dearth
duhrth 
<English
scarcity; a lack of a present necessity
adjacent
uh-JAY-suhnt 
<Latin
near or close to; adjoining
mongoose
MAWN-goos 
<Hindi
an Old World carnivore that kills snakes an rodents
salve
sav 
<English
a healing ointment
anomaly
uh-NAWM-uh-lee 
<Latin<Greek
something that is abnormal or peculiar and cannot be explained
debacle
duh-BAWK-uhl 
<French<Old Provencal
a crushing defeat; a ruinous collapse
motif
moh-TEEF 
<French
a central theme or dominant idea
entourage
awn-tuh-RAWZH 
<French
a group of accompanying attendants
epexegesis
e-peks-uh-JEE-zuhs 
<Greek
an explanation following a word or phrase that clarifies its meaning
sarothrum
suh-RAWTH-ruhm 
<Latin<Greek
the pollen brush of a bee