Daily Wordlist 27-Nov-09

	27-Nov-09 Daily Wordlist sonorous [ suh'-NAWR-uh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) giving off a deep sound 2. (adj.) resonant or rich in sound 3. (adj.) an impressive style or manner of speech   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The sonorous sound made by the horn marked the beginning of the games.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   His chilling, sonorous tones were later brought to Hollywood, most notably as treacherous and overreaching power-seeker Saruman in "Lord of the Rings. CNN, The Screening Room's Top 10 British Villains, 26 October, 2007.   atone [ uh'-TOHN ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to make amends or appease 2. (tr. v.) to expiate or to suffer or do penance for doing wrong   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He begged to be given an opportunity so that he could atone for his sins.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   An Indian man has "married" a female dog, hoping the move will help atone for stoning two other dogs to death. BBC, Man 'marries' dog to beat curse, 13 November 2007.   mangle [ MANG-guh'l ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to severely injure or destroy 2. (tr. v.) to spoil or ruin 3. (n.) a machine for pressing clothes   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The body of the driver was mangled in the crash.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The sight of burning cars, scattered debris and mangled corpses once again littering Haifa Street in the aftermath of Sunday's twin car-bombings will serve as an uncomfortable reminder of the past for many Iraqis. The Telegraph, Analysis: Baghdad blasts bode ill for Barack Obama's withdrawal plan, Adrian Blomfield, 26 October 2009.   cherubic [ chuh'-ROO-bik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) pertaining to an angel represented as a beautiful rosy-cheeked child with wings 2. (adj.) like a sweet child with a chubby innocent face   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Everyone fell in love with the cherubic little child.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Susan Boyle is not the only singer who has captured the judge's attention - a host of cherubic youngsters have also made it through to the semi-finals. The Telegraph, Susan Boyle makes Britain's Got Talent semi-final, 23 May 2009.   trifle [ TRAHY-fuh'l ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) an article of little or no value 2. (n.) a type of dessert 3. (tr. v.) to waste 4. (intr. v.) to act as if something were of little value or significance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The benefactor modestly exclaimed that the gift was just a trifle.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Democracy can be frustrating at times but constant whinging and threatening to sink the vessel they are sailing in seems more than a trifle unwise. BBC, PM holds justice devolution talks, 7 November 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