nosegay
NOHZ-gay 
<English + <French
a small bouquet
struggling
STRUG-ling 
<English
making great efforts; striving
latterly
LAT-uhr-lee 
<English
recently; of late [had been a salesman and ~ a guide to fishermen]
parolee
puh-rohl-EE 
<Latin
one who has been released from prison early on condition of good behavior
ballast
BAL-uhst 
<Dutch
anything heavy carried in a ship to provide stability
partiality
pawr-shee-AL-uh-tee 
<Latin
bias; favoring one person or group over another
superlative
soo-PUHR-luh-tiv 
<Latin
supreme; of higher degree than all others
polygrapher
puh-LIG-ruh-fuhr 
<Greek
one who operates a lie detector
Fennoscandian
fen-oh-SKAN-dee-uhn 
<geographic name
of or relating to the region of northern Europe comprising Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark
mortadella
mohr-tuh-DEL-uh 
<Italian
a sausage made of chopped beef, pork, and pork fat, seasoned with pepper and garlic, stuffed into large casings, and cooked and smoked