how do you pronounce these Flashcards
(109 cards)
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academic
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,acad’emic
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advocate
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‘advocaeit v. // cut/caeit n.
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alongside
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a,long’side
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attribute
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at’tribute(v)’attribute(n)
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conquer
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‘konk(qu)er
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contemplate
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‘contemplate
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contrary
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‘contrary
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ecology ecosystem
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i’kology ‘ikosystem
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directorate(meaning)
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1.board(ofdirectorsincompany)2.department
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economics
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,eco’nomics
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essence
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‘essen”c”e orthography&stressing
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forthcoming
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forth’coming
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full,part-time
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full-‘time,part-‘time
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halfway
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half’way
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long-time,term,standing
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‘long-time lobg-‘term long-‘standing
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mainstream
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‘mainstream
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magistrate
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‘magistrate (judge for less serious cases)
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outlook
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‘outlook
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patrol
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pat’rol
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post-war
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post-‘war
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prosecute
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‘prosecute ‘prosecutor
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protein
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‘protein
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thereafter (+ means…)
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there’after adv. means:after that
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tribunal
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traib’unal means:court for specific situation
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under
'under
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unveil
un'vail
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whatever
what'ever
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absolute
'absolute
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Israeli
Iz'reili
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maestro
maistro
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demon aeon archaeology aegis
dimon [iion] eeon archiology aegis(meaning:protection)
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ascertain
ascer'tein
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euphemism
'euphemism
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aristocrat aristocracy
'aristocrat ,aris'tocracy
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edit
'edit
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salient
'sailient (meaning:most important or noticeable)
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sting past participle
sting-stung-stung
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leaflet
leaflit
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attire
uh'tire
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imperial empirical
im'pirial im'pirical
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scrupulous scrumptious
scrupyeolous(meaning:1.having high moral standards2.careful and meticulous
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preview
'preview
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default
de'fault (both noun and verb)
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encore
'aancore
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preparatory
pre'paratory
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perpetual
per'p[e]ttual
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kaleidoscope
kal'aidoscope
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survey
n. 'survey v. sur'vey
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overarching
overar"ch"ing (no k sound)
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herb humor
erb(AmE) "h"yumor
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residual
rizidual
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strive past and past participle
strive-strove/strived-striven/strived
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buoy
booii
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decor
dei'kor, de'cor
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nonchalant &meaning
,nonshal'ant =uninterested
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ail / lien spelled
spelled a'li'en
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satirical
suh'tirical
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hedonism
'hidonism
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gau/uage spelled(mnemonics?)
gauge -would have been pronounced like gargantuan if "ua"
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pseudonym
'pseudonym
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autocrat autocracy autocratic
(stress pattern's just like democrat)'autocrat au'tocracy ,autoc'ratic
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geography
'geography or ge'ography
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orchard
orchard (no k sound)
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vigor
vigah (no j or z sound)
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hubris
'hubris
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as/shphalt spelled
asphalt, also no sh sound
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niche
niche[nich or neesh]
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synonym
'synonym
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gel
gel (mnemonics: similar to jel-ly)
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demise
de'mise example phrase)The empire met its demise.
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banal
ba'nal, ba'nality means: monotonous and uninteresting
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procure
prok'yure prokyurement
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conscientious
con-see-EN-tious
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chaste
cheiste
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swamp
swaamp
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despicable
dispikable, from despi"s"e
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avid
AE-vid
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quarrel
'quarrel
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regal
'rigal
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comparable
'caamporable
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salmon / calf
salmon [samon] calf [caf]
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utensil
u'tensil
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apparel
uh'pparel
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appendix
ap'pendix
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entrepreneur
entrepre[ner] nyur x
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lullaby
lullabai
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triumph triumphant
'triumf/ tri'umfant
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sumptuous
sumptuous=luxuriant=impressive and grand / a different word from scrumptious
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exploit
'exploit(n. adventure) vs ex'ploit(v.)
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rapport
ra'ppor
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fraudulent
"fraaud"ulent
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survei*ance
surveil v.+lance (2 l's)
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parachute
parashoot
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sojourn &meaning
'sojourn n.&v. means: stay
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consume
consoom (AmE only), consyum
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aberration
'aebereishion
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sous chef
'soo shef ("vice chef")
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starry
staarry
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Iran, Iranian
Eeraa:n Eereineean
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cowardice
kaawardis(not dais)
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apparatus
,aeㆍpaㆍ'rae/reiㆍtus
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debuted
'deibyud OR di'byood (stress in either syllable, no t sound)
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premise
'premis (not pri)
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turnstile
turnstail / you call those subway fare gates a turnstile
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periphery
pe'riferi
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interference
,inter'firuns
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plea flea
plee flee
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gravel
graevel
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octave
oktuv or okteiv
