pesto
PES-toh 
<Italian
a green spaghetti sauce made of green herbs, garlic, and olive oil
alcove
AL-kohv 
<Arabic
a recessed section of a room
unity
YOO-nuh-tee 
<Latin
agreement; harmony; being one
besmirch
bee-SMUHRCH 
<English
to soil
capitalist
KAP-uh-tuhl-ist 
<Latin
an owner of wealth used in business
conversant
kuhn-VUHRS-uhnt 
<Latin
familiar or acquainted with
statistician
stat-is-TISH-uhn 
<Latin
one who compiles numerical data
bayonet
bay-uh-NET 
<French place name
a detachable blade put on a rifle muzzle for stabbing
denouement
day-noo-MAWN 
<French
the unraveling of the plot in a drama; the final outcome
onychosis
awn-uh-KOH-suhs 
<Latin<Greek
a disease of the nails