| | | | dissident [ dis-i-duhnt ] | | | [ noun ] | | | MEANING : | | | 1. a person who disagrees a opinion or an attitude | | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | | The king issued an edict that all dissidents would be hanged.
| | | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | | Since Sunday when at least eight people were killed, scores of opposition figures and dissidents have been rounded up, and several reformist journalists and activists have also been arrested, reports said.
The Telegraph, Iran leaders 'flee Tehran' as government mobs threaten death, Damien McElroy, 30 December 2009. | | | | plutocracy [ ploo-tok-ruh-see ] | | | [ noun ] | | | MEANING : | | | 1. the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
2. a government or state in which the wealthy class rules.
3. a class or group ruling, or exercising power or influence, by virtue of its wealth. | | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | | The pheasants called for an uprising against the reigning plutocracy.
| | | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | | The plutocracy presently in charge of these matters must become alert to the needs of all.
BBC, Uruguay banks shut all week, 31 July 2002. | | | | vernacular [ ver-NAK-yuh'-ler ] | | | [ noun, adjective ] | | | MEANING : | | | 1. (n.) the native language of a region
2. (n.) the vocabulary peculiar to a certain class or profession
3. (n.) any medium of expression that reflects popular taste or indigenous styles
4. (adj.) expressed or written in the native language of a region
5. (adj.) using plain, everyday, ordinary language | | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | | The vernacular students found it difficult to communicate with the others in their class.
| | | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | | He also popularized the phrase "Crikey!" that has now become part of the Australian vernacular.
CNN, Meeting the Irwins: Life after the 'Crocodile Hunter', Anna Coren, 9 December 2009. | | | | lap [ lap ] | | | [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ] | | | MEANING : | | | 1. (n.) the upper portion of the thighs of a seated person
2. (n.) the slap of water against something
3. (n.) a complete length or round or circuit of a course
4. (n.) the act of taking in liquid with the tongue
5. (tr. v.) to take in liquid by lifting it with the tongue
6. (tr. v.) to wash against with a slapping sound
7. (intr. v.) to lie on or over a part or form a fold
8. (intr. v.) to enfold | | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | | The child sat quietly on her mother's lap while the other children played in the garden.
| | | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | | The world champion Formula One driver was due to film an attempt to break the record for a lap on the popular BBC programme's track next week.
The Telegraph, Lewis Hamilton's Top Gear lap attempt 'delayed by rain', John Bingham, 31 July 2009. | | | | dais [ dey-is ] | | | [ noun ] | | | MEANING : | | | 1. a raised platform
2. a podium or pulpit | | | USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | | | The winner of the competition was called up to the dais where the chief guest handed him a medal.
| | | USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | | | Wenger, who appreciated Fabregas's potential early, has built a dais for the leader of his orchestra, stationing Alex Song and Denison close by, allowing the Spanish tempo-setter to venture forward.
The Telegraph, Henry Winter: Fernando Torres and Cesc Fabregas can give a Spanish lesson, Henry Winter, 12 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 | | | |
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