trophy
TROH-fee 
<Greek
a prize; a memorial of victory in a sports contest
riptide
RIP-tyd 
<English + <English
a current opposing other currents, especially along a seashore
frontiersman
frun-TIRZ-muhn 
<English<French + <English
one living on the edge of civilization; a pioneer
snorkeling
SNOHRK-uh-ling 
<German
swimming just below the surface with goggles and a breathing tube extended above
heartthrob
HAWRT-thrawb 
<English + <English
sweetheart
fracas
FRAY-kuhs 
<French<Italian
a noisy fight; a brawl
femoral
FEM-uhr-uhl 
<Latin
of, relating to, or located near the thigh
polyvinyl
paw-lee-VY-nuhl 
<ISV
a polymerized compound, resin, or plastic
hyperthermophile
hy-puhr-THUHRM-uh-fyl 
<ISV<Greek
an organism that lives in extremely hot environments, as a hot springs, with temperatures around the boiling point
skandhas
SKAWN-duhs 
<Sanskrit
in Buddhism, the five transitory personal elements of body, perception, conception, volition, and consciousness whose temporary concatenation forms the individual self