wigwam
WIG-wawm 
<Algonquian
an American Indian dwelling consisting of a dome-shaped framework of poles covered with rush mats or bark
denture
DEN-chuhr 
<Latin
 a set of teeth
spectrum
SPEK-truhm 
<Latin
the colors of the rainbow separated and arranged in order of their respective wavelengths by the passage of white light through a prism
borax
BOHR-aks 
<Persian
a white crystalline salt used in the manufacture of glass and soaps
whirlpool
WHUHRL-pool 
<English<Old Norse
water in a violent whirling motion; eddy
cosmos
KAWZ-mohs 
<Greek
the universe considered as an orderly system
predicate
PRED-uh-kayt 
<Latin
to affirm as a quality or attribute; to base something upon facts or conditions
opossum
uh-PAWS-uhm 
<Algonquian
a small, nocturnal, tree-dwelling American marsupial with a prehensile tail
sansei
SAWN-say 
<Japanese
a son or daughter of Japanese born parents born and educated in America
vivace
vee-VAW-chay 
<Italian
in a brisk or spirited manner (used as a direction in music)