duplex
DOO-pleks 
<Latin
a house consisting of two separate family units
harrow
HER-oh 
probably<Old Norse
a heavy frame with spikes used for breaking up and leveling plowed ground
avarice
AV-uhr-uhs 
<Latin
greed for money
diversionary
duh-VUHR-zhuhn-er-ee 
<French<Latin
serving to distract one's attention; intended to draw an enemy's forces away from the point of principal attack
gimmicky
GIM-uh-kee 
<unknown
tricky; like a gadget; like a mechanical device
auk
awk 
<Norwegian or Icelandic<Old Norse
a diving bird of the northern seas
cadences
KAY-duhn-suhz 
<English<Italian
rhythmic sequences
dehiscence
dee-HIS-uhnts 
<Latin
a bursting open of a capsule or pod
eustachian
yoo-STAY-shuhn 
<Italian name
a slender tube between the middle ear and the pharynx 
nephalometer
nef-uh-LAWM-uh-tuhr 
<ISV<Greek
an instrument for measuring cloudiness, especially of liquids