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abate erBATE
aberration airberRAYtion
abet erBET
abhorrent abHORrurnt
(rurnt as in burnt)
(ack as in back)
accolade ACKkolade
(ack as in back) (lade as in blade)
accrue erCREW
acquiesce airKWEEyes
acumen erKEWmen
ad hoc adHOCk
ad infinitum ad iNFinitum
adamant AIRder ment
addendum air DEN dem
adherent ad HERE rent
adjudicate ad JOO di cate
aesthetic as There tic
allay er LAY
allude er LOOD
ambience OM bi yonce
(Om as in Tom) (yon as in Yonder).
ambivalent amBi ver lent
ameliorate er Mi liorate
amenable erMARE nable
amiable AY mi able
(ay as in Pay)
amoral ay MORE ral
amorphous er MORE firs
(firs as in First)
amortise AH more ties
(ties as in lies)
anachronism er NAH crow nism
anaesthetic ernarestair tic
anaesthetist erNiss TERtist
analogy er NAre logy
analogous erNAre lerjous
anarchy AN nar kee
anecdote AN neck dote
animosity ani MOS sity
anomaly erNOR ma lee
antecedent AN tee see dent
apartheid er PAR tide
apex ay PEX
(ay as in Pay)
aphrodisiac AFRO di sake
(Afro as in Africa)
apocalyptic ERPO car LiPtic
apolitical AY POlitical
(ay as in Pay)
apothecary er pother CAry
apprise er PRISE
arbiter AR bi ter
aromatic air roMare tic
asphyxia axe FEE sia
aspirant as SPY rant
austere aus Steer
(aus as in Australia)
beatification BIARtification
bona fide bona FYEdee
bravado bra VAR doe
brevity BRE vity
brusque BRUSK
(brus as in brush)
bureaucracy beu ROO crasee
(beu as in Beutiful)
calvary CARLvery
Carrefour CAR foo
catharsis ker THARsis
cavalier CARE va leer
(va as in Various)
cavalry CARE vel ree
cessation sessSAY shEn
chagrin share GRIN
chiroprodist kerROAR prodist
charlatan SHAR latan
comment core ment
commentary core men ter ree
commiserate core Mi sir rate
communication co Mew Ni kay tion
compendious com PEN dious
complaisant com PLAYsant
concerted con SIRted
concurrence conQUER rence
(conquer as in Conquer)
congenial con JEEnial
congenital conJAIR ni tal
(Jair as in Chair)
conjecture con JECture
conjure CON jer
connotation con nerTAY tion
consecrate CON see crate
consortium con SOREtium
consumate CON soo mate
contemptuous con TEMP too us
contravene con trar VEEN
(trar as in Far)
contrition con TRi tion
convival con VYE val
(vye as in Dye)
convocation con vo KAY tion
convoluted con vo LOO ted
copious KORE pee os
(Kore as in More)
corroborate co ROW borate
credence CREE dence
credulous CRER du lous
(Crer as in Where)
culinery CAR li ner ree
deadline dad Line
decadence DECK ker dence
decorum DEE CORE rum
decrepit dee KRARE pit
(Krare as in Rare)
deference DEAF fer rence
deja vu day jar VOO
delectable dee Lack tible
deleterious deli TEErious
(deli as in telephone)
delineate deli NEATE
(deli as in telephone)
derogatory deeROARgatory
demagogue DEM mar gog
(gog as in Fog)
demarcate dee MAR cate
dementia DEE MEN tia
(cher as in Teacher)
demure DEE mure
(mure as in Pure)
dereliction dare ra LICK tion
(Dare as in There)
desecrate DARE see crate
desultory de SUL to ree
(desul as in Result)
diabolical dye er BORE lical
diefy day ee FYE
(Fye as in Dye)
diet Dired t
(Dired as in Tired)
dihotomy dye KOK ter mee
dissipate DISSi pate
en masse on Mars
fait accompli FATE er com PLEE
fallacious fer LAY cious
faux pas foe POAR
(Poar as in Boar)
feral FEE ral
fiat FEE art
fidelity fi DEL lee tee
gesticulate jest ti Kew late
go ahead go Ahead
go astern go Astern
government gerVERN ment
hippopotamus hip poPORtamus
ingenuity ingeeNOO tee
integral IN ter gral
intrepid in TREAR pid
(rear as in Bear)
laissare fare ler sirFAIR
largess lar JESS
laudatory LAW der tor ree
liaison lee ay SORN
(ay as in Lay) (Sorn as in Born)
lingerie LONG ger ree
luminosity loomiNOR sitee
macabre mareCARbrer
(mare as in Care) (brer as in Her)
machete mer SHARE tee
magnate Mag negg
(negg as in Egg)
magnet MAG net
malady Mare ler dee
(mare as in Care)
malaise mer LACE
(mer as in Merchant)
malevolent mare LEHver lent
(mare as in Care)
malice Mare lice
(mare as in Care) (lice as in niece)
malign mare LINE
(mare as in care)
malignant mare Licknant
(mare as in care)
malleable MARE L able
(mare as in care)
melancholy MA Lan kolee
(mare as in care) (Lan as in language) (ko as in colour)
melodious mare LOW deeus
(mare as in care)
melody Mare low dee
(mare as in care) (low as in below)
memento merMEN toe
memoir MEM mwa
(Mem as in Memory) (Mwa as in Muar)
millennium merLEN neeum
(mer as in Merchant)
octogenarian orkterjeeNAYrean
otiose O tee Oos
perpetuity perperTOOeetee
parquet PAR kay .
qui pro quad kwee proQUA
(Qua as in Aqua)
renege ree negg
repugnant ree PUGnant
(Pug as in Dug)
resume raresoo may
rogue ROAG
(OAG as in Oak)
rudimentary roodimentaree
rueful ROO ful
ruminate ROO meenate
salacious sirLAYcious
salient SAY lee ant
saliva sirLIE ver
salivate SARE lie vate
salmon SARE mon
(Sare as in Care)
salmonella SARE L more nella
(Sare as in Care)
salon SAR lawn
saloon sirLOON
sanguine SAN gwin
Sarah SARE rah
(Sare as in Care)
satiate sare See ate
(Sare as in Care)
scathing SKAY thing
(Skay as in Skate)
schematic ski MARE tik
(Mare as in Care)
scrutinize SKROO te nice
simile SEE mee lee
siquester see KWESS ter
soliloquy sur LEE oo kwee
sovereignty SOR ver rin tee
stoic STORE ik
strident STRY dent
(Stry as in Sky)
stymied STY meed
subservient sub SIR vient
suede SWAY
( as in Way)
sully SAR lee
(Sar as in Star)
superfluous super Flew us