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es t[=o][=o]r'na-ment also. =Toward= and =towards=--t[=o]'-ward and t[=o]'wardz, not to-ward' and to-wardz'. =Tragacanth=--tr[)a]g'a-k[)a]nth, not tr[)a]j'a-s[)i]nth nor tr[)a]g'a-s[)a]nth. A gum used for mucilage. =Traverse=--tr[)a]v'erse, not tra-verse'. =Traversable=, =traversing= and =traversed= have also the accent on the first syllable. =Tremendous=--tre-m[)e]n'd[)u]s, not tre-m[)e]n'de-[)u]s nor tre-m[)e]n'j[)u]s. =Trilobite=--tr[=i]'lo-b[=i]te, not tr[)i]l'o-b[=i]te nor tr[)o]l'lo-b[=i]te, as it is often called. =Troche=--tr[=o]'kee, not tr[=o]sh, tr[=o]'she, tr[=o]ke nor tr[)o]tch. Plural, =troches= (tr[=o]'keez). A lozenge composed of sugar, mucilage and medicine, as: _bronchial troches_. =Trochee=--tr[=o]'kee, is a foot in poetry. =Truculent=--tr[=u]'ku-lent, not tr[)u]k'u-lent. =Truths=--truths, not truthz, is the plural of =truth=. =Tryst=--tr[)i]st, not tr[=i]st. An appointment to meet. =Tryster= (tr[)i]st'er), =trysting= (tr[)i]st'ing). =Turbine=--tuer'b[)i]n, not tuer'-b[=i]ne. A kind of water wheel. U. =Umbrella=--um-br[)e]l'la, not um-ber-r[)e]l' nor um-ber-r[)e]l'la. =Upas=--[=u]'p[)a]s, not [=u]'paw nor [=u]'pawz. =Usurp=--y[=u]-zurp', not y[=u]-surp'. =Usurper= (y[=u]-zurp'er), etc. V. =Vagary=--va-g[=a]'ry, not v[=a]'-ga-ry. =Valenciennes=--va-l[)e]n'si-[)e]nz', not v[)a]l-[)e]n-seenz'. A French lace. =Valleys=, not _vallies_, is the plural of =valley=. =Vamos= (vae'm[=o]s), or =vamose= (va-m[=o]se'), not vam-moos'. To depart. (Inelegant.) =Vase=, according to Webster; v[=a]se or v[=a]ze, according to Worcester. The pronunciations vaez and vawz are alluded to but not recommended. =Vehemence=--v[=e]'he-mence, not ve-h[=e]'mence nor ve-h[)e]m'ence. =Vehemently= and =vehement= have also the accent on the first syllable. =Vermicelli=---ver-me-ch[)e]l-l[)i] or ver-me-s[)e]l'l[)i], not ver-me-s[)i]l'ly. Worcester sanctions the first method only. =Veterinary=--v[)e]t'er-[)i]n-a-ry, not ve-t[)e]r'in-a-ry. =Vicar=--v[)i]k'ar, not v[=i]'kar. =Vicarage= and =vicarship= have also the short i in the first syllable. =Violent= (v[=i]'o-lent), =violence= (v[=i]'o-lence), =violet=
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