Daily Wordlist 26-Oct-09

	26-Oct-09 Daily Wordlist strut [ struht  ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to walk with an air of arrogance 2. (tr. v.) to show off in an attempt to impress others 3. (n.) the act of strutting   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The parents clapped after seeing their little girl strut about in her new dress.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The arrival of a new lion is always a very exciting event for staff and visitors, and we are looking forward to seeing Charlie strut his stuff here. BBC, Lion moved to join sister at zoo, 30 September 2009   sullied [ SUHL-ee-d ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. ruined or dirtied 2. defiled   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His reputation had been sullied by the unruly behaviour of his supporters.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The general consensus is that, out in Zimbabwe where Sri Lanka are steamrollering their acquiescent hosts, Test cricket is being sullied. BBC, Could mess lead to Test shake-up? Scott Heinrich, 12 May 2004   surcharge [ n. SUR-chahrj; v. sur-CHAHRJ, SUR-chahrj ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) an extra charge added to the usual amount 2. (n.) the act of charging more than the usual amount 3. (n.) a new denomination printed over the original stamp 4. to charge an amount over the original amount   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The finance minister has imposed a surcharge on the amount of entertainment tax payable by cinema halls.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The speaker has said several times she would like to squeeze more savings out of the system, and if we can do that, we can reduce the number of people affected by the surcharge, said Brendan Daly, a spokesman for Pelosi. CNN, Obama, GOP trade barbs in health care fight, 20 July 2009   teetotal [ tee-TOHT-l, TEE-toht-l ]   [ verb, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) not drinking alcohol ever 2. (v.) to completely abstain from drinking alcohol   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He claimed to come from a teetotal family as none of his ancestors ever drank alcohol.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Sen Hatch, a teetotal Mormon, recounted how he once asked several favours of the other senator on a night when the latter had more than a few drinks. The Telegraph, Tributes paid to Ted Kennedy by friends and family at wake, Tom Leonard, 29 August 2009,   tractable [ TRAK-tuh'-buh'l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. manageable 2. easily governed or handled   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The team leader had no trouble with his team, as they were smart and tractable.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Some men by unalterable frame of their constitution are stout, others timorous, some confident, others modest and tractable. CNN, 'Time, Love, Memory: A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior', Jonathan Weiner, 28 January 2000   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