Daily Wordlist 31-Dec-09

	31-Dec-09 Daily Wordlist bowdlerize [ BOHD-luh'-rahyz ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to expurgate by removing passages or parts of passages considered objectionable 2. derived from Thomas Bowdler English editor of an expurgated version of Shakespeare's works; British spelling: bowdlerise   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The editor of the magazine had the article bowdlerised because of the lurid descriptions that it contained.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Of course it's to do with the church, but it's so bowdlerised, it's such a cliche of the "evil church," that it just didn't seem relevant really. BBC, Compass points: Catholic and atheist, 6 December 2007.   collateral [ kuh'-LAT-er-uh'l ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) security pledged for a loan 2. (n.) a descendent from the same stock, but in a different line 3. (adj.) supporting or relating to 4. (adj.) guaranteed by 5. (adj.) accompanying or additional   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He offered his ancestral home as collateral for the bank loan to start a new business.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Some women in Hong Kong are using their designer handbags as collateral for personal loans. CNN, Handbags as collateral, Anna Coren, 19 November 2009.   irony [ AHY-ruh'-nee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. the use of words to convey an opposite meaning 2. an outcome of events that is opposite to what was expected 3. a detached sarcastic technique of speech or writing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The irony of the situation brought a small smile to his face.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The final irony of this genocide was the manner in which West German courts tried to deal with it after it was over, especially in the late 1950s and the 1960s. BBC, Who Were the Guilty? Omer Bartov, 5 November 2005.   brood [ brood ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a group of offspring produced or hatched at one time 2. (n.) the children in a family 3. (tr. v.) to hatch eggs 4. (intr. v.) to hover over or cover 5. (intr. v.) to worry about or to focus on a subject moodily   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The hen was busy scratching away the dirt to feed her brood on the insects beneath the surface.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In a new article posted on VanityFair.com, Kate reveals her brood has been "acting out" lately -- but she is hopeful it's a phase that will pass as the kids adjust to their life with divorced parents. CNN, Kate Gosselin: My kids are struggling, 19 October 2009   ovoid [ OH-void ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1.(adj.) having the solid shape of an egg 2. (adj.) egg-like in form 3. (n.) an object that is egg-shaped   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   There were a dozen ovoid jade pieces piled up on a silver tray.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The spire, which resembles the Gherkin building in London, has a semi-transparent ovoid suspended in a stainless steel mesh frame. BBC, New landmark for city's skyline, 11 July 2005.   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