defer
dee-FUHR 
<Latin
to yield with courtesy to
allocate
AL-uh-kayt 
<Latin
to distribute; to set apart for a specific purpose
abdicate
AB-duh-kayt 
<Latin
to give up formally, as a right, a responsibility, or a throne
antibiotic
an-tee-by-AW-tik 
<Latin + <Greek
any of certain substances produced by various microorganisms and capable of destroying or weakening bacteria
straightedge
STRAYT-ej 
<English + <English
a strip of wood, metal, or plastic used for drawing straight lines
camphor
KAM-fuhr 
<Sanskrit
a crystalline substance with a strong odor used to repel moths and in medicine as a stimulant
regime
ruh-ZHEEM 
<French<Latin
a political system; an administration
gordita
gohr-DEE-tuh 
<Mexican Spanish
a deep fried pocket of cornmeal dough filled with a savory mixture
recidivist
ruh-SID-uh-vist 
<French<Latin
one who habitually relapses into crime
pusillanimous
pyoo-suh-LAN-uh-muhs 
<Latin
cowardly