hector
HEK-tuhr 
<Greek literary name
to browbeat; to bully
interesting
IN-truhs-ting; IN-tuh-rest-ing 
<English<French<Latin
exciting curiosity or attention
anvil
AN-vuhl 
<English
an iron or steel block on which metal objects are hammered into shape
trauma
TRAW-muh 
<Greek
emotional shock
futon
FOO-tawn 
<Japanese
a thin mattress placed on the floor and used as a couch, chair, or bed
Tuckahoe
TUK-uh-hoh 
<Algonquian
either of two American plants having rootstocks used as food by American Indians
hydrology
hy-DRAWL-uh-jee 
<Greek
the study of the earth's waters, their circulation, and evaporation and precipitation
innocuous
i-NAWK-yuh-wuhs 
<Latin
harmless
archipelago
awrk-uh-PEL-uh-goh 
<Greek
a group of many islands
halal
huh-LAWL 
<Arabic
to slaughter for food according to Moslem law