Practice the pronunciation of the following words and word combinations. Learn them by heart.
To endeavor [in’dev?]
accurate [`?kjur?t]
observation [,obz?`vei?(?)n]
casual mechanism [`k?3u?l `mek?,nizm]
mathematical relation [,m??i`m?tik(?)l ri`lei?(?)n]
to predict [pri`dikt]
quantitatively [`kwontit?tivli]
independent experimenter [,indi`pend(?)nt ik`speri,ment?]
to bear out [be? aut]
to reject [ri’d3ect]
to modify [`modi,fai]
long-standing theory [lo?`st?ndi?`?i?ri]
to attempt [?`tempt]
influence [`influ?ns]
bias [`bai?s]
outcome [‘autk?m]
preference [`prefer?ns]
to tempt [tempt]
internal or external pressure [in`tç:n(?)l ik`stç:n(?)l `pre??]
expectations [,ekspek`tei?(?)nz]
to arise [?`raiz]
failure [`feilj?]
to estimate [`estim?t]
discovery [di`sk?v?ri]
phenomenon [fi`nomin?n]
background [`b?kgraund]
to cancel out [‘k?ns(?)l aut]
experimental setups [ik,speriment(?)l]
source [so:s]