Daily Wordlist 07-Jan-10

	07-Jan-10 Daily Wordlist prolific [ pruh'-LIF-ik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. producing abundantly or very fruitful 2. highly productive   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was a prolific author of murder mysteries and many of his books were on the best-seller list.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   When he finally retired, having become the most prolific batsman in the history of the game (67,057 runs if you count his domestic one-day performances) it was inevitable he would become a coach and national selector. The Telegraph, South Africa v England: Alastair Cook shapes up well under Graham Gooch, Simon Hughes, 18 December 2009.   anthropologist [ an-thruh'-POL-uh'-jist ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a person who specializes in the scientific study of the development of humans, like origin, physical, social and cultural aspects   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The child stated that he would like to be an anthropologist when he grew up.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It was after hearing about that uproar that American anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley, decided to release the tape of the interview she conducted with Hiss in 2000, Israel's Channel 2 reported. CNN, Israel harvested organs without permission, officials say, 21 December 2009.   spruce [ sproos ]   [ noun, adjective, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) any evergreen, coniferous tree or the like or the wood of such a tree 2. (tr. v.) to make neat or smart in appearance 3. (adj.) neat and smart in appearance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The teacher told the shabbily dressed child to spruce up a bit.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   All three suffered a period of decline in the 20th century, but have since gone to great lengths to spruce up their main streets, lined with 18th- and 19th-century buildings running perpendicular to the Hudson River. CNN, 3 Northeastern weekend escapes, Peter Jon Lindberg, Heather Smith MacIsaac and Meeghan Truelove, 3 November 2009.   bristling [ BRIS-uh'ling ]   [ verb ]   MEANING :   1. to become erect or stiff like bristles 2. to be aroused 3. to become irritated   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was bristling with rage after the manager of the department store refused to acknowledge his complaint.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In a move that belied the insecurity of China's rulers, the general public were ordered to stay at home and watch the goose-stepping ranks of soldiers and the bristling array of tanks, unmanned drones and ballistic missiles on their televisions. The Telegraph, China review of 2009, 15 December 2009.   solemnity [ suh'-LEM-ni-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. gravity or impressiveness 2. a formality that renders an act or document valid   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The fun and frolic of the celebration contrasted with the solemnity of the prayer service.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   For all the solemnity of the setting, and the grandeur of hymns that included Jerusalem and I Vow To Thee, My Country, WO1 Chant's funeral was a personal service. The Telegraph, Daughter's tears at funeral of Darren Chant, shot dead in Afghanistan, 2 December 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