absentee
ab-suhn-TEE 
<English<French<Latin
one who is not present; one who is away from work or school
scenic
SEEN-ik 
<Greek
having a beautiful landscape
Wednesday
WENZ-day 
<English
the day following Tuesday
splendent
SPLEN-duhnt 
<English<Latin
shining gossily with light or reflected light
tilde
TIL-duh 
<Spanish<Latin
a mark (~) placed over the letter "n" to denote the "ny" sound
ghastliness
GAST-lee-nuhs 
<English + Ecf
the quality or state of being frightening, terrifying, or deathlike
espionage
ES-pee-uh-nawzh 
<French
spying
erythrophobia
uh-rith-ruh-FOH-bee-uh 
<Greek
fear of blushing
miscible
MIS-uh-buhl 
<Latin
capable of being mixed (said of fluids)
makahiki
mawk-uh-HEE-kee 
<Hawaiian
a period of several months which was celebrated each fall in ancient Hawaii with athletic contests, religious rites, and a payment of tribute to chiefs and during which all warfare was tabooed