Pumpkin, not punkin. Pumpkin itself is a corruption of pumpion or pompion, but is the word that is now generally used.
Purulent—pū´ru-lent, not pŭr´u-lent. Containing pus or matter. Purulence and purulency have also the long u in the first syllable.
Put—pŏŏt, not pŭt. This anomalous pronunciation is hard for some to adopt, the natural tendency being to sound the u as it is in a host of other words consisting of two consonants with a short u between them, as: bun, but, cut, dug, fun, gun, hut, nut, etc.
Pyrites—pī-rī´tez, not pe-rī´tez, pĭr´i-tez nor pī´rītez.
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Qualm—kwäm, not kwăm. Worcester allows kwawm also.
Quay—kē, not kwā.
Querulous, means complaining, whining, etc., and not questioning.
Quinine—kwī´nīne or kwĭ-nīne´, not kwi-neen´. Worcester gives kwĭ-nīne´ or kwĭn´īne.
Quoit—kwoit, not kwāte.