tragic
TRAJ-ik 
<Greek
very sad; disastrous; fatal
reject
ruh-JEKT 
<Latin
to refuse to take, to agree to, to use, or to believe
parfait
pawr-FAY 
<French
a frozen ice cream dessert
vacuum
VAK-yoom 
<Latin
a space with nothing in it; a space devoid of air
affinity
uh-FIN-uh-tee 
<Latin
a natural liking; a close relationship
anomaly
uh-NAWM-uh-lee 
<Greek
abnormality' something inconsistent
arachnid
uh-RAK-nid 
<Greek
a spider or scorpion; an arthropod with four pairs of legs
peccadillo
pek-uh-DIL-oh 
<Spanish<Latin
a small fault or offense
balalaika
bal-uh-LY-kuh 
<Russian
a Russian stringed instrument somewhat like a guitar
exacerbate
eg-ZAS-uhr-bayt 
<Latin
to make worse; to aggravate