Daily Wordlist 22-Jan-10

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	22-Jan-10 Daily Wordlist decomposition [ dee-kom-puh'-ZISH-uh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the decay of organic material 2. disintegration or breaking down into constituents   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The stench was caused by the decomposition of dead cattle.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It was found that during decomposition, the golf balls dissolved to release a high quantity of heavy metals. CNN, Golf balls: 'Humanity's signature litter', Christina Macfarlane, 10 November 2009.   consign [ kuh'n-SAHYN ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to entrust or to hand over into the care of someone 2. (tr. v.) to deliver 3. (tr. v.) to assign or set apart for a special purpose 4. (intr. v.) to submit or agree to 5. (intr. v.) to assent   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The sealed envelope containing the examination questions was consigned to the class teacher.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Thousands of people joined world leaders in the German capital Monday to remember the night 20 years ago when a euphoric wave of people power swept away the Berlin Wall and consigned the Cold War to history. CNN, Berlin celebrates night that changed world, 9 November 2009.   rustle [ RUHS-uh'l ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to cause a succession of slight, soft sounds, like those caused by parts rubbing gently against each other 2. (tr. v.) to steal cattle 3. (intr. v.) to move with soft fluttering or crackling sounds 4. (intr. v.) to search for food 5. (intr. v.) to steal cattle 6. (n.) the sound made by anything that causes a soft fluttering or crackling   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Their approach was stealthy, but the rustle of dried leaves that they tread upon gave them away.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It takes more than the rustle of the leaves, the growl of the night creatures and the howl of a beast to scare the die-hard film buff. The Times of India, Agyaat, Nikhat Kazmi, TNN 7 August 2009   diatribe [ DAHY-uh'-trahyb ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. bitter criticism 2. a harsh, abusive denunciation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The journalist's diatribes against the municipal commissioner seem to be evoking some response.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   AS President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's chief advisor on media and the arts, Mahdi Kalhor is famous for his diatribes against the pernicious influence of Western "cultural saboteurs". The Telegraph, A tale of modern Iran: a young woman's flight from her father, Alan Brown, 25 October 2009.   sheathe [ sheeth ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to put into or provide with a casing 2. to enclose in a casing or protective covering 3. to cover or provide with a protective covering   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   After the battle the surviving soldiers would sheathe their swords and return to their respective camps.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Two screeches of metal as two swords were sheathed. BBC, Daisho, Joseph Mallon, 16 July, 2007   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