artificer _artif'iser_
bitumen _bitu'men_
chicanery _shika'nery_
illustrate _illus'trate_
incognito _inkog'nito_
incomparable _incom'parable_
indisputable _indis'putable_
inexorable _inex'orable_
inexplicable _inex'plicable_
inhospitable _inhos'pitable_
inquiry _inqui'ry_
irrevocable _irrev'ocable_
misconstrue _miscon'strue_
nitrogenous _nitroj'enous_
opponent _oppo'nent_
pianist _pian'ist_
refutable _refut'able_
syllabic _syllab'ic_
telegraphy _teleg'raphy_
vagary _vaga'ry_
Yosemite _yo swm' i te_

225. WORDS ACCENTED ON THE LAST SYLLABLE:

address _address'_
adept _adept'_
adult _adult'_
ally _ally'_
commandant _commandaent' (ae as in arm)_
contour _contour'_
dessert _dessert'_
dilate _dilate'_
excise _eksiz'_
finance _finance'_
grimace _grimace'_
importune _importune'_
occult _occult'_
pretence _pretence'_
research _research'_
robust _robust'_
romance _romance'_
tirade _tirade'_

226. WORDS WHOSE PRONUNCIATION DEPENDS ON MEANING:

accent _Accent'_ the first syllable.
Place the _ac'cent_ upon the first syllable.

aged An _a'ged_ man.
Properly _aged_ wine (one syllable).

blessed The _bless'ed_ saints.
Let them be _blessed_ (one syllable).

contrast The strange _con'trast_.
_Contrast'_ the two.

converse Did you _converse'_ with him?
Is the _con'verse_ true?

desert The sandy _des'ert_.
They _desert'_ their friends.

learned He _learned_ (one syllable) to sing.
A _learn ed_ man.

precedent A _prece'dent_ place.
It establishes a _prec'edent_.

project A new _proj'ect_.
To _project'_ from.

GLOSSARY OF MISCELLANEOUS ERRORS

ADMIRE. Do not use _admire_ in the sense of _like_.

Wrong: I should _admire_ to be able to do that.

Right: I should _like_ to be able to do that.

AGGRAVATE. Do not use _aggravate_ in the sense of _ir