Words Pronounced Differently when Capitalized

Gwen C. Aquinas
Some words chage their pronunciation when capitalized. Source:http://jeff560.tripod.com/words3.html
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  1. amend
    make revisions to
  2. Ares
    Greek god of war
  3. askew
    turned or twisted to one side
  4. august
    profoundly honored
  5. bad
    having undesirable or negative qualities
  6. begin
    set in motion, cause to start
  7. breathed
    uttered without voice
  8. clement
    (of weather or climate) mild
  9. colon
    the part of the large intestine between the cecum and rectum
  10. concord
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  11. degas
    remove gas from
  12. embarrass
    cause to feel self-conscious
  13. espy
    catch sight of
  14. ewe
    female sheep
  15. forest
    a large, densely wooded area filled with trees and plants
  16. forget
    dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
  17. guy
    an informal term for a youth or man
  18. herb
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem
  19. ill
    affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
  20. job
    a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty
  21. jubilate
    to express great joy
  22. Junker
    member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism
  23. kin
    a person related to another or others
  24. levy
    impose and collect
  25. Lima
    capital and largest city and economic center of Peru
  26. magdalen
    a reformed prostitute
  27. male
    being the sex that performs the fertilizing function
  28. Manes
    a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)
  29. mare
    an adult female horse
  30. millet
    a grain-like food that grows in grassy stalks
  31. mobile
    moving or capable of moving readily
  32. mole
    a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
  33. muster
    summon up, call forth, or bring together
  34. natal
    relating to or accompanying birth
  35. nestle
    move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
  36. nice
    pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
  37. placer
    an alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral
  38. polish
    make (a surface) shine
  39. quiche
    a tart filled with rich unsweetened custard
  40. ravel
    disentangle or separate out
  41. reading
    written material intended to be read
  42. said
    being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
  43. scone
    a small biscuit-like cake, often cut into triangles
  44. seat
    any support where you can sit
  45. slough
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  46. tang
    a tart spicy quality
  47. Tangier
    a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar
  48. vital
    performing an essential function in the living body
  49. xi
    being one more than ten
Created on Fri Apr 25 15:02:28 EDT 2008

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