rumor
ROO-muhr 
<Latin
general talk not based on definite knowledge
whimper
HWIM-puhr 
?<English
to make low, whining sounds
generosity
jen-uh-RAWS-uh-tee 
<English<Latin
being unselfish and willing to give or share
linear
LIN-ee-uhr 
<Latin
of lines; in relation to length; narrow and long
phoneme
FOH-neem 
<French<Greek
the smallest unit of speech that distinguishes one utterance from another; a speech sound
vibraphone
VY-bruh-fohn 
<ISV<Latin<Greek
a musical instrument like the marimba, with electrically operated resonators
patella
puh-TEL-uh 
<Latin
the kneecap
nidifugous
ny-DIF-yuh-guhs 
<Latin
leaving the nest soon after hatching
undecipherable
un-duh-SY-fuhr-uh-buhl 
<English<French<Latin<Arabic
cannot be solved or translated
quassia
KWAWSH-ee-uh 
<Latin<Surinam slave name
a drug from tropical trees used to treat roundworms in children, as an insecticide, and as a substitute for hops in brewing