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expunge [ ik-SPUHNJ ]
 [ transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. to erase or strike out
2. to annihilate or wipe out
3. to eliminate
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
  He expunged the various repetitions and resubmitted his report.
  USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 A victory for him on 4th November would help expunge the original sin of slavery from Jefferson's empire of liberty.
BBC, US election has echoes in the past, Professor David Reynolds, 15 September 2008.
 
simulate [ SIM-yuh'-leyt ]
  [ transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. to take on the appearance of or create a likeness
2. to make a pretense of
3. to imitate
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 He simulated the accident using computer generated images.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 It is this aspect that allows delicate and critical procedures to be realistically simulated.
BBC, Simulator promises safer surgery, 25 february 2000.
 
commemorative [ kuh'-MEM-uh'-rey-tiv ]
 [ noun, adjective ]
 MEANING :
 1. (adj.) serving as a reminder of
2. (adj.) honouring and preserving the memory of
3. (n.) anything that honours and preserves the memory of another
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 Dignitaries from all over the world were invited to the commemorative dinner after the coronation of the queen.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 A second commemorative event for Michael Jackson could be staged in London to mark what would have been the singer's 51st birthday.
The Telegraph, Michael Jackson commemorative event planned for London, Ben Leach, 8 July 2009.
 
disbar [ dis-BAHR ]
  [ transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. to expel from the practice of law by official action
2. to debar or suspend from the legal profession
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 They made an application to have the seedy lawyer disbarred.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 The Musharraf regime introduced several changes in election laws which disbar some of the prominent politicians including Mrs Bhutto and Mr Sharif.
BBC, Pakistan's general election, 11 October 2002.
 
tutelary [ TOOT-l-er-ee ]
  [ noun, adjective ]
 MEANING :
 1. (adj.) holding the position of being the guardian or protector of a person, place, or thing
2. (adj.) pertaining to a guardian or protector
3. (n.) the person who serves as a guardian
4. (n.) one who has protective powers
  USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 In the Harry Potter series, Harry learned loads of new powerful magical spells under Dumbledore's watchful, tutelary eye.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 They were not offering a tutelary lesson in morals or inviting their viewers to a perception of transcendence.
BBC, The Wordsworths and the Cult of Nature, Pamela Woof, 5 Nov 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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06-Feb-10
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dribble [ DRIB-uh'l ]
 [ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
  1. (tr. v. ) let fall or flow in a trickle
2. (intr. v.) to trickle or flow in small amounts
3. (intr. v.) to drool or slaver
4. (intr. v.) to advance with the ball in play
5. (n.) a trickle
6. (n.) a small amount
3. (n.) the act of advancing with the ball in play
  USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The gushing river had been reduced to a dribble during the dry spell.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 The details of misinformation that dribble into our lives (like fears about "enough protein") follow naturally from this fact and have been reflected upon in detail by writers like Marion Nestle.
CNN, Food industry dictates nutrition policy, Jonathan Safran Foer, 30 October 2009.
 
pedagogy [ PED-uh'-goh-jee ]
  [ noun ]
 MEANING :
 1. the function or work of a teacher
2. the art or science of teaching
3. training or instruction
  USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 He was advised not to take up pedagogy as a profession because there were many teachers who were unemployed.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 On the whole, animals learn by imitation, not pedagogy.
CNN, Instinct isn't everything, some study required, 10 October 2007.
 
corroborate [ kuh'-ROB-uh'-reyt ]
 [ transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. to confirm
2. to substantiate or support with other evidence
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
  He said that since the circumstances had changed, he was unable to corroborate his previous statement.
  USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 CNN could not corroborate the authenticity of the memo, which was obtained by National Public Radio.
CNN, Military denies hiding report after Fort Hood killings 20 November 2009.
 
canto [ KAN-toh ]
  [ noun ]
 MEANING :
 1. one of the main or principal divisions of a long poem
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 They recited the canto of 'The Three Preludes' for the talent competition.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
  Such was the case with Canto Vital ("Song of Nature"), the almost hilariously signature piece that finished off the first half of his program at the Coliseum.
The Telegraph, Carlos Acosta and Guests: London Coliseum, review, Mark Monahan, 24 July 2009.
 
opulence [ OP-yuh'-luh'ns ]
 [ noun ]
 MEANING :
  1. wealth
2. affluence
3. great abundance
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 In India, the name 'Ambani' is synonymous with untold wealth and opulence.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 Overlooking a dazzling swathe of white-sand beach, Le Royal Meridien Beach Hotel and Spa – to give it its grandiose full title – is a haven of classic opulence in the futuristic whirl of Dubai's marina development.
Telegraph, Le Royal Meridien, Dubai, 25 Jan 2010.
 
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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