Compound words
Abundance
ubundins
"If you're looking for an opinion, we have an abundance of those"
obscenity
ub-scene-idy
It's not cute for a child to say obscenities
Electricity
Electricity
Some countries don't have electricity
Revolutionary
Revo-lushon-ery
What is happening in Chile right now is revolutionary
Rural
Rural
I live in a rural community
wheelbarrow
weelberro
Construction workers use wheelbarrows to transport cement
bacteria
bac-tee-ria
Never confuse bacteria with viruses!
Humiliation
Hiu-milee-ation
Never put up with humiliation
Originality
Originality
It is hard to always have originality
Library
Lie-brery
You don't need to go to a library to have access to many books
weatherproof
wethrproof
It's -10ยบ C outside, you need a weatherproof jacket
testosterone
tes-tahs-terone
Testosterone is a hormone that regulates fertility, muscle mass, fat distribution, and red blood cell production
Obligatory
uh-blig-atory
It is obligatory to say the truth in court
Agoraphobia
Agorafobia
If you don't like to go out, you might have agoraphobia
Cavalry
Cavalry
Nobody fights wars with cavalry anymore
rubberband
rubrband
Use a rubberband to hold your cards
therapeutic
thera-piudic
Listening to classical music is always therapeutic
curiosity
Kiri-ah-city
Children have a lot of curiosity
Archaeological
Are-kee-uh-logical
The Egyptians had a lot of archaeological knowledge
Phenomenon
Fe-nah-me-non
There are UFO groups which investigate the UFO phenomenon.
babysitter
beibysidr
Parents contract a babysitter when they want to go out without their kids
bacherlorette
bachlret
Before a woman gets married, it is tradition to have a bacherlorette party with her friends
Appreciation
Uh-pree-she-ation
It is always good to show your appreciation to someone
Deteriorating
De-ti-ree-er-eiding
The environment is deteriorating because of humans
Onomatopoeia
Onu-mahda-pee-uh
"oink oink is the sound that pigs make and it is an example of an onomatopoeia"