tassel. BCC, Clothing during worship, 20 July 2006   tout [ tout ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) anyone who solicits a deal 2. (n.) a race course tipster 3. (tr. v.) to solicit 4. (intr. v.) to solicit customers   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The tout was at the street corner accosting potential customers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Avatar is a combination of live action and photo-realistic CGI and is being touted as a huge leap forward in film technology -- likened to the first movie in sound or with Technicolor. CNN, Will James Cameron's 3D 'Avatar' change cinema forever? Mairi Mackay, 21 August 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