disuse
dis-YOOS 
<Latin
lack of action
median
MEE-dee-uhn 
<Latin
designating the middle number in a series
typeface
TYP-fays 
<Latin<Greek + <Latin
the surface of a block of type
oblique
oh-BLEEK 
<English<Latin
slanting; indirect
armistice
AWRM-uh-stis 
<French or Latin
a truce preliminary to the signing of a peace treaty
rudimentary
rood-uh-MEN-tuh-ree 
<Latin
basic; fundamental; elementary [four years of ~ education]
nodule
NAW-jool 
<Latin
a small knot or rounded lump
antecessor
AN-tuh-ses-uhr 
<English<Latin
one that goes before (as in office or in the possession of property)
misemphasize
mis-EM-fuh-syz 
<Latin<Greek
to give a misplaced or wrong importance or stress to
stagnicolous
stag-NIK-uh-luhs 
<Latin<Greek
living or thriving in stagnant water