studious
STOOD-ee-uhs 
<English<French<Latin
attentive in the pursuit of learning
edict
EE-dikt 
<Latin
a public order; a decree
lingual
LING-gwuhl 
<Latin
of, near, or pronounced with the tongue
abstention
ab-STEN-chuhn 
<Latin
voluntarily refraining from; withholding a vote
quadrangle
KWAWD-rang-guhl 
<Latin
an area surrounded by buildings on four sides
diverticulum
dy-vuhr-TIK-yuh-luhm 
<Latin
a pocket or branch opening off of a main passage or tubular organ
mummery
MUM-uhr-ee 
<French
a performance in pantomime
croquet
kroh-KAY 
<French
a lawn game in which players use wooden mallets to knock balls through metal hoops in the ground
orology
ohr-AWL-uh-jee 
<Latin<Greek
a branch of physical geography dealing with mountains and mountain systems
fanfaronade
fan-fer-uh-NAYD 
<French<Spanish<Latin
swaggering; empty boasting