Shortened Pronunciation List
A
| adult | /əˈdʌlt/ |
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| aerobics | /ɛˈroʊbɪks/ |
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| alimony | /ˈælɪmoʊni/ |
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| aluminum | /əˈluːmənəm/ |
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| apostrophe | /əˈpɑːstrəfi/ |
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| Arabic | /ˈɛrəbɪk/ |
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B
| ballet | /bæˈleɪ/ |
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| beret | /bəˈreɪ/ |
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| Bernard | /bɜrˈnɑrd/ |
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| bewilder | /bɪˈwɪldər/ |
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| buoy | /ˈbuːi/ |
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| buoyant | /ˈbɔɪənt/ |
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C
| canal | /kəˈnæl/ |
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| catastrophe | /kəˈtæstrəfi/ |
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| chamois | /ˈʃæmi/ |
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| chasm | /ˈkæzm̩/ |
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| chassis | /ˈʃæsi/ |
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| Chicago | /ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ/ |
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| choir | /ˈkwaɪər/ |
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| clandestine | /klænˈdɛstɪn/ |
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| Cleopatra | /kliːəˈpætrə/ |
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| colonel | /ˈkɜrnəl/ |
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| controversy | /ˈkɑːntrəvɜrsi/ |
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| corps | /kɔr/ |
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| coup | /kuː/ |
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| courteous | /ˈkɜrt̬iəs/ |
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D
| debris | /dəˈbriː/ |
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| debt | /dɛt/ |
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| deity | /ˈdiːət̬i/ |
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| Des Moines | /dɪˈmɔɪn/ |
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| docile | /ˈdɑːsl / |
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| drought | /draʊt/ |
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E
| envelop (v) | /ənˈvɛləp/ |
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| envisage | /ənˈvɪzɪd͡ʒ/ |
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| ether | /ˈiːθər/ |
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F
| fiend | /fiːnd/ |
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| figure | /ˈfɪgjər/ |
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| frontier | /frʌnˈtɪr/ |
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| fuchsia | /ˈfjuːʃə/ |
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G
| garage | /gəˈrɑː(d)ʒ/ |
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| glacier | /ˈgleɪʃər/ |
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| graffiti | /grəˈfiːt̬i/ |
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| gravity | /ˈgrævət̬i/ |
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H
| harass | /həˈræs/ |
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| heinous | /ˈheɪnəs (ˈhiː-)/ |
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| herb | /ɜrb/ |
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| horizon | /həˈraɪzn̩/ |
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| hostile | /ˈhɑːstl̩/ |
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| hyperbole | /haɪˈpɜrbəli/ |
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I
| idea | /aɪˈdiːə/ |
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| indict | /ɪnˈdaɪt/ |
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| indictment | /ɪnˈdaɪtmənt/ |
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| indigent | /ˈɪndɪd͡ʒənt/ |
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| infamous | /ˈɪnfəməs/ |
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| inquiry | /ˈɪnkwəri/ |
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| intuitive | /ɪnˈtuːɪt̬ɪv/ |
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| iron | /ˈaɪərn/ |
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| isle | /aɪl/ |
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L
| lapel | /ləˈpɛl/ |
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| leisure | /ˈliːʒər |
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| loose | /luːs/ |
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| Los Angeles | /lɑːs ˈænd͡ʒələs/ |
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| lose | /luːz/ |
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| loth | /loʊθ/ |
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M
| manor | /ˈmænər/ |
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| manure | /məˈnʊr/ |
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| mayor | /ˈmeɪər/ |
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| Michigan | /ˈmɪʃəgən/ |
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| minute (adj.) | /maɪˈnuːt/ |
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| morale (n) | /məˈræl/ |
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| moustache | /ˈmʌstæʃ/ |
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N
| NASA | /ˈnæsə (ˈnæsɑː)/ |
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| nausea | /ˈnɑːziə (-siə, -ʃə)/ |
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| Navajo | /ˈnævəhoʊ/ |
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| neigh | /neɪ/ |
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| niche | /nɪt͡ʃ/ |
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| Nike | /ˈnaɪkiː/ |
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| nuisance | /ˈnuːsəns/ |
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O
| obsequious | /əbˈsiːkwiəs/ |
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| omnipotent | /ɑːmˈnɪpətənt/ |
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| orchard | /ˈɔrt͡ʃərd/ |
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| orchid | /ˈɔrkɪd/ |
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P
| pageant | /ˈpæd͡ʒənt/ |
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| patronize | /ˈpeɪtrənaɪz/ |
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| personnel | /pɜrsəˈnɛl/ |
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| pneumonia | /nəˈmoʊnjə/ |
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| preface | /ˈprɛfəs/ |
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| privy |
/ˈprɪvi/ |
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| process | /ˈprɑːsɛs (pl. ˈprɑːsəsiːz)/ |
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| pseudonym | /suːdənɪm/ |
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Q
| quadruped | /ˈkwɑːdrəpɛd/ |
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| quay | /kiː/ |
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R
| ravine | /rəˈviːn/ |
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| receipt | /rəˈsiːt/ |
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| recipe | /ˈrɛsəpi/ |
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| research | /ˈriːsɜrt͡ʃ/ |
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| revel | /ˈrɛvl̩/ |
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| rhetoric | /ˈrɛt̬ərɪk/ |
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| rugged | /ˈrʌgɪd/ |
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S
| saliva | /səˈlaɪvə/ |
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| salmon | /ˈsæmən/ |
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| schedule | /ˈskɛd͡ʒʊl (d͡ʒəl)/ |
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| sever | /ˈsɛvər/ |
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| sew | /soʊ/ |
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| simile | /ˈsɪməli/ |
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| Sioux | /suː/ |
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| solace | /ˈsɑːləs/ |
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| specious | /ˈspiːʃəs/ |
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| status | /ˈstæt̬əs/ |
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T
| thermometer | /θərˈmɑːmət̬ər/ |
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| thorough | /ˈθɜroʊ/ |
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| tomb | /tuːm/ |
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| tortoise | /ˈtɔrt̬əs/ |
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| Tucson | /ˈtuːsɑːn/ |
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| tyranny | /ˈtɪrəni/ |
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U
| unrest | /ʌnˈrɛst/ |
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V
| vague | /veɪg/ |
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| valiant | /ˈvæliənt/ |
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| vapor | /ˈveɪpər/ |
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| variety | /vəˈraɪət̬i/ |
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| VIP | /ˈviː ˈaɪ ˈpiː/ |
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| vitamin | /ˈvaɪt̬əmɪn/ |
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W
| wilderness | /ˈwɪldərnəs/ |
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| wrath | /ræθ/ |
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| wreath (n) | /riːθ/ |
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| wretched | /ˈrɛt͡ʃɪd/ |
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X
| X | /ɛks/ |
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Y
| yacht | /jɑːt/ |
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| yolk | /joʊk/ |
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| Yosemite | /jəˈsɛmət̬i/ |
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Z
| zealous | /ˈzɛləs/ |
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| zebra | /ˈziːbrə/ |
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