Difficult to Pronouce

Question 1

Biographical

Answer 1

/bʌɪəˈɡrafɪk(ə)l/
connected with a person’s life
E.g. Biographical information should be removed prior to the publication of the results.

Question 2

Laboratory

Answer 2

UK /ləˈbɒrətri/
US /ˈlæbrətɔːri/
A room or building used for scientific research, experiments, testing, etc.
E.g. Children are not allowed to be in the laboratory at any time

Question 3

Hostility

Answer 3

/hɒˈstɪləti/

Aggressive, unfriendly behaviours

Question 4

Invariably

Answer 4

/ɪnˈveəriəbli/
= always
E.g. This acute infection of the brain is almost invariably fatal.

Question 5

Literature

Answer 5

/ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/

Question 6

prosperous

Answer 6

/ˈprɒspərəs/

rich and successful = affluent /ˈæfluənt/ =wealthy

Question 7

Eligible

Answer 7

/ˈelɪdʒəbl/

E.g Most students are not eligible to claim housing benefits.

Question 8

Sanitary

Answer 8

/ˈsænətri/

E.g. Overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions affected the daily life of the majority of the population.

Question 9

Unassailable

Answer 9

/ˌʌnəˈseɪləbl/
Unable to be defeated, destroyed = unquestionable= undeniable
E.g. That is an unassailable belief.

Question 10

Optimistic

Answer 10

/ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/

Yellow is the most optimistic colour.

Question 11

Register

Answer 11

/ˈredʒɪstə(r)/

Question 12

Correlation

Answer 12

/ˌkɒrəˈleɪʃn/
a connection between two things in which one thing changes as the other does
* correlation between A and B: There is a direct correlation between exposure to sun and skin cancer.
* correlation of A with B: the correlation of social power with wealth

Question 13

Mosquito

plural mosquitoes or mosquitos

Answer 13

/məˈskiːtəʊ/

Question 14

Houston

Los Angeles

Dallas

Fort Worth

Texas

Answer 14

/ˈhjuːstən/

/ˌlɔːs ˈændʒələs/

/ˈdæləs/

/ˌfɔːt ˈwɜːθ/

/ˈteksəs/

Question 15

Statistically

Answer 15

/stəˈtɪstɪkli/

Question 16

Intriguing

Answer 16

(Adj) /ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/
very interesting because of being unusual or not having an obvious answer
E.g. I found him really intriguing.
The initial results are intriguing, however, statically speaking they are insignificant.

Question 17

Theoretical

Answer 17

/ˌθɪəˈretɪkl/

E.g. the theoretical proposal was difficult to grasp.

Question 18

Literature

Answer 18

/ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/

E.g. The research paper should begin with a throughout /θruːˈaʊt/ review of the literature.

Question 19

Jurisdiction clause

Answer 19

/ˌdʒʊərɪsˈdɪkʃn/ /klɔːz/
* Jurisdiction: the authority that an official organization has to make legal decisions about somebody/something.
E.g. The English court has no jurisdiction over the defendants.
* a jurisdiction clause = choice of court clause = A forum-selection clause: is a contract between the parties where they agree that their future disputes will be resolved by the court of a specified jurisdiction.

Question 20

Parliamentary

Parliament /ˈpɑːləmənt/

Answer 20

/ˌpɑːləˈmentri/

E.g. The United Kingdom is constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy.

Question 21

Constitution

Constitutional

Answer 21

Constitution /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃn/

Constitutional /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənl/

Question 22

plagiarism

Answer 22

/ˈpleɪdʒərɪzəm/

E.g. There is varying plagiarism across the university departments.

Question 23

Authoritative

Answer 23

/ɔːˈθɒrətətɪv/
1. Showing that you expect people to obey and respect you
E.g. A very authoritative voice shouted, ‘Get back inside.’
His tone was clear and authoritative.
She began to resent his authoritative manner.

2. that you can trust and respect as true and correct
   E.g. the most authoritative book on the subject

Question 24

1. Caramelise/ Caramelize

2. Caramel

Answer 24

1. (V) /ˈkærəməlaɪz/
   (of sugar) to turn into caramel
2. Caramel /ˈkærəmel/

Question 25

Project

Answer 25

/ˈprɒdʒekt/

Question 26

extraordinarily

Answer 26

/ɪkˈstrɔːdnrəli/

uhk·’straw·duh·nuh·ruh·lee
E.g. Gravity is extraordinarily weak and nearly impossible to study directly at a quantum level.

Question 27

Textual

Answer 27

/ˈtekstʃuəl/

teks·choo·uhl

Question 28

Executive (n)

Answer 28

/ɪɡˈzekjətɪv/