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scent
sent <English<French<Latin an odor
dross
draws <English solid scum that forms on the surface of a metal when melting
postmortem
pohst-MOHR-tuhm <Latin of, or relating to, the period after death
cushy
KUHSH-ee <Hindi<Persian soft, comfortable
matriarch
MAY-tree-awrk <Latin + <Greek a woman who rules a family or tribe
yacht
yawt <Dutch a small ship for leisure cruises or racing
matriculate
muh-TRIK-yuh-layt <Latin to become admitted to membership in a society or institution and have one's name officially registered after having previously met entrance requirements
langlauf
LAWNG-louf <German cross-country racing on skis
diphthong
DIF-thawng <Greek<French<Latin a speech sound made by gliding from one vowel to another in one syllable, as in "oil"
renaissance
REN-uh-sawnts <French a period of renewal of activity
