The second syllable in "applause" is stressed.
The word "applause" is a verb, i.e. to applaud. It is an action word. A consonant, on the other hand, is a single letter- in the English alphabet, it is any letter that is not a vowel (A E I O U). The other 21 letters of the alphabet are consonants. "Applause" is a word, therefore it cannot be a consonant.
The stressed syllable in the word "persistence" is "sis."
The stressed syllable in the word "Philippines" is "pil."
The stressed syllable in the word "colorful" is the first syllable, "col."
The stressed syllable in the word "semester" is the second syllable, "mes."
The first syllable "resi-" is stressed in the word "residence."
No, "rejoiced" is not a word with a stressed syllable. The stress falls on the second syllable, "joiced."
The stressed syllable in the word "modern" is the first syllable, "mod-".
The syllable stressed in the word "silent" is the first syllable, "si".
The stressed syllable in the word "wonderful" is the first syllable: "won-".
The stressed syllable in the word "morning" is the first syllable, which is "mor."
The stressed syllable in the word "victory" is the first syllable, "vic."