Daily Wordlist 18-Jan-10

	18-Jan-10 Daily Wordlist intrigue [ v. in-TREEG; n. in-TREEG, IN-treeg ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a scheme or the practice of secret underhand schemes 2. (intr. v.) to plot or engage in secret underhand schemes 3. (tr. v.) to effect by secretly plotting and scheming 4. (tr. v.) to arouse the curiosity of   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He lost his job as he was unprepared for the intrigue of his co-workers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The prelude to this match had more intrigue, plots and subplots than a week in Westminster. The Telegraph, Birmingham City 1 West Ham United 0: match report, Sandy Macaskill, 13 December 2009.   pugnacity [ puhg-NAS-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a tendency to be hostile 2. aggressiveness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was the quiet and unassuming type, but when cornered by the bully he reacted with pugnacity.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There was a widespread expectation that after two horrible days for the Government, he would find this his most embarrassing Prime Minister's Questions yet, but Mr Brown instead seized the chance to show steadiness and pugnacity under fire. The Telegraph, Pugnacious Gordon Brown piles into attackers, Andrew Gimson, 22 November 2007.   insubstantial [ in-suh'b-STAN-shuh'l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. insufficient or lacking in size and quantity 2. weak or flimsy or delicate 3. unreal or lacking form   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They had to organize another charity performance because of the insubstantial amount collected during the first fundraiser.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The American financiers Endgame Entertainment liked the script and the cast and the director; this, together with the not insubstantial contribution of the BBC, was enough to enable the film to happen. The Telegraph, Nick Hornby on An Education, 23 October 2009.   toga [ TOH-guh' ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a loose one-piece outer garment worn by male citizens of Rome in ancient times 2. a ceremonial or professional gown or robe   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He wore a toga to the costume party.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Senators were recognised by a toga with a broad purple stripe, while the equestrian wore a toga with a narrow purple stripe and a gold finger ring. BBC, Social Pecking Order in the Roman World, Dr Valerie Hope, 5 November 2009.   gawk [ gawk ]   [ noun, intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to gape or stare foolishly at 2. (n.) an awkward foolish person   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His poor results prompted his parents to ask if did any studying in college or spent the time gawking at the pretty girls.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It appears that through his many hours waiting, being gawked at by tourists and quizzed by journalists, he has developed a certain cynicism. BBC, Camping out for the Clones, Peter Bowes, 13 May, 2002   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