The homophone for the word "whirred" would be the word "word."
No, "respectful" is not a compound word. Instead, it is a single word derived from the root word "respect."
The name Gavin is written as加文 in Chinese. This is read as "jiāwén".The pronunciation is a little hard to explain. The "jiā" part should be pronounced somewhat the start of the word 'jar' with a high-pitched, consistent tone. The "wén" part is a bit trickier. The first and last letters ('w' and 'n') are basically the same as English, but the 'é' should be pronounced like the 'i' in 'stir'. This part should be pronounced with a rising tone (like asking a question).If you'd like to hear a native speaker's pronunciation of 加 and 文, please see the related links below.
Con is the root word in that word. The base is condense.
The 5th word in "What is the 5th word in this sentence" is "the".
trickier, trickiest
The comparative and superlative forms of tricky are trickier and trickiest.
trickier
ends in 'iest' = earliest (root word: early) ends in 'ier' = trickier (root word: tricky)
There is no such labeled thing as a "trickier task" on WikiAnswers. If you are in the SPA Program, a trickier task might be referring to a task that requires a little more thinking.
trickier and trickiest
yes. its trickier but it works fine.
It is a matter of preference. But steam is trickier to use.
If your child has figured out how to get out of his carseat, I would think about purchasing a new (and trickier) one.
The pepper can be filtered out with filter paper. The alcohol is trickier, and must be distilled out (see related questions).
By itself, 'proclaim' is neither. It is simply a verb. A synonym is a word with a similar meaning. To state, declare, say etc are synonyms of 'proclaim'. But to give examples of antonyms (opposites) of proclaim is a little trickier. Not all words have antonyms. But doubtless someone will suggest a few....
It is fairly simple to use the word in a sentence... you could just say (using it as an adjective) "He was a heteroclite person." For the noun form, you could say "He was a heteroclite." The trick is if you have to use it in a sentence in a way that hints at its meaning... that is trickier. Maybe something like "He was an innovative, eclectic heteroclite; normalcy was a bad word to him." Here's a link to a dictionary page, for further review: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/heteroclite