bricklayer
BRIK-lay-uhr 
<English
one that constructs buildings or other structures out of dry, molded clay blocks
hearth
hawrth 
<English
fireside; the stone or brick floor of a fireplace
conquerer
KAWNG-kuhr-uhr 
<English<French
one who overcomes, defeats or wins in a war
tundra
TUN-druh 
<Russian
a vast, treeless arctic plain
acquaintance
uh-KWAYN-tuhnts 
<English<French
a person whom one knows slightly
hydraulic
hy-DRAW-lik 
<Latin<Greek
operated by the movement and force of liquid
glasnost
GLAS-nohst; GLAWS-nohst 
<Russian
a policy permitting public expression of opinion formerly forbidden to discussion, especially in the Soviet Union
pistachio
puh-STASH-ee-oh 
<Italian<Greek<Persian
a small tree of the cashew family and its edible nut
allegory
AL-uh-gohr-ee 
<Latin<Greek
a story in which people, things and events have a symbolic meaning
cacophony
ka-KAWF-uh-nee 
<French<Greek
harsh, jarring sound