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WORDS COMMONLY MISPRONOUNCED DUE TO FAULTY STRESSING:

A. Stress on First, not on Second

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delicacy legislative forfeit hazardous

B. Stress on First, not Second or Third

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demonstrate haberdasher stationery stationary
justify military pulmonary accuracy
Arabic ordinary salivary lavatory
Celebes rheumatism sovereignty melancholy
Damocles situated voluntary gabardine
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answerable arbitrary mandatory supervise
capillaries legislator dramatize cemetery
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negligible irritate reprimand dormitory
vulnerable recognize ventilate insulator
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arsenic corollary heroism sanctuary
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Aristotle radiator solitary mediator
caricature seminary temperature interesting

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C. Stress on Second, not First Syllable

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percentage perpetuate Achilles cashier
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insurance semester Ulysses cooperate
sincerely fanaticism illusory invalidate
herculean Niagara provocative committee

D. Stress on Third, not First Syllable

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Japanese paralytic persevere personnel
recollect engineer millionaire volunteer
waterloo interpose subdivide academic
contradict mayonnaise reminiscent violinist
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sabotage expose supervisory
European intervene Halloween
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E. Stress on Second, not Fourth Syllable

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F. Stress on Third, not Second Syllable

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G. Stress on Third, not Fourth Syllable

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H. Stress on Fourth, not First Syllable

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