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as the pronunciation. =Heinous=--h[=a]'nus, not h[=e]'nus, h[=e]n'yus nor h[=a]n'yus. =Herb=--erb, not herb. =Herbaceous=--her-b[=a]'shus, not er-b[=a]'shus. =Herbage=--erb'ej or h[)e]rb'ej, not h[)e]r'b[=a]je. =Heroine=--h[)e]r'o-[)i]n, not h[=e]'-ro-[=i]ne nor h[=e]'ro-[)i]n. Worcester gives the first and the last of the above. =Heroism=--h[)e]r'o-izm, not h[=e]'ro-[)i]zm. Worcester sanctions both. =Hieroglyphic=--h[=i]-er-o-gl[)i]f'ik, not h[=i]-er-o-gr[)i]f'ik. =Hindoostanee=} =Hindustani= } hin-d[=o][=o]-st[)a]n'ee, not hin-d[=o][=o]'st[)a]n-ee. Worcester's orthography is _Hindostanee_ and _Hindostany_, but the accent is on the penult as above. =Homage=--h[)o]m'aje, not [)o]m'-aje. =Homeopathy=--h[=o]-me-[)o]p'a-thy, not h[=o]'me-o-p[)a]th-y. =Homeopathist=--h[=o]-me-[)o]p'a-thist, not h[=o]'me-o-p[)a]th-ist. =Hooping-cough=--h[=o][=o]p'ing-cough, not h[)o][)o]p'ing-cough. Spelled =Whooping-cough=, also. =Horizon=--ho-r[=i]'zon, not h[)o]r'i-zon. =Horse-radish=--horse-r[)a]d-ish, not horse-r[)e]d-dish. =Hough=--h[)o]k, not h[)u]ff. To disable by cutting the sinews of the ham. As a noun, the word means the joint at the lower portion of the leg of a quadruped; written =hock=, also. =Houri=--howr'y, not owr'y. A nymph of paradise. =Hovel=--h[)o]v'el, not h[)u]v'el. =Hundred=, as spelled, not _hun'derd_. =Hydropathy=--h[=i]-dr[)o]p'a-thy, not h[=i]'dr[=o]-p[)a]th-y. =Hydropathist=--h[=i]-dr[)o]p'a-thist, not h[=i]'dr[=o]-p[)a]th-ist. =Hygiene=--h[=i]'ji-[=e]ne, not h[=i]-geen' nor h[=i]'geen. Worcester authorizes the first and last. I. =Illustrate=--il-l[)u]s'trate, not [)i]l'lus-tr[=a]te. =Illustrated=, =illustrating=, =illustrative= and =illustrator=, are likewise accented on the second syllable. =Imbroglio=--[)i]m-br[=o]l'y[=o], not [)i]m-br[)o]l'y[=o]. Worcester says [)i]m-br[=o]l'ye-[=o]. =Immobile=--im-m[)o]b'[)i]l, not [)i]m-m[=o]'b[)i]l nor [)i]m-m[=o]'b[=i]le. =Imperturbable=--im-per-tuer'ba-ble, not [)i]m-per-t[=o][=o]'ra-ble, nor [)i]m-per'tu-ra-ble. Incapable of being disturbed. =Implacable=--im-pl[=a]'ka-ble, not [)i]m-pl[)a]k'a-ble. =Impotent=--im'po-tent, not [)i]m-p[=o]'tent. =Impote
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