BrE

/ə'pærəntli/

AmE

/ə'pærəntli/

adverb - as it appears, but not necessarily true

BrE

/'klæp/

AmE

/'klæp/

verb - to hit your palms together to show that you have liked something (e.g. a performance)

BrE

/dɪ'fens/

AmE

/dɪ'fens/

noun - protection against an attack etc.

BrE

/ɪ'fekt/

AmE

/ɪ'fekt/

noun - a result of something

BrE

/'feɪk/

AmE

/'feɪk/

adjective - made to look like something or somebody

BrE

/'kemɪkl/

AmE

/'kemɪkl/

noun - a substance used in chemical processes

BrE

/ɪm'pru:v/

AmE

/ɪm'pru:v/

verb - to make better

BrE

/'lɑ:f/

AmE

/'læf/

verb - to be very happy or amused and show it with an expression on your face and with sounds

BrE

/'lɑ:ftə/

AmE

/'læftər/

noun - the act of laughing

BrE

/prə'dju:s/

AmE

/prə'du:s/

verb - to make something esp. in large quantities, in a factory etc.

BrE

/rɪ'dju:s/

AmE

/rɪ'du:s/

verb - to make something lower or smaller

BrE

/ru:'ti:n/

AmE

/ru:'ti:n/

noun - something that you do regularly and almost without thinking about it

BrE

/'streɪndʒə/

AmE

/'streɪndʒər/

noun - a person who you don't know, a person who isn't known somewhere or doesn't belong there

BrE

/'stresfl/

AmE

/'stresfl/

adjective - making you feel stressed