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mis·speak
Synonyms: mispronounce.
Usage: The director insisted that his actors hire a French tutor so that they would not misspeak their lines.
screech
Synonyms: scream, shriek.
Usage: Just then the locomotive gave a sharp screech, and the train passed out into the darkness of the night.
gust
Synonyms: blast, blow.
Usage: The wind swept in fainter and fainter gusts across the dreary moor.
e·nun·ci·ate
Synonyms: articulate, pronounce, say, sound out.
Usage: As she spoke, she enunciated each word slowly and carefully.
pop·u·lace
Synonyms: public, world.
Usage: And every phase of his speech, eagerly listened to by the populace, called forth enthusiastic cheers for the Prince of Orange.
