116 homoeopath 1st two syllables rhyme with Romeo. homogeneous last three syllables sound like genius. honorarium h silent, a as in rare. hospitable stress properly on 1st syllable. hotel h to be pronounced. housewifery stress on 1st syllable, i as in whiff hovel, hover o as in hot. ° The former pronunciation with o as in love is now only Amer. idyll i as in idiot; it may be like i in idea in idyllic (with stress on 2nd syllable) and usually is in idyllist (with stress on 1st syllable). illustrative stress on 1st syllable (Amer. on 2nd). imbroglio g is silent; rhymes with folio. impious stress on 1st syllable; on 2nd in impiety. importune stress on 3rd syllable or (with some speakers) on 2nd. inchoate stress on 1st syllable. indict c is silent; rhymes with incite. indisputable stress on 3rd syllable. inexplicable stress originally on 2nd syllable, but now usually on 3rd. infamous stress on 1st syllable. inherent 1st e as in here. intaglio g is silent, a as in pal or pass. integral stress on 1st syllable. intern (verb): stress on 2nd syllable; (noun, Amer.) on 1st. internecine stress on 3rd syllable, last two syllables like knee sign. interstice stress on 2nd syllable. intestinal stress on 2nd syllable; 3rd syllable like tin. intricacy stress on 1st syllable. invalid (sick person): stress on 1st syllable, 2nd as in lid or machine; 116
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