northeast
nohrth-EEST 
<English
toward the upper right hand corner of a map
behoove
bee-HOOV 
<English
to be fitting and proper for; to be necessary
willowware
WIL-oh-wer 
<English + <English
blue-and-white dinnerware decorated witha story-telling design introduced into England from China in the 18th century
zucchini
zoo-KEE-nee 
<Italian
a slender green summer squash
notwithstanding
nawt-with-STAN-ding 
<English
in spite of
dandelion
DAN-duh-ly-uhn 
<French<Latin
a common weed with yellow blossoms
precipitous
pree-SIP-uh-tuhs 
<French<Latin
extremely steep
ubiquitous
yoo-BIK-wuh-tuhs 
<Latin
seemingly present everywhere at the same time
stridulated
STRIJ-uh-lay-tuhd 
<Latin
made a shrill often vibrating sound
molybdenum
muh-LIB-duh-nuhm 
<Latin
a metallic element (Mo) used in strengthening and hardening steel