Daily Wordlist 22-Dec-09

	22-Dec-09 Daily Wordlist dossier [ DOS-ee-ey; Fr. daw-SEYE ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a file of documents on a particular subject 2. a collection or a complete file containing details about a person or subject   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The incriminating dossier of the company had mysteriously disappeared.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Lawyers for the last man to be sentenced to death in Northern Ireland are to seek access to a secret dossier in a bid to overturn his conviction. BBC, Last death sentence man appeals, 16 November 2009.   gobble [ GOB-uh'l ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to eat greedily 2. (intr. v.) to eat quickly and greedily 3. (intr. v.) to utter a guttural, chortling sound like a male turkey   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The hungry urchins gobbled up the food they were given and then asked for more.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannise their teachers. The Telegraph, You need to look beyond our 'hoodies', Indira Lenon, 23 September 2009.   germinal [ JUR-muh'-nl ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. occurring in the earliest stage of development 2. relating to a germ or germs or germ cell   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They were provided with a germinal concept and had to build a plan of action around it.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We surmise that cells of the adult forebrain germinal zone might be potential candidate cells to be transplanted for the replacement of non-renewable hair cells. The Telegraph, Brain stem cells could be transplanted to cure hearing loss, say scientists, Richard Alleyne, 8 December 2008.   enrapture [ en-RAP-cher ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to fill with delight 2. (tr. v.) to enchant 3. (tr. v.) to enthrall or entrance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The audience was enraptured by the stellar performance of the Russian Ballet troupe.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   By the end of the evening they had most of the crowd squeezed onto the dance floor enraptured by the performance. BBC, The Dr Teeth Big Band, 4 December 2009.   tureen [ too'-REEN ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a large covered bowl used for serving soup or stew 2. a large and deep dish which has a cover   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The butler served the guests with soup from a huge tureen.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Silver platters of sushi, cold meats and delicately cut sandwiches were constantly replenished, along with tureens of beef and broccoli, grilled salmon or scallops. The Telegraph, 'Celebrating' Kim Jong-il's birthday, Julian Ryall, 13 February 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

Daily Wordlist 20-Dec-09

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	20-Dec-09 Daily Wordlist hypercritical [ hahy-per-KRIT-i-kuh'l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. excessively harsh in judgement 2. overcritical or meticulous evaluation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The board of directors were hypercritical about the performance report because it seemed too good to be true.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Armed Forces minister Adam Ingram accused Mr Kilfoyle of being "hypercritical" of the US administration. BBC, Son of Star Wars 'threatens stability', 16 January 2002.   barb [ bahrb ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a pointed part projecting backward from a main point, like a fishhook or arrowhead 2. (n.) an unpleasant or caustic remark 3. (tr. v.) to provide with a barb   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He erected a fence of barbed wire around his property.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Craig Brown is the foremost British satirist of his generation. From the Archbishop of Canterbury to Victoria Beckham, no one is safe from the barbs of his comedy. The Telegraph, Craig Brown, 29 November 2008.   ensue [ en-SOO ]   [ intransitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to follow as a consequence 2. to follow in order or succession   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The principal warned the students that if they did not obey the rules punishment would ensue.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The militants fired at the officers with pistols at close range and fled away in the confusion that ensued, said Farooq Ahmad, inspector general of police in Kashmir. CNN, Militants attack police officers in Srinagar, Mukhtar Ahmad, 2 November 2009.   exalt [ ig-ZAWLT ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to elevate or raise in rank 2. to honour or glorify 3. to stimulate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The moral of the story was that the humble would be exalted and praised by all.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Unlike the House of Commons, where the governing minister is part of the parliamentary body, in America, the President represents both the government and something more exalted. Commentary: Why we don't heckle the president, John Feehery, 10 September 2009.   piety [ PAHY-i-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. devotion to God 2. the state of showing reverence for God or an act of devotion 3. dutiful respect for parents   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Some tourists who attended the Sunday prayer service in that village were impressed by the piety of the local people.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Her aim was not militaristic, but she recognised that boys responded more enthusiastically to a uniformed organisation kept busy with Army activities than they did to the evangelising movements of the time that sought to 'rescue' the deserving poor through high-mindedness and piety. The Telegraph, The young guns of the Army Cadet Force who will be the soldiers of tomorrow, 12 November 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

Daily Wordlist 17-Dec-09

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	17-Dec-09 Daily Wordlist rue [ roo ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to feel regret 2. (tr. v.) to wish that something had never happened 3. (intr. v.) to feel sorrow 4. (n.) sorrow 5. (n.) a strongly scented plant of the genus Ruta   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The gangsters threatened to beat him up so severely that he would rue the day he was born.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It could have been better, it should have been better and we are rueing those missed chances. BBC, Jeffrey rues missed opportunities, 28 October 2009.   wangle [ WANG-guh'l ]   [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to obtain by skilfulness 2. (tr. v.) to manipulate 3. (tr. v.) to get out of a difficulty 4. (intr. v.) to use indirect or tricky means 5. (n.) the act of obtaining by trickery   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She wangled the job as lobby manager by falsifying her resume.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   However, Jiang has already wangled a pledge out of his colleagues -- including heir-apparent Hu -- that he will remain the CCP's "leadership core" after the 16th Congress. CNN, China waits for 'real reform' to blossom, Willy Wo-Lap Lam, 8 October 2002.   reckon [ REK-uh'n ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to consider 2. (tr. v.) count or calculate 3. (intr. v.) to make a calculation 4. (tr. v.) to confidently rely upon   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They reckoned they could get away with stealing the fruit because the vendor was taking a nap.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He reckons he'll not only miss them but the whole thing - from the early mornings to the Friday night showdowns! Madness... BBC, Daily Fame Academy update, 12 December 2002.   cloying [ KLOI-ing ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. causing or tending to cause disgust because of excess 2. causing aversion through excess 3. excessively ingratiating or sentimental   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The cloying sweetness of her perfume succeeded in keeping men at bay.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Soon a cloying miasma of Cantal permeated its way up two flights of stairs into our attic bedroom where it delivered night after night of mildly harrowing dreams. CNN, Cycling the Tour de Cheese, Barry Neild, 27 August 2008.   disaffected [ dis-uh'-FEK-tid  ]   [ adjective, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) dissatisfied and disloyal 2. (adj.) rebellious 3. (tr. v.) to make dissatisfied and unfaithful or alienate the affection   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Many disaffected members of the ruling party joined forces with the opposition.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Irish National Liberation Army was formed in 1975, mainly from disaffected members of the IRA unhappy at a previous ceasefire. BBC, Who are the dissidents? 4 November 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