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27. infans, infantis baby

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28. genos race, kind

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USING THE WORDS

Can you pronounce the words? (I)

1. martinetish mahr-tƏ-NET′-ish

2. sycophancy SIK′-Ə-fƏn-see

3. sycophantic sik′-Ə-FAN′-tik

4. diaphanous dī-AF′-Ə-nƏs

5. dilettanti dil′-Ə-TAN′-tee

6. dilettantism dil-Ə-TAN′-tiz-Əm

7. dilettantish dil-Ə-TAN′-tish

8. tyro TĪ′-rō

9. virtuoso vur′-ch -Ō′-sō

10. virtuosi vur′-ch -Ō′-see

11. termagant TUR′-mƏ-gƏnt

12. harridan HAIR′-Ə-dƏn

Can you pronounce the words? (II)

1. chauvinism SHŌ′-vƏ-niz-Əm

2. chauvinistic shō-vƏ-NIS′-tik

3. patrimony PAT′-rƏ-mō-nee

4. patronymic pat′-rƏ-NIM′-ik

5. synonym SIN′-Ə-nim