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jovial
JOH-vee-uhl <Latin full of playful good humor
tortilla
tohr-TEE-yuh <Spanish a flat, round cake of unleavened cornmeal or flour
hydraulic
hy-DRAW-lik <Greek operated by the movement and force of a liquid
luau
LOO-ou <Hawaiian a Hawaiian feast
nemesis
NEM-uh-suhs <Greek anyone or anything that seemingly always defeats or frustrates one
obsequious
awb-SEE-kwee-uhs <Latin much too willing to serve and obey; fawning
poignant
POIN-yuhnt <French emotionally moving; sharply painful to the feeelings
trepak
truh-PAWK <Russian a fiery Ukrainian folk dance performed by men and featuring leg flinging
issei
EE-say <Japanese a Japanese immigrant to America
samaritan
suh-MER-uh-tuhn <English<Latin<Greek a compassionate person ready to help the distressed
