malign
muh-LYN 
<English<French<Latin
to speak evil of; to slander
icebone
YS-bohn 
?<Dutch
the hipbone, especially in cattle
skittish
SKIT-ish 
<English<Old Norse
jumpy; easily frightened
corral
kuh-RAL 
<Spanish
an enclosure for horses or cattle
lectionary
LEK-shuh-ner-ee 
<Latin
a book of readings for use in a church service
Hellenic
huh-LEN-ik 
<Greek
of the history, language or culture of the ancient Greeks
mucilaginous
myoo-suh-LAJ-uh-nuhs 
<Latin
sticky
gendarme
ZHAWN-dawrm 
<French
a French police officer
chaffinch
CHA-finch 
<English
a small, common Old World bird often kept as a cage pet
hesthogenous
hes-THAWJ-uh-nuhs 
<Greek
having a covering of down when hatched