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Pronunciation guide:
or Example: ban = bn
ee or EE Example: be = bee
3. acknowledge. k NAH lij (not k NOH lej). Admit; give credit to.
6. adolescence. adl ES ens pronounced minus the o (not uh DOL luh sens).
Period between youth and maturity.
7. advocacy. D vuh kuh see (not uhd VO kuh see). Active support, especially
for a cause.
11. alms. ahmz (You dont pronounce the l). Money or goods given in charity.
13. amoebiasis. m uh BIGH uh sis (not uh mib YAH sis). Infection caused by
the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica.
14. analgesic. n uhl JEE zik (not n uhl JE sik). Pain reliever.
16. applicable. P li kuh buhl (not ahp LEE kuh buhl). Able to be applied;
appropriate.
17. appreciate. uh PREE shee eit (not AHP ree sheit). To recognize the quality,
significance, or magnitude of something or someone.
19. asthma. AHZ muh (not AHST muh). A respiratory illness often arising from
allergies.
20. attach. ah tuh SHEI (not ah TAT chee). One assigned to the staff of a
diplomatic mission to serve in a given capacity.
21. attorney. uh TURN nee (not uh TOR nee). A legal agent qualified to act
for persons in legal proceedings.
22. awardee. uh wor DEE (not uh WAHR dee). One that receives an award.
23. bamboo. bm BOO (not BM boo). Any of various woody mostly tall
tropical grasses including some with strong hollow stems used for building,
furniture, or utensils.
24. beneficiary. ben uh FISH ee er ee (not buh ne fish YAHR ee). Receiver of
benefits.
25. bicuspid. bigh KAHS pid (not BIGH kuhs pid). Having two points or cusps.
26. boutique. boo TEEK (not boh TEEK). A kind of specialty shop, now used to
describe also small hotels.
27. broccoli. BROK uh lee (not bro KOHL ee). A delicious vegetable.
32. cemetery. SEM i ter ee (not se MEN tuh ree). Burial grounds.
33. chocolate. CHOK lit or CHOK uh lit (not CHO kuh leit). A food prepared
from ground roasted cacao beans.
34. cleanliness. KLEN lee nis (not KLEEN li nes). State of being clean.
35. climb. Pronounced with silent b. To ascend using the hands and feet.
36. comfortable. KAHM fuhr tuh bl or KAHMF tuh buhl (not kuhm FOR tuh
bl). Providing comfort or security.
37. condolence. kuhn DOHL ens (not KON doh lens). An expression of
sympathy with a person in grief.
40. controversy. KAHN truh vur see (not kon TRO vur see). A dispute
characterized by the expression of opposing views.
41. corps. kor or kohr. A group of people with special training, organized for
working together, or associated under a common direction.
42. coupon. KOO pahn or KYOO pahn (not KOO p0n). A detachable slip.
43. debut. dei BYOO or DEI byoo (not di BOO). A first public appearance;
the formal presentation of a girl to society.
44. didnt. Use the inner part of the tongue for the second d to slide on to the
n (not dint). Contraction of did not.
45. douche. doosh. A jet of fluid (as water) directed against a part or into a
cavity in the body.
46. education. ej uh KEI shuhn (not ed yoo KEI shuhn). The process of
learning.
48. entrepreneur. on truh pruh NUR (not en TUR puh noor). One who
organizes, operates, and assumes the risk in a business venture.
50. executive. ig ZEK yuh tiv (not ik SEK yuh tiv). Administrator or manager.
51. faux pas. foh PAH (not FOHX pas). French word for false step,
figuratively meaning social blunder.
52. gargantuan. gahr GN choo uhn (not gahr guhn TOO uhn). Immense in
size or volume.
54. gourmet. goor MEI or GOOR mei (not gor MEI). A connoisseur of good
food and drink.
55. hacienda. This is a Spanish word so the first letter must be silent. Country
estate.
56. handsome. HN suhm with a silent d (not HND suhm). Pleasing and
dignified.
57. heinous. HEI nuhs (not HEE nuhs or HIGH nuhs). Grossly wicked or
deserving strong condemnation.
58. hippopotamus. hip uh PAHT uh muhs (not hee puh puh TAHM uhs). A
large, short-legged, chiefly aquatic African mammal.
59. humongous. hyuh MAHNG guhs (not hu MONG gohs). Extremely large.
65. Kuwait. kuh WEIT (not kweit). An Arab country in Western Asia.
66. legume. LEG yoom (not LE joom). Any of a large family of plants having
fruits that are dry pods and split when ripe.
67. lettuce. LET uhs (not LET is). Vegetable that is best eaten fresh.
68. lip-synch. LIP sink (not LIP sing). To move the lips in synchronization with
recorded sound.
69. lychee. LEE chee (not LIGH chee). An oval fruit with a hard scaly outer
covering , a small hard seed, and edible flesh.
72. mayonnaise. MEI uh neiz or mei uh NEIZ (not MAH yuh neiz). A
dressing of beaten egg yolk, oil, lemon juice or vinegar, and seasonings.
73. nuisance. NOO suhns or NYOO suhns (not NOOY sahns). Inconvenient
or vexatious; a bother.
74. nuptial. NAHP shuhl (not NOOP shuhl). Regarding wedding or marriage.
76. orator. OR uh tuhr (not oh REI tuhr). One who makes an oration.
78. picture. PIK chuhr (not PICH uhr). A representation made by painting,
drawing, or photography.
79. Porsche. POR shuh (not porsh). A brand of an expensive sports car.
81. pseudonym. SOODn im (not SYOO duh nim). A fictitious name taken on
by an author; pen name.
82. Quaker Oats. KWEI kuhr ohts' (not KWAH ker ots). Brand name of a very
popular oat meal.
84. rendezvous. RAHN dei voo (not REN des voos). Meeting place.
85. salmon. S muhn (not SAHL muhn). Pronounced with a silent l. Food
fish.
86. sauce. sos (not sohs). A flavorful liquid dressing or relish for food.
88. species. SPEE sheez (not SPE sees). A fundamental classification category
in biology.
89. suicide. SOO i sighd (not SWI sighd). Intentional killing of oneself.
90. tarantula. tuh RAHN chuh luh (not tah ruhn TOOL uh). Any of various
large, hairy tropical spiders capable of inflicting a painful but not seriously
poisonous bite.
91. thesis/theses. THEE sis (for singular) and THEE seez (for plural). A
proposition maintained by argument.
92. tortoise. TOR tuhs (not TOR tois). Turtle that lives only on land.
93. tourniquet. TOOR ni kit or TUR ni kit (not TOOR ni kei). A first aid device
to temporarily stop the flow of blood through an artery.
94. Tucson. TOO sahn (not TOOK suhn). City in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; brand
name of an SUV made in Korea.
95. turquoise. TUHR kwoiz (not TUHR kois). A blue or blue-green mineral
valued in the polished blue form as a gemstone.
96. typhus. TIGH fuhs (not TEE puhs). Any of several forms of an infectious
disease caused by a rickettsia microorganism carried by fleas, ticks, mites, or
lice.
97. utensil. yoo TEN sil (not YOO ten sil). An implement or tool.
98. Worcestershire. WOOS tuhr shir (not wur CHES tuhr shighr). Trademark of
a piquant sauce of soy, vinegar, and spices.