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menagerie [ muh'-NAJ-uh'-ree, -NAZH- ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a collection of varied and exotic animals especially held for display 2. a place where exotic and unusual animals are held 3. a varied or diverse group
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The menagerie of lions and tigers being paraded around the circus ring thrilled the audience.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	There were well-stocked games rooms, extensive lawns (much used for games of football), an adventure playground, a menagerie (goats, rabbits, hens, guinea pigs), plus a superb amount of information on local walks and cycle routes. The Telegraph, Youth hostels: bunking down with the family, Fred Mawer, 05 Mar 2008

demented [ di-MEN-tid ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. mad, insane or mentally ill or deranged 2. suffering from or showing symptoms of dementia
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His demented rantings landed him in a mental asylum.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The controversial statement, questioning the veracity of the battle spawned angry reactions with major-general Atma Singh (retd.) being derided as 'disloyal' and a 'demented mind'. The Times of India, Maj. Gen. Atma's remarks rapped, Vishal Sharma, 1 March 2008

euthanasia [ yoo-thuh'-NEY-zhuh', -zhee-uh', -zee-uh' ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	mercy killing or painless death by means of medicines given to hopelessly sick individuals in order to give them respite from their suffering
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Euthanasia has been banned in many countries.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	A court approved a request for euthanasia for the first time in South Korea, telling doctors to take a brain-dead woman off life support at her family's request. The Times of India, In a first, S Korea OKs euthanasia, AFP, 29 Nov 2008

rake [ reyk ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) an agricultural implement with tines like a fork 2. (n.) a dissolute or licentious or profligate person 3. (tr. v.) to gather or move using a rake 4. (intr. v.) to conduct a thorough search
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The farmer used a rake to pile the hay in stacks.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Rake the area to create a fine surface, removing larger stones, roots or other debris. The Telegraph, Which makes the best lawn: turf or seed? 11 September 2009.

incrustation [ in-kruh'-STEY-shuh'n ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. the forming of a crust covering or coating on the surface of an object 2. a scab or a coating of hardened exudate on the surface of a body 3. the addition of enriching materials onto the surface of an object
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	While discussing recipes with the neighbours she learnt how to make the perfect incrustation for an apple pie.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	On the Isle of Wight spray from the tumultuous seas covered fields with a snow like incrustation of salt rendering whole pastures inedible to sheep and cattle. BBC, The Great Storm of 1703, 7 April 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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jejune [ ji-JOON ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. lacking interest or importance; dull 2. having little or no nutritive value 3. childish; immature
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The jejune novel did not hold my interest.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Will audiences follow him, cheering the implicit detonation of America's institutions? Or will they find it all a bit ... jejune? CNN, EW review: 'V for Vendetta,' O for OK, Owen Gleiberman, March 17, 2006

demeanour [ di-MEE-ner ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. behaviour, bearing or conduct 2. facial expression
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His demeanour was appreciated by his superior.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	I can see from your demeanour you are afraid of custody. Sheriff Liddle told Steven Finlayson. Telegraph, SNP plans to scrap prison sentences under six months condemned by sheriff, by Auslan Cramb, 23 Jan 2009

enmity [ EN-mi-tee ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	animosity, rancour, hostility or antagonism
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Their enmity has been ongoing for the past twenty years.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The United States has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquillity of Muslims. Telegraph, Barack Obama's speech at Cairo University: Full text, 04 Jun 2009

avocation [ av-uh'-KEY-shuh'n ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a hobby or something a person does as a pastime in addition to a principal occupation 2. a persons vocation or calling
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Two of his pet avocations were lyric writing and singing.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Mr Gerald Hayes, civil servant and musicologist, when not at his various avocations, is usually to be found either at the Athenaeum or the Arts Club. The Telegraph, World War 2: London day-by-day, Sidney Osborne, 7 September 2009.

psychosomatic [ sahy-koh-suh'-MAT-ik ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. pertaining to a physical disorder that is caused by emotional factors 2. involving both the mind and the body
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Every time his mother-in-law came to visit he would suffer from severe psychosomatic back pain.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	"The competitive and punitive educational environment leads to high levels of stress and psychosomatic symptoms," the study concluded. The Telegraph, Third of Chinese primary school children suffer stress, study finds, Peter Foster, 19 January 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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nosegay [ NOHZ-gey ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	a small bunch of flowers
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He presented his fiance with a colourful nosegay.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Three different bouquet styles Peggy will have to choose from are hand-tied, nosegay and trailing. ABC News, Wedding Flowers for GMA Couple, June 12

deadpan [ DED-pan ]
	[ noun, adjective, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) blank or expressionless 2. (n.) a face displaying no expression or emotion 3. (tr.v.) to express oneself without any expression or impassively
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His deadpan expression was in contrast with his eyes which seemed to be display anger.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The films he's written and directed, however, show the most inventive side of Albert Brooks -- his distinctive, neurotically deadpan sense of humor. CNN, The funniest man in most of the world, By Todd Leopold, January 19, 2006

ecumenical [ EK-yoo'-MEN-i-kuh' l or, especially Brit., EE-kyoo'- ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. universal or general 2. pertaining to the worldwide body of churches
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The formation of an ecumenical council was thought to be the need of the hour to foster unity between people of the same community.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	An ecumenical service was held by a minister on horseback, followed by a parade round part of the Epsom Derby course. BBC, Rising costs halt riders' event, 5 July 2009, accessed 8 July 2009

ewe [ yoo ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a mature female sheep 2. the people of Togo and Ghana, in western Africa 3. the language of the EWE people
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Ewes generally give birth to two lambs every season.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The National Assembly faces renewed calls from farmers' leaders to create a Wales-only ewe culling scheme. BBC, UK: Wales Gwyther rules out Wales-only ewe cull, 22 September 1999.

expeditious [ ek-spi-DISH-uh's ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. quick, immediate or characterized by promptness 2. acting with speed and efficiency
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The company was able to increase its profit margin by 50% due to the expeditious manner in which the projects were implemented.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	We're going to continue to provide support as we do in every instance like this to American citizens who have been charged and hope that this matter can be resolved in an expeditious way, but it is something that a sovereign nation is pursuing based on the evidence that it presented when the charges were announced. CNN, U.S. missionaries sent to separate Haitian prisons; no ruling on bail, 5 February 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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janus-faced [ JEY-nuh' s-feyst ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. having two faces, one of them looking towards the future while the other towards the past, like the deity janus 2. deceiving by hiding one's true intentions and feelings behind a pretence or show of something else; two faced 3. marked by or concerned with contrasting ideas, aspects or polarities
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The government's Janus-faced budget- providing incentives for foreign direct investment while at the same time increasing taxes on consumer products- depressed consumer spending.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Commenting on "Pakistan's Janus-faced approach in matters relating to terrorism", it noted the British prime minister's expression of "his firm view that terrorism cannot solve the Kashmir issue and that the two countries should sort it out peacefully". BBC, Newspapers welcome Blair, 7 January 2002

cloven [ Kloh-vuh' n ]
	[ verb, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (v.) a past participle of cleave 2. (adj.) divided or split
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	She set the hat upon the cloven bark of the tree.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Foot-and-mouth disease affects animals with cloven hooves, like cows, sheep and pigs, but is harmless to humans. CNN, Europe steps up foot-and-mouth battle, February 28, 2001

ebullience [ i-BUHL-yuh' ns, i-BOO' L- ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	exuberance, zealous enthusiasm or exhilaration
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His ebullience made him leap before looking.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The market had basically absorbed a phase of ebullience - of people being willing to take the risk of taking on more debt. BBC, 2004: A tale of two housing markets, Sarah Toyne, 29 December 2004, accessed 9 July 2009

disputatious [ dis-pyoo'-TEY-shuh's ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. inclined to be argumentative or contentious 2. given to being disagreeable
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Management and labour could not reconcile their differences because of the disputatious union leader.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The Scots are, as the late Willie Ross (Scottish Secretary in the 1970s) once said, a disputatious people. BBC, McConnell tells of new confidence, 9 October 2004,

sylvan [ SIL-vuh'n ]
	[ noun, adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) pertaining to, consisting of or abounding in the trees 2. (adj.) living in the woods 3. (n.) a person who dwells in the woods 3. (n.) the spirit of the woods
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The children were warned that if they misbehaved sylvan creatures would come out of the woods and carry them away.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Crossing the Aberaeron road, there is a quiet road up to Falcondale Lake and a walk takes up one side of this sylvan setting. BBC, Weatherman Walking: Lampeter 3, 27 February 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

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mellifluous [ muh'-LIF-loo-uh' s ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. having a sweet, smooth flow; pleasing to hear 2. sweetened, as if with honey
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Her mellifluous voice made her a popular news anchor.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Peter Shaffer, for example, will talk with a mellifluous fluency, Harold Pinter will talk in everyday conversation with a sometimes jerky hesitancy. BBC, Film & Drama, Ask Michael Billington

casuistry [ KAZH-oo-uh'-stree ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. subtle but dubious and fallacious reasoning used with the intention of misguiding or misleading 2. the application of general ethical principles in order to solve specific problems of right and wrong in conduct
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The CEO was accused of casuistry in the meeting.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The casuistry that it produces may be a long way from morality and even justice. Telegraph, The lawfare of warfare, 02 Nov 2007.

embellish [ em-BEL-ish ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to add fanciful or fictitious details to 2. to decorate or adorn
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He embellished data on his loan application.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	A CV is an advert; it is not a legal document, and as such it is not illegal to embellish it. BBC, The CV detectives, Tom Geoghegan, 2 August 2005, accessed 9July 2009

din [ din ]
	[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) a loud noise or clamour 2. (tr. v.) to stun with a very loud noise 3. (intr. v.) to create a loud noise
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	We could not hear each other speak because of the din of the jackhammers.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Researchers say that unlike most people, dyslexic children and adults have trouble hearing teachers and reading above the backroom din of classroom noise. The Telegraph, Dyslexics find it hard to filter out background noises, Richard Alleyne, 12 November 2009.

dabble [ DAB-uh'l ]
	[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (intr. v.) to work or do something in a superficial manner 2. (intr. v.) to splash playfully 3. (tr. v.) to splash or spatter
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He dabbled in the stock market and made a fortune.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	He also condemned the Harry Potter books, saying they were dangerous because they dabbled in the occult and failed to draw a clear distinction between "the Satanic art" of black magic and benevolent white magic. The Telegraph, Chief exorcist says Devil is in Vatican, Nick Squires, 11 March 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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rapier [ REY-pee-er ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	a thin two-edged sword used for thrusting
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Fencing is a sport which makes use of the rapier.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The notes on these speeches are at variance on a supposed anachronism committed by Shakespeare in introducing the rapier in the time of Henry the Fourth. Google Book Results, Illustrations of Shakespeare, and of Ancient Manners, Merry Wives of Windsor, By Francis Douce

dissuasion [ di-SWEY-zhuh' n ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. persuading not to do or believe something, talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action 2. the act or instance of dissuading
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The art of dissuasion usually requires intelligence and clarity of thought.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Israel must react when it is fired upon, must re-establish its force of dissuasion and stop the rockets. BBC, Israeli leaders 'to topple Hamas', 22 December 2008

engulf [ en-GUHLF ]
	[ transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to swallow up or overwhelm 2. to immerse or submerge
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His sail-boat was engulfed and overturned by the waves.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	A number of residents in the Riverside area of Stirling had to be rescued from their homes by raft as floodwater threatened to engulf their properties. BBC, Raft rescue as floodwaters rise, 14 December 2006 Accessed: 8th July 2009 Accessed: 8th July 2009

cloister [ KLOI-ster ]
	[ noun, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (n.) a place of religious shelter 2. (n.) a covered walk leading onto a courtyard 3. (n.) any quiet or isolated place 4. (tr. v.) to convert into a monastery or convent 5. (tr. v.) to provide a cloister or covered walk 6. (tr. v.) to confine to a convent
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	They suspected a lost cloister between the hall and chapel.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The old lecture halls around the central cloister, where many of Spain's Golden Age heroes studied, are open to the public. CNN, Spain's Salamanca sings, Rick Steves, 23 May 2008.

diabolical [ dahy-uh'-BOL-ik-kal ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. satanic or pertaining to the devil 2. outrageously cruel or wicked 3. fiendish or befitting a devil
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	They feared that once the evil lords put their diabolical plan into action there would be no escape.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The widow of a man who fell victim to a super-bug that has claimed 17 lives at a Norfolk hospital yesterday described his death as ""diabolical"". The Telegraph, Superbug death was 'diabolical', Laura Donnelly and Jasper Copping, 1 April 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

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paucity [ PAW-si-tee ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	smallness or scarcity of quantity
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The paucity of evidence against the accused meant that the court could not succeed in convicting him.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Archaeologists emphasize cultural development, while anthropologists are more hip to genes and favor genetic interpretation. Wade naturally favors genes, though he admits the paucity of evidence. Chronicles Magazine, Descent of Man, Ascent of Apes?, By Thomas Fleming

derision [ di-RIZH-uh' n ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. the use of scorn or ridicule to show contempt; jeering laughter 2. an object of ridicule
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	He looked at the beggars with derision.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	It is unnecessary to add he was showered with derision and laughter. Telegraph, North Korea says George W Bush 'deserved shoe-throwing incident', 19 Dec 2008

euphoria [ yoo-FAWR-ee-uh', -FOHR- ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	a feeling of elation, happiness or well-being
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His feelings of euphoria did not last long.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Mr Obama made it clear that Kenya's ongoing instability had ruled out his father's homeland as an initial destination, despite the euphoria it would have produced. Telegraph, Barack Obama tells Africa to stop blaming colonialism for problems, By Alex Spillius in Washington, 09 Jul 2009

behemoth [ bi-HEE-muhth ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. anything which is huge and powerful 2. a very large animal
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The Boeing 797 which is purported to be the behemoth of the skies will be able to carry 1000 passengers.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Look past these admittedly daunting tasks, and the new BofA boss will preside over a potentially powerful behemoth. The Telegraph, Bank of America's hot seat could be the best job in banking, Rob Cox, 19 November 2009.

arrears [ uh'-REERS ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. the state of being late or behind 2. payment which is overdue 3. an unpaid debt or obligation
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The landlord threatened to evict the tenant if he did not pay the arrears of rent before the end of the month.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Workers disgruntled over abrupt layoffs or unpaid arrears have staged scattered protests. CNN, Chinese leaders confront economic crisis, Jaime FlorCruz, 3 March 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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patrimony [ PA-truh'-moh-nee ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	an inheritance from one's father or male ancestor
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The wealthy industrialist set aside a patrimony fund for his children which they would receive when they reached the age of 21.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	But while the politicians are considering a "patrimony" fund, to set money aside for future generations, many islanders are clamouring for new facilities to be built straight away. The Telegraph, Drilling for oil to start in Falkland Islands, By Jasper Copping, 09 Mar 2008

delusion [ di-LOO-zhuh' n ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. a false belief or opinion 2. the state of being deluded
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Her delusions made her a danger to those around her.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	He had the delusion he was in focus of concave mirrors which direct rays of light upon him from Peru BBC, Changing face of mental health , By Giancarlo Rinaldi , 10 October 2007

extinct [ ik-STINGKT ]
	[ adjective, transitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. (adj.) one that is no longer in existence or has died out 2. (adj.) superseded or defunct 3. (adj.) no longer burning or active 4. (tr.v.) (archaic) to extinguish
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	His documentary focused on the extinct animals from the 19th century.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	The bones of a huge extinct camel have been discovered in Syria, a joint Swiss-Syrian team announced last week. National Geographic, Extinct "Elephant Size" Camel Found in Syria, James Owen for National Geographic News, October 11, 2006

sensitization [ sen-si-tuh-ZEY-shuhn ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	1. the state or process of being susceptible 2. the process of becoming susceptible to a particular stimulus that previously had no effect 3. the condition in which a previously encountered foreign substance initiates an immune reaction
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The sensitization of the patient was accomplished by the use of combination drug therapy.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	We believe that this will also work since breast feeding induces protection against sensitization to allergens which is the first step before developing clinical symptoms such as dermatitis, rhinitis or asthma. The Telegraph, Allergens in breast milk help tolerance, Roger Highfield, 27 January 2008.

incompatible [ in-kuh'm-PAT-uh'-buh'l ]
	[ adjective ]
	MEANING :
	1. unable to coexist in harmony or different attributes that cannot simultaneously belong to the same object 2. discordant or opposed in character 3. things that are mutually exclusive or which cannot be simultaneously true
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The husband and wife had filed for divorce on the grounds that they were incompatible as a couple.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Mirza was officially betrothed to a family friend, Sohrab Mirza, last July in a lavish ceremony but broke off the engagement in January, saying that they had ""found ourselves incompatible"". BBC, Indian tennis's Mirza to wed Pakistani cricketer Malik, 30 March 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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