MANUAL OF ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY PDF

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 345linear(adj) Of the nature of a line.--------------------liner(n) A vessel belonging to a steamshipline.--------------------lingo(n) Language.--------------------lingua(n)[r]

GMAT Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 016acumen(n) Quickness of intellectual insight, ordiscernment; keenness ofdiscrimination.--------------------acute(adj) Having fine and penetratingdiscernment.--------------------adage[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 030ambush(n) The act or state of lying concealedfor the purpose of surprising orattacking the enemy.--------------------ameliorate(v) To relieve, as from pain orhardship-----[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 209euphemism(n) A figure of speech by which aphrase less offensive is substituted.--------------------euphonious(adj) Characterized by agreeablenessof sound.--------------------euph[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 312insurrection(n) The state of being in activeresistance to authority.--------------------intangible(adj) Not perceptible to the touch.--------------------integrity(n) Uprightness[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 024alchemy(n) Chemistry of the middle ages,characterized by the pursuit ofchanging base metals to gold.--------------------alcohol(n) A volatile, inflammable, colorlessliquid of<[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 158despot(n) An absolute and irresponsiblemonarch.--------------------despotism(n) Any severe and strict rule in whichthe judgment of the governed has littleor no part[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 308inscrutable(adj) Impenetrably mysterious orprofound.--------------------insecure(adj) Not assured of safety.--------------------insensible(adj) Imperceptible.--------------------[r]

GMAT Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 587rigorous(adj) Uncompromising.--------------------ripplet(n) A small ripple, as of water.--------------------risible(adj) capable of exciting laughter.--------------------rivet(v) to[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 226fanciless(adj) Unimaginative.--------------------fastidious(adj) Hard to please.--------------------fathom(n) A measure of length, 6 feet.--------------------fatuous(adj) Idiotic

GMAT Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 283gaseous(adj) Light and unsubstantial.--------------------gastric(adj) Of, pertaining to, or near thestomach.--------------------gastritis(n) Inflammation of the stomach.-----[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 212excellence(n) Possession of eminently orunusually good qualities.--------------------excellency(n) A title of honor bestowed uponvarious high officials.-------------------[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 185duplicity(n) Double-dealing.--------------------durance(n) Confinement.--------------------duration(n) The period of time during whichanything lasts.--------------------duteous(a[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 270hospitable(adj) Disposed to treat strangers orguests with generous kindness.--------------------hospitality(n) The practice of receiving andentertaining strangers and gues[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 237forebode(v) To be an omen or warning sign of,especially of evil.--------------------forecast(v) To predict.--------------------forecastle(n) That part of the upper[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 220expressive(adj) Full of meaning.--------------------expulsion(n) Forcible ejection.--------------------extant(adj) Still existing and known.--------------------extemporane[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 004aboriginal(adj) Primitive; unsophisticated.--------------------aborigines(n) The original of earliest knowninhabitants of a country.--------------------aboveboard(adv) &am[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 122contiguous(adj) Touching or joining at the edgeor boundary.--------------------continence(n) Self-restraint with respect todesires, appetites, and passion.--------------------con[r]

GMAT Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 230enthusiastic(adj) Full of zeal and fervor.--------------------entirety(n) A complete thing.--------------------entomology(n) The branch of zoology that treatsof insects.-----[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 186earnest(adj) Ardent in spirit and speech.--------------------earthenware(n) Anything made of clay and bakedin a kiln or dried in the sun.--------------------eatable[r]