Academic Word List essentials
The Academic Word List collects the vocabulary that appears across all university disciplines, and many items are long Latin derivations where stress placement is the main hurdle. Note the singular and plural shifts: hypothesis becomes hypotheses with a different final vowel. Stress usually lands three syllables from the end.
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The words
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Medical terms
Anaesthesia, ophthalmologist, angina: essential medical vocabulary said clearly and correctly.
Legal terms
Subpoena, plaintiff, voir dire, tort: courtroom vocabulary with unpredictable pronunciation.
Weather words
Meteorologist, drought, hurricane, chinook: weather vocabulary with awkward vowels.
Very long words
Antidisestablishmentarianism and friends. Break the giants into syllables and say them properly.
-IC and -ICAL stress
Photograph, photography, photographic: the stress moves every time. Hear the whole family.
IELTS pronunciation words
High-frequency IELTS speaking vocabulary where mispronunciation costs you band score points.
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