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apathy
AP-uh-thee <Greek lack of emotion; indifference
robot
ROH-bawt <Czechoslovakian<Slavic a mechanical device, operating automatically, seemingly in a human way
behest
bee-HEST <English a command or earnest request
imperative
im-PER-uh-tiv <Latin absolutely necessary; urgent
sortie
SOHR-tee <French a quick raid; one mission by a single military airplane
patina
puh-TEE-nuh <French<Italian a fine greenish crust on bronze or copper, formed by oxidation
muumuu
MOO-moo <Hawaiian a woman's long, loose Hawaiian-style dress
hafiz
HAWF-iz <Arabic a Muslim who knows the Koran by heart, used as a title of respect
adagio
uh-DAW-joh; uh-DAW-zhoh <Italian slowly (used as a direction in music)
easel
EE-zuhl <Latin an upright frame to hold an artist's canvas
