Phonics vocabulary

Phonics vocabulary are phonetic words that are powerful expansions of one's vocabulary. Combining the approach of phonics with a mastery of vocabulary is a terrific approach to improving one's literary skills.

A growing list with definitions in the footnotes is:

acerbic^[1]
anodyne^[2]
arboreal^[3]
augur^[4]
fulsomely^[5]
importune^[6]
indolent^[7]
laden^[8]
opprobrium^[9]
raconteur^[10]
sardonic^[11]
sartorial^[12]
abjure^[13]
pastiche^[14]
palladium^[15]
etiolate^[16]
lachrymose^[17]

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sight words (phonetic exceptions)

inchoate^[18]
sapient^[19]

References

↑ pronounced ə-SƏR-bihk, and meaning sarcastic or sharply critical in style
↑ pronounced AN-ə-dīn, and meaning (as an adjective) uncontroversial
↑ pronounced ahr-BOR-ee-uhl, and meaning related to trees
↑ pronounced AW-gər, foretelling a future outcome, as in presaging something
↑ More fully and completely, as in talking about something; also overly flattering in an often insincere way, even unctuous. Wordnik
↑ middle syllable is slightly non-phonic, pronounced ˌim-pər-ˈtün [1], meaning to persistently press for something
↑ ĭn′ də lənt, meaning lazy
↑ pronounced LAY-dən, and meaning carrying some kind of burden including figurative ones
↑ ə-PROE-bree-əm, meaning public disgrace
↑ răk-ŏn-tûr′, masterful storyteller
↑ mocking humor
↑ relating to clothes, especially tailored clothing
↑ firmly renounce, even solemnly so
↑ pa-ˈstēsh, meaning artwork in imitation of another's work, or in imitation of a period of work. Artwork broadly includes music and architecture.
↑ puh-LAY-dee-uhm, meaning protection or a protector, named after a Greek goddess.
↑ EE-tee-ə-lāt, meaning to make something appear pale, or to weaken it by halting its growth
↑ causing tears or crying, or tendency to weep
↑ in·cho·ate in-KOE-ət, meaning partially formed and not yet coherent
↑ SAY-pee-ənt, meaning wise but often used in sarcastic way about someone; evolutionists use it to refer to (non-existent) ancient human species

[1] ronounced ə-SƏR-bihk, and meaning sarcastic or sharply critical in style

[2] ronounced AN-ə-dīn, and meaning (as an adjective) uncontroversial

[3] ronounced ahr-BOR-ee-uhl, and meaning related to trees

[4] ronounced AW-gər, foretelling a future outcome, as in presaging something

[5] More fully and completely, as in talking about something; also overly flattering in an often insincere way, even unctuous. Wordnik

[6] syllable is slightly non-phonic, pronounced ˌim-pər-ˈtün [1], meaning to persistently press for something

[7] ĭn′ də lənt, meaning lazy

[8] ronounced LAY-dən, and meaning carrying some kind of burden including figurative ones

[9] ə-PROE-bree-əm, meaning public disgrace

[10] răk-ŏn-tûr′, masterful storyteller

[11] umor

[12] relating to clothes, especially tailored clothing

[13] rmly renounce, even solemnly so

[14] -ˈstēsh, meaning artwork in imitation of another's work, or in imitation of a period of work. Artwork broadly includes music and architecture.

[15] uh-LAY-dee-uhm, meaning protection or a protector, named after a Greek goddess.

[16] EE-tee-ə-lāt, meaning to make something appear pale, or to weaken it by halting its growth

[17] using tears or crying, or tendency to weep

[18] ·cho·ate in-KOE-ət, meaning partially formed and not yet coherent

[19] SAY-pee-ənt, meaning wise but often used in sarcastic way about someone; evolutionists use it to refer to (non-existent) ancient human species

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Phonics vocabulary

sight words (phonetic exceptions)

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