crimp
krimp 
<Dutch
to press into narrow folds; to pleat; to curl hair
prattle
PRAT-uhl 
<German
to chatter or babble
mattock
MAT-uhk 
<English
a tool like a pickax for loosening the soil or digging roots
cringle
KRING-guhl 
<German
a ring or loop for holding or fastening something
egalitarian
ee-gal-uh-TER-ee-uhn 
<French
advocating full political and social equality for all people
intractable
in-TRAK-tuh-buhl 
<Latin
hard to manage; unruly or stubborn
mahatma
muh-HAWT-muh 
<Sanskrit
any of a class of wise and holy persons held in special regard
infinitesimal
in-fuh-nuh-TES-uh-muhl 
<Latin
very tiny; too small to be measured
picaresque
pik-uh-RESK 
<French
dealing with sharp-witted vagabonds or rogues and their adventures
karaoke
ker-ee-OH-kee 
<Japanese
a form of entertainment involving audience participation in singing