Pronunciation Practice
Dr. Ray
Professional English 121
Vocab List 1 -ial
aerial
burial
racial
social
trivial
glacial
partial
special
crucial
judicial
financial
Syllabic List 1 (stress on 1st of 3 syllables)
dignity
increment
animal
diligent
cruelty
annual
industry
decency
accident
instrument
arrogant
embassy
interest
fluency
benefit
justify
enemy
calender
cabinet
poetry
faculty
capital
factory
literal
family
luxury
citizen
festival
clarify
secrecy
classical
scrutiny
gallery
medical
currency
melody
cylinder
general
memory
vacancy
happiness
mineral
different
minister
difficult
Vocab List 2 -ion -ior -ian -iar (yən/yər)
onion
union
opinion
dominion
billion
million
trillion
rebellion
battalion
senior
savior
junior
indian
christian
valiant
brilliant
peculiar
familiar
billiards
Syllabic List 2 stress on 2nd of 3 syllables
apparent
agreement
arrival
confinement
amazement
decipher
affected
encampment
denial
amendment
establish
assassin
enrollment
assembly
attachment
attendant
heroic
beginning
illegal
invalid
opponent
consider
deliver
prohibit
subscriber
protector
astonish
survivor
diminish
refreshment
transparent
distinguish
reluctant
remember
volcano
domestic
unequal
dramatic
abandon
specific
surrender
impostor
accomplish
improper
Vocab List 3 -ow
shadow
meadow
widow
window
bellow
yellow
shallow
fellow
follow
mellow
wallow
gallows
swallow
sparrow
borrow
morrow
sorrow
furrow
narrow
Syllabic List 3 stress on 3nd of 3 syllables (weak on 1st)
indirect
overtake
misbehave
incorrect
refugee
intermix
disagree
supersede
overturn
domineer
overrun
immature
volunteer
recollect
importune
undermine
recommend
reprehend
intercede
apprehend
introduce
condescend
understand
misapply
contradict
undersell
Vocab List 4 -ient (yənt)
quotient
patient
ancient
transient
lenient
deficient
efficient
proficient
sufficient
obedient
expedient
recipient
convenient
ingredient
Syllabic List 4 stress on 1st of 4 syllables (weak on 3rd)
ceremony
customary
momentary
adversary
delicacy
alimony
difficulty
allegory
epilepsy
accuracy
emissary
purgatory
commentary
intimacy
salutary
commissary
sanctuary
controversy
inventory
secretary
monastery
mandatory
sedentary
matrimony
promissory
sumptuary
military
territory
voluntary
patrimony
testimony
planetary
tributary
mercenary
Vocab List 5 -tion (shun)
nation
station
lotion
motion
notion
potion
portion
cessation
collation
creation
dictation
donation
duration
formation
frustration
deviation
desperation
liberation
mediation
moderation
numeration
operation
toleration
trepidation
valuation
Syllabic List 5 stress on 2nd of 4 syllables
grammarian
variety
historian
activity
centurion
librarian
material
accessory
communicate
maturity
community
memorial
adversity
analogy
anatomy
security
antagonist
formality
brutality
grammatical
habitual
significant
coincident
identity
comparison
competitor
conspiracy
validity
vicinity
morality
apology
necessity
astrology
astronomy
biography
electrical
particular
democracy
political
equivalent
economy
geometry
monopoly
Vocab List 6 -sure (zhur)
measure
pleasure
treasure
leisure
disclosure
composure
exposure
enclosure
Syllabic List 6 stress on 3rd of 4 syllables (weak on 1st)
antecedent
manifesto
apparatus
memorandum
oriental
ornamental
scientific
accidental
systematic
aromatic
correspondent
detrimental
horizontal
energetic
fundamental
universal
innuendo
Vocab List 7 -sion (zhyun)
allusion
illusion
conclusion
confusion
intrusion
exclusion
delusion
diffusion
occasion
evasion
corrosion
explosion
abrasion
vision
collision
derision
precision
provision
cohesion
Syllabic List 7 stress on 2nd of 5 syllables (weak on 4th)
contemporary
prohibitory
declamatory
defamatory
vocabulary
exclamatory
consolatory
explanatory
depository
extemporary
derogatory
hereditary
involuntary
incendiary
repository
inflammatory
preliminary
observatory
Vocab List 8 -t/cious -ssion -nsion -cian (shyus/shyun)
cautious
gracious
spacious
specious
precious
concussion
passion
admission
compression
expression
impression
oppression
succession
transgression
mansion
pension
tension
pretension
ocean
logician
magician
musician
tactician
optician
patrician
physician
Syllabic List 8 stress on 3rd of 5 syllables (weak on 1st)
ambiguity
contradictory
credibility
dictatorial
epicurean
elementary
importunity
notoriety
opportunity
fallibility
perpetuity
genealogy
perspicuity
hospitality
illegitimate
imperceptible
intellectual
testimonial
introductory
irresistible
magnanimity
alphabetical
metaphysical
analytical
monosyllable
argumentative
plausibility
Vocab List 9 -ture (chur)
future
nature
suture
capture
culture
feature
fixture
gesture
lecture
nurture
pasture
picture
rupture
texture
torture
venture
creature
fracture
juncture
moisture
scripture
sculpture
structure
adventure
departure
recapture
conjecture
manufacture
furniture
miniature
forfeiture
literature
acupuncture
architecture
signature
legislature
temperature
agriculture
Syllabic List 9 stress on 4th of 5 syllables (weak on 1st)
administration
association
abbreviation
appreciation
organization
determination
edification
accommodation
amplification
qualification
multiplication
modification
Vocab List 10 -ology
analogy
biology
ecology
geology
zoology
ideology
oncology
theology
cosmology
mythology
radiology
sociology
archeology
cardiology
immunology
psychology
seismology
technology
meteorology
anthropology
Vocab List 11 -ate
amalgamate
assassinate
capacitate
coagulate
concatenate
confabulate
congratulate
contaminate
decapitate
elaborate
emancipate
eradicate
evacuate
infatuate
invalidate
procrastinate
retaliate
evaporate
Vocab List 12 -ious -eous -uous
harmonious
precarious
vicarious
illustrious
laborious
industrious
victorious
mysterious
notorious
spontaneous
erroneous
ambiguous
conspicuous
contiguous
impetuous
Vocab List 13 -al
additional
exceptional
medical
national
occasional
personal
seasonal
sensational
Vocab List 14 -ic
acidic
allergic
analytic
dramatic
energetic
horrific
scientific
terrific
photographic
Vocab List 15 -ary
dictionary
missionary
necessary
revolutionary
stationary