sallow
SAL-oh 
<English
of a sickly, pale yellow complexion
laugh
laf 
<English
to make sounds and facial movements that express mirth or ridicule
diary
DY-uh-ree 
<Latin
a daily written record of one's experiences
threshold
THRESH-hohld 
<English
a length of wood or stone almog the bottom of a doorway; the beginning point
alcohol
AL-kuh-hawl 
<Arabic
a pungent, volatile, colorless liquid used in various forms as a fuel or the intoxicating ingredient in liquor
denim
DEN-uhm 
<French
a coarse, twilled, cotton cloth
pogrom
POH-grawm; POH-gruhm 
<Russian
an organized massacre, as of Jews in czarist Russia
incredulous
in-KREJ-uh-luhs 
<Latin
 showing doubt or disbelief
masala
maw-SAW-luh 
<Hindi & Urdu
a varying blend of spices used in Indian cooking 
hemerocallis
hem-uh-roh-KAL-uhs 
<Latin<Greek
a Eurasian herb with showy flowers