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accent – /ˈæksənt/ (noun) is the way people in a particular area speak; /əkˈsɛnt/ (verb) (UK) means “to emphasize” (it is often pronounced the same as the noun in American English).

attribute – /əˈtrɪbjuːt/ (verb) means “to express that something was created be someone”; /ˈætrɪbjuːt/ (noun) is a characteristic of something.

contrast – /ˈkɒntrɑːst/ (UK) or /ˈkɑntræst/ (US) (noun) is “a difference in brightness”; /kənˈtrɑːst/ (UK) or /kənˈtræst/ (US) (verb) means “to show the difference” (in some US dialects, both meanings are pronounced as the noun given here).

export – /ˈɛkspɔːt/ (UK) or /ˈɛkspɔrt/ (US) (noun) is “something that is exported”; /ɪksˈpɔːt/ (UK) or /ɪksˈpɔrt/ (US) (verb) means “to sell goods to a foreign country”.

extract – /ˈɛkstrækt/ (noun) is “something extracted”; /ɪksˈtrækt/ (verb) means “to get something out of something else”.

increase – /ɪnˈkriːs/ (verb) means “to become larger”; /ˈɪnkriːs/ (noun) is “an amount by which something increased”.

insult – /ɪnˈsʌlt/ (verb) means “to offend someone”; /ˈɪnsʌlt/ (noun) is “an action intended to be rude”.

object – /ˈɒbdʒɪkt/ (UK) or /ˈɑbdʒɪkt/ (US) (noun) is “an existing thing” or “the goal of something”; /əbˈdʒɛkt/ (verb) means “to disagree with something”.

progress – /ˈprəʊɡrɛs/ (UK) or /ˈprɒgres/ (US) (noun) means “a development of something”; /prəˈɡrɛs/ (verb) means “to advance”.

record – /ˈrɛkɔːd/ (UK) or /ˈrɛkərd/ (US) (noun) is “an information put into a physical medium” or “the extreme value of an achievement (in sport)”; /rɪˈkɔːd/ (UK) or /rəˈkɔrd/ (US) (verb) means “to make a recording of something”.

content – /ˈkɒntɛnt/ (UK) or /ˈkɑntɛnt/ (US) (noun) is “the contained material”; /kənˈtɛnt/ (adj.) means “satisfied”.

import
Noun: IMport "This is a cheap import."
Verb: imPORT "They import their oil from the UK."
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