grammar
GRAM-uhr 
<Greek
a system of rules for speaking and writing a given language
college
KAWL-ij 
<French<Latin
an institution of higher education that grants degrees
tenuous
TEN-yoo-uhs 
<Latin
not substantial; flimsy [~ evidence]
mosaicist
moh-ZAY-uh-sist 
<French<Italian<Latin
an artist who makes pictures or designs by inlaying small bits of colored stone in mortar
lassitude
LAS-uh-tood 
<Latin
weariness; languor
unenforceable
un-en-FOHRS-uh-buhl 
<English<French<Latin
not capable of being brought about by compulsion [~ laws]
corroboration
kuh-rawb-uh-RAY-shuhn 
<Latin
confirmation; support
primogeniture
pry-moh-JEN-uh-chuhr 
<Latin
being the firstborn; the right of inheritance of the eldest son
subsatellite
sub-SAT-uh-lyt 
<French<Latin
a political entity within the sphere of influence of another entity that is itself within the influence of a stronger power; an object carried into orbit and subsequently released from an orbiting man-made object 
kittel
KIT-uhl 
<Yiddish
a white cotton or linen robe worn by Orthodox Jews on Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur, also used as a burial shroud