Hard Words to Pronounce: Study Tools

ad. in a way that appears or claims to be one thing when it is really something else

n. something that will solve all problems

n. round brackets, the symbols that are put around a word, phrase, or sentence in a piece of writing

n. a legislative assembly in certain countries

n. short-legged flightless birds of cold southern, especially Antarctic regions

v. move slowly through a substance with very small holes in it

a. not allowing contradiction or refusal, putting an end to all debate or action

a. placing too much emphasis on minor details

v. sweat, pass liquid through the skin

n. any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

a. showing little emotion, not emotional or excited about things

v. make an area or substance, usually air, water, or soil, dirty or harmful to people, animals, and plants

a. occurring or coming into existence after a person's death

a. clean and safe to drink, suitable for drinking

n. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group, especially a hereditary or official right

n. the way a word or a language is customarily spoken, the manner in which someone utters a word

a. taking on different forms, easily and continuously changing

a. of or characteristic of a child, displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

n. physical beauty, especially of a woman

n. the seeds of a South American plant that are cooked and eaten as food