Word Correct Pronunciation
alma materalma māter
apparatusapparātus
apricotāpricot
attachéăttashā'
audaciousaudāshus
balletbăl'lā
blaséblazā'
blatantblātant
chastenchāsen
CleopatraCleopātra
compatriotcompātriot
gratisgrātis or grahtis
haremhārem or hahrem
heinoushānous
hiatushīātus
implacableimplākable
napenāp
née
négligé nāglēzhā'
patronpātron
protégé prōtāzhā'
résumérāzumā'
tenacioustenāshus
tomatotomāto or tomahto
valet vă'lā or văl'et
vasevās, vahz, or vāz
veraciousverāshus
vivaciousvivāshus

208. ă as in hat:

alternativeălternative
ArabĂr'ab, not ārab
aridăr'id
asphaltasfălt, not fawlt
badebăd
catchnot ketch
defalcatedefăl'kāte, not fawl
dilletantedilletăn'te
forbadeforbăd
granarygrănary
programpro'grăm, not grum
rapinerăp'ĭn
rationalrătional
sacramentsăcrament

209. ä as in arm:

auntänt
behalfbehäf
calfkäf
calmkäm
halfhäf
laughläf
psalmsäm

210. ē as in me:

amenableamēnable
cliqueklēk, not klick
creekkrēk, not krick
eitherēēther (preferable)
mediocremēdiocre
naïvena'ēve (a as in arm)
neithernēēther (preferable)
precedenceprecē'dence
precedentprēcē'dent (when an adjective)
predecessorprēdecessor
predilectionprēdilection
prematureprēmature
quay
resplendentrēsplen'dent
sacrilegioussacrilēgious, not -religious
seriessērēz
sleekslēk, not slick
suiteswēt, not like boot

211. ĕ as in met:

againagĕn
againstagĕnst
crematorykrĕm'atōrў
deafdĕf, not dēf
heroinehĕroĭn, not like hero
measuremĕzhure, not
metricmĕtrik
precedentprĕc'edent (noun)
prelateprĕl'āt
presentationprĕzentation
sesamesĕs'amē
steadystĕdy, not stĭddy
tenettĕn'ĕt
weaponwĕpon, not wēpon

212. ī as in high: