miniseries
MIN-ee-sir-eez 
<Italian<Latin + <Latin
a television production of a story presented in sequential episodes
bitingly
BYT-ing-lee 
<English
in a sharp, cutting, caustic manner
botany
BAW-tuh-nee 
<Greek
the scientific study of plants and plant life
halve
hav 
<English
to divide into two equal parts
slalom
SLAWL-uhm 
<Norwegian
a downhill ski race over a zigzag course
inanimate
in-AN-uh-muht 
<Latin
not endowed with life or spirit
cornice
KOHR-nuhs 
<Greek
a horizontal molding projecting along the top of a wall
penitent
PEN-uh-tuhnt 
<Latin
sorry for having done wrong and willing to atone
opsimath
AWP-suh-math 
<Greek
 a person who begins to learn late in life
cryophorus
kry-AWF-uhr-uhs 
<Latin<Greek
an instrument that indicates the freezing of water by its own evaporation