Daily Wordlist 27-Oct-09

	27-Oct-09 Daily Wordlist stygian [ STIJ-ee-uh'n ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. dull and ominous 2. pertaining to Hades or the river Styx   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The teenager was afraid to fall asleep because she was having recurring stygian nightmares.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   That mental lassitude means that when Henman steps onto the bigger stages in the game, his story is invariably shrouded in Stygian gloom. BBC, Henman's changing challenge, 6 January 2002   summarily [ suh'-MAIR-uh'-lee ]   [ adverb ]   MEANING :   1. without advance information 2. in an immediate and direct manner   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It is unconstitutional to summarily punish anyone without a fair trial.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It alleged that police in India summarily execute prisoners, torture and threaten suspects and arrest people without reason. CNN, India: Probe of Muslim woman's death sparks row, Harmeet Shah Singh, 12 September 2009   susceptibility [ suh'-sep-tuh'-BIL-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the tendency to be easily influenced or affected 2. vulnerability   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His susceptibility to diseases was due to his poor physique.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Researchers believe that most cancers are triggered by a range of factors, including environmental exposure, inherited susceptibility and chance. The Telegraph, Genes 'could play significant role in development of leukaemia', Kate Devlin, 17 August 2009   telltale [ TEL-teyl ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) that makes known something that is not intended to be known 2. (n.) one who shamelessly discloses personal matters   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He denied having taken any drugs, but upon close examination of his hand, the telltale prick of the needle was discernable.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Israeli police said they will issue guidelines to the public on Friday on how to spot tell-tale signs of a Palestinian suicide or car bomber. BBC, Israeli guidelines on spotting bombers, 30 August 2002,   transgress [ trans-GRES ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to break the law 2. (tr. v.) to exceed a limit or boundary 3. (intr. v.) to commit a sin   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The principal of the boarding school informed the students that he would severely punish anyone who dared transgress his rules.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This internal dilemma is thrown into sharp relief when Kyle is coerced into heading up a new punishment squad to deal harshly with those who transgress the UDA's ruling on paramilitary activity. BBC, As the Beast Sleeps, 5 October 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