When increasing your( )through reading, sometimes it is difficult to know the correct( )of a word. to be sure that you know how to words that you have not heard, refer to a( ) . there you will find the following( )marks: the( ), which shows short vowel sounds; the( ), which shows long vowel sounds; and the( )mark, which shows where to place vocal stress on the word. accent emphasis or stress placed on a syllable or word advertisement a notice designed to attract public notice or patronage aviation the operation of aircraft biology the science of life and living organisms bouquet a number of picked flowers tied together in a bunch breve a curved diacritical mark used to indicate an unstressed syllable or a short vowel ceiling the upper inside limit of a room; also the height above the ground of the lowest clouds diacritical marking a distinction dictionary a book of the words of a language together with their pronunciations, definitions, and etymologies director an overseer or head of a group envelope the pouch which encases a letter forehead the top of the face above the eyes forfeit to lose and thereby give up rights handicap a physical disability honesty truthfulness horrid nasty or disgusting in nature humorous comical international beyond the boundaries of a single nation macron the horizontal mark used to indicate a stressed syllable in a foot of verse merciful showing mercy personal of a particular person; private personnel the body of persons employed by an organization pronounce to articulate a word or sound; to state formally pronunciation the way in which a word or sound is spoken rebellion defiance of authority seize to grasp suddenly and forcibly separate to set or keep apart; divide temperance the condition of being moderate; self-restraint vocabulary a stock of words used and understood zoology the biological science of animals