ream
reem 
<English<French<Arabic
a quantity of sheets of paper (approximately 500 sheets)
astute
uh-STOOT 
<Latin
clever or shrewd; keen
kinswoman
KINZ-wuh-muhn 
<English + <English
a female relative
fictitious
fik-TISH-uhs 
<Latin
imaginary; false
nuisance
NOO-suhnts 
<English<Arabic<French<Latin
an annoyance; a bother
silhouette
sil-uh-WET 
<French name
a solid, usually black, outline, especially of a profile
oligarchy
AWL-uh-gawr-kee 
<Greek + <Greek
government by the few
bicaudate
by-KAW-dayt 
<Latin
having two tails; terminating in two tails
renaissance
REN-uh-sawnts 
<French<Latin
the great revival of aft and learning in Europe in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries; rebirth
blancmange
bluh-MAWNJ 
<French<Latin
a dessert made from gelatinous or starchy substances and milk, usually sweetened, flavored and shaped in a mold