dreary
DRIR-ee 
<English
dismal
magnolia
mag-NOH-lee-uh 
<French name
a tree with large, fragrant flowers of white, pink or purple
mammoth
MAM-uhth 
<Russian
an extinct mammal of long tusks
discern
di-SUHRN 
<English<French<Latin
to perceive or recognize clearly
ersatz
ER-sawts 
<German
being an inferior or artificial substitute
expertise
eks-puhr-TEEZ 
<French
the skill or knowledge of an expert
amicable
AM-uh-kuh-buhl 
<English<Latin
neighborly; friendly
carafe
kuh-RAF 
<French<Italian<Arabic
a container for pouring liquids
repertoire
REP-uhr-twawr 
<French
a list of things that can be performed
centrolinead
sen-troh-LIN-ee-ad 
<Latin
a long ruler that has two adjustable arms fastened to one end of it by wing nuts that is used for drawing convergents toward inaccessible vanishing points in perspective