First syllable.
Trick question! Either syllable can be accented in desert. If you accent the first syllable, it's an arid place, possibly with cacti. If you accent the second syllable, it's a verb meaning to abandon or leave alone.
Arthropathy is accented on the second syllable.
The first syllable is accented.
Verdict is accented on the first syllable.
The first syllable is accented.
second accented syllable
The second syllable is accented.
The second syllable is accented.
The first syllable is accented.
The first syllable is accented.
First syllable is accented.
ANSWER FOR is the accented syllable in formidable.