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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

WORDLIST OF THE DAY

cornucopia [ kawr-nuh'-KOH-pee-uh', -nyuh'- ]
 noun ]
 MEANING :
 1. an abundant, inexhaustible supply
2. a goat's horn filled with fruits, grain, drink, etc. symbolising abundance
3. a container shaped like a cone or a horn
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The cornucopia of channels on television means that the average viewer is starved for choice.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 A mere change of registration from Republican to independent has garnered him a cornucopia of free and favorable publicity some candidates do not receive in a year of campaigning.
Chronicles Magazine, Will Bloomberg Swift-Boat Hillary? by Patrick J. Buchanan
 
vitriolic [ vi-tree-OL-ik ]
 adjective ]
 MEANING :
 1. caustic, scathing or biting
2. derived from or bearing a resemblance to a vitriol
3.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 His vitriolic speech angered a lot of people.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 He said Tuesday that he believes Cuban's more vitriolic outbursts are "not healthy for either him or the game."
abcNews, Cuban Slammed with $250,000 Fine, June 20, 2006
 
adumbrate [ a-DUHM-breyt, AD-uh'm-breyt ]
 transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. to sketch, partially disclose or outline
2. to foreshadow or intimate
3. to overshadow or obscure
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The detective adumbrated the life of the serial killer.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 Paul says "I hope that technology has cut the TV correspondent's working day a bit by 2207 - in fact if you bear in mind that the way we work adumbrates the way most people will work in future, with work seeping into life and life into work, the whole concept of work hours will break down."
BBC, My One Day In History - 0600-2359, by Paul Mason, 17 Oct 06
 
suppress [ suh'-PRES ]
 transitive verb ]
 MEANING :
 1. to keep from being made known publicly
2. to subdue or restrict the activity of
3. to check or put a stop to the expression of
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The fact that drugs were being sold on campus was suppressed by the Dean because he believed that the college should be spared the adverse publicity.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 Defence minister Quentin Davies has denied claims ministers suppressed a report saying billions of pounds have been wasted in defence procurement.
BBC, Defence report 'not suppressed', 6 August 2009
 
trajectory [ truh'-JEK-tuh'-ree ]
 noun ]
 MEANING :
 1. the curve described by a projectile in its flight
2. the path of a projectile
 USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
 The trajectory of the rocket was plotted on the computer.
 USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
 Previous tests have been focused on a missile trajectory that mimics an attack from North Korea, but the January test will have a trajectory and distance resembling an intercontinental ballistic missile launch from Iran.
CNN, Test of newest U.S. missile defense technology will simulate attack by Iran, Mike Mount, 19 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]Iice, 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. lochGer. ach or ich
[œ]Fr. feu, Ger. schön
[r*]Fr. au revoirYiddish rebbe
[uh*]Fr. oeuvre
[y*]Fr. tuGer. über
 
SAMPLE NASALIZED VOWELS
[an*]Fr. bien
[ahn*]Fr. croissant
[awn*]Fr. bon
[œn*]Fr. parfum
[in*]Port. Principe

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