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misfortune
mis-FOHR-chuhn <Latin trouble; adversity; bad luck
canary
kuh-NER-ee <geographic name light yellow like the color of the songbird
fandangle
fan-DANG-guhl probably<Spanish<Portuguese a fancy or fantastic ornament
thyroid
THY-roid <Greek designating the large ductless gland near the trachea that secretes a hormone that regulates growth
concurrent
kuhn-KUHR-uhnt <Latin happening at the same time
imbecile
IM-buh-sil <Latin a foolish or stupid person
ennui
awn-WEE <French afeeling of weariness and boredom
utilitarian
yoo-til-uh-TER-ee-uhn <French<Latin stressing usefulness over beauty and other considerations
shagreen
sha-GREEN by folk etymology<French an untanned leather prepared from the skins of animals by pressing small seeds into the grain side when moist, scraping off the roughness when dry, and soaking to cause the scraped off portions to swell up in relief, and then dyed a bright color
fantoccini
fawn-tuh-CHEE-nee <Italian puppets moved by strings or mechanical devices
