icing
YS-ing 
<English
frosting for a cake
vainly
VAYN-lee 
<English
done without effect; done in a futile manner
apiece
uh-PEES 
<English
for each one; each
allegory
AL-uh-gohr-ee 
<Greek
a story in which people, things, and events have a symbolic meaning
hygroscopic
hy-gruh-SKAWP-ik 
<Greek
readily taking up and retaining moisture [~ soils]
hopperdozer
HAWP-uhr-doh-zuhr 
<English + <Scandinavian
a device for catching and destroying insects that is drawn on runners across a field and has a shield against which insects jump and fall into a pan containing kerosene or oil
electuary
uh-LEK-chuh-wer-ee 
<Latin
a confection, especially a sweetened medicinal paste that is used by veterinarians to smear on the teeth, gums, or tongue
chicanery
shuh-KAYN-uh-ree 
<French
trickery; deception
xanthic
ZAN-thik 
<French<Greek
yellowish
liaise
lee-AYZ 
<French
to establish a close bond, connection, or relationship