disappoint
dis-uh-POINT 
<French
to fail to satisfy the hopes and expectations of
sallow
SAL-oh 
<English
of a sickly, pale-yellow complexion
straddle
STRAD-uhl 
<English
to stand with legs wide apart
apricot
AP-ruh-kawt 
<Latin
a small, yellowish-orange peach-like fruit
fresco
FRES-koh 
<Italian
a painting with watercolors on wet plaster
ambiguity
am-buh-GYOO-uh-tee 
<English<French<Latin
something not clear, vague, or having multiple meanings
didactic
dy-DAK-tik 
<Greek
intended to teach or instruct
poinsettia
poin-SET-uh 
<American name
a tropical American plant with large, showy, colorful leaves
quatorzain
kuh-TOHR-zayn 
<French
a poem of 14 lines lacking the structure of a sonnet
spatiotemporal
spay-shee-oh-TEMP-uhr-uhl 
<Latin + <Latin
both extended and enduring; have a space-time relationship