mosquito
muh-SKEE-toh 
<Spanish<Latin
a two-winged insect, the female of which sucks blood from animals
squandering
SKAWN-duhr-ing 
<unknown
spending wastefully
initiate
i-NISH-ee-ayt 
<Latin
to begin; to make a start; to make the beginning of
unerringly
un-ER-ing-lee 
Ecf + <English<French<Latin + Ecf
in a faultless manner; with precision
gauche
gohsh 
<French
lacking social graces; awkward; tactless
presumptuous
pree-ZUMP-chuh-wuhs 
<English<French<Latin
offensively bold; unduly confident; daring and forward
vernal
VUHR-nuhl 
<Latin
of, relating to, or characteristic of the spring
pusillanimous
pyoo-suh-LAN-uh-muhs 
<Latin
cowardly; timid
timbale
TIM-buhl 
<French
a creamy mixture (as of chicken, lobster, cheese, or fish) cooked in a drum-shaped mold
amphoteric
am-fuh-TER-ik 
<ISV<Greek
capable of reacting chemically either as a base or an acid