Difficult to Pronouce Flashcards
Biographical
/bʌɪəˈɡrafɪk(ə)l/
connected with a person’s life
E.g. Biographical information should be removed prior to the publication of the results.
Laboratory
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
Hostility
/hɒˈstɪləti/
Aggressive, unfriendly behaviours
Invariably
/ɪnˈveəriəbli/
= always
E.g. This acute infection of the brain is almost invariably fatal.
Literature
/ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/
prosperous
/ˈprɒspərəs/
rich and successful = affluent /ˈæfluənt/ =wealthy
Eligible
/ˈelɪdʒəbl/
E.g Most students are not eligible to claim housing benefits.
Sanitary
/ˈsænətri/
E.g. Overcrowding and poor sanitary conditions affected the daily life of the majority of the population.
Unassailable
/ˌʌnəˈseɪləbl/
Unable to be defeated, destroyed = unquestionable= undeniable
E.g. That is an unassailable belief.
Optimistic
/ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/
Yellow is the most optimistic colour.
Register
/ˈredʒɪstə(r)/
Correlation
/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
Mosquito
plural mosquitoes or mosquitos
/məˈskiːtəʊ/
Houston
Los Angeles
Dallas
Fort Worth
Texas
/ˈhjuːstən/
/ˌlɔːs ˈændʒələs/
/ˈdæləs/
/ˌfɔːt ˈwɜːθ/
/ˈteksəs/
Statistically
/stəˈtɪstɪkli/
Intriguing
(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.
Theoretical
/ˌθɪəˈretɪkl/
E.g. the theoretical proposal was difficult to grasp.
Literature
/ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/
E.g. The research paper should begin with a throughout /θruːˈaʊt/ review of the literature.
Jurisdiction clause
/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.
Parliamentary
Parliament /ˈpɑːləmənt/
/ˌpɑːləˈmentri/
E.g. The United Kingdom is constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy.
Constitution
Constitutional
Constitution /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃn/
Constitutional /ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənl/
plagiarism
/ˈpleɪdʒərɪzəm/
E.g. There is varying plagiarism across the university departments.
Authoritative
/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.
- that you can trust and respect as true and correct
E.g. the most authoritative book on the subject
- Caramelise/ Caramelize
2. Caramel
- (V) /ˈkærəməlaɪz/
(of sugar) to turn into caramel - Caramel /ˈkærəmel/
Project
/ˈprɒdʒekt/
extraordinarily
/ɪkˈstrɔːdnrəli/
uhk·’straw·duh·nuh·ruh·lee
E.g. Gravity is extraordinarily weak and nearly impossible to study directly at a quantum level.
Textual
/ˈtekstʃuəl/
teks·choo·uhl
Executive (n)
/ɪɡˈzekjətɪv/
