Some Tricky Words to Pronounce...and to Spell

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  1. toupee
    a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness
  2. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  3. herb
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem
  4. colonel
    a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
  5. choir
    a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
  6. tomb
    a place for the burial of a corpse
  7. indict
    accuse formally of a crime
  8. corps
    an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions
  9. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  10. machete
    a large knife used as a weapon or for cutting vegetation
  11. draught
    a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
  12. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  13. queue
    a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
  14. bouquet
    an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
  15. epitome
    a standard or typical example
  16. mosque
    a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
  17. massacre
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
  18. heir
    a person entitled by law to inherit the estate of another
  19. respite
    a pause from doing something
  20. licorice
    deep-rooted plant cultivated for its long thick sweet roots
  21. acre
    a unit of area used in English-speaking countries
  22. yacht
    an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power
  23. aisle
    a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)
  24. suite
    the group following and attending to some important person
  25. gourmet
    a person highly knowledgeable and appreciative of fine food and drink
  26. circuit
    a journey or route all the way around a place or area
  27. debut
    the act of beginning something new
  28. silhouette
    a filled-in drawing of the outline of an object
  29. souvenir
    something of sentimental value
  30. trough
    a long narrow shallow receptacle
Created on Sun Feb 27 22:37:24 EST 2011 (updated Tue Mar 01 01:27:26 EST 2011)

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