mummy
MUM-ee 
<Persian
a dead body preserved by embalming
jungle
JUNG-guhl 
<Sanskrit
land densely covered with trees and vines, as in the tropics
trawl
trawl 
<Dutch
to fish by dragging a net
motif
moh-TEEF 
<French
a recurring or central theme in art, literature, or music
allusion
uh-LOOZH-uhn 
<Latin
an indirect or casual reference [with an historical ~ on every page]
fastidious
fas-TID-ee-uhs 
<Latin
not easy to please; oversensitive
diaphragm
DY-uh-fram 
<Greek
the muscular partition between the chest and abdominal cavities
chimichanga
chim-ee-CHAWNG-guh 
<Mexican Spanish
a tortilla wrapped around a filling (as of meat) and deep fried
Meistersinger
MYS-tuhr-sing-uhr 
<German
a member of any of various German guilds especially of the 15th and 16th centuries composed chiefly of middle class workingmen and craftsmen and formed for the cultivation of poetry and music
tundra
TUN-druh 
<Russian
a vast, treeless Arctic plain