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Figure

    figUre  =  FIG’- yər   =  1)a person’s bodily shape, 2) representing a number     Try to pronounce it […]

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Particular

    particUlar  =  pər-TIK’-yə-lər =  used to single out an individual member of a specified group or class     Try […]

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Recognize

    recoGnize  =  REK’ -əg-nize   =  to identify someone or something from having encountered them before   Try to pronounce […]

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Poem

  poEM (2 syllables)  =  PO’-əm   =  a writing style that has rhythm or rhyming words   Try to pronounce it […]

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Ruin

    ruIn (2 syllables)  =  ROO’-ən   =  to mess something up permanently   Try to pronounce it yourself.    

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Probably

  probaBly  =  PROB’-əb-lee   =  more than a likely chance   Try to pronounce it yourself.    

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Picture

    piCture  =  PIK’-chər   = an image   Try to pronounce it yourself.    

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Asked

    asKed  =  ASKT   = to have stated a question   Try to pronounce it yourself.  

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Eleven

    Eleven  =  ə-LEV’-ən   = 11   Try to pronounce it yourself.    

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Government

    goverNment  =  GUV’-ərn-mənt   = the governing body of a nation, state, or community   Try to pronounce it yourself. […]