what does it mean to underline the accented syllable in the following terms:?

Question

impetigo, erythema, eczema, pilonidal cyst, dermatomycosis, streatoma,

Answer 1

The accented syllable is the syllable that gets the "oomph." So, for an example, in the word favor, I would underline the "fa," since you say the "fa" harder than you say the "vor." Your first word would have the "ti" underlined, since that is where you say the word the hardest. em-pi-TI-go. I hope that made sense.