oppress
uh-PRES 
<Latin
to weigh heavily upon; to keep down by the cruel or unjust use of authority
cortex
KOHR-teks 
<Latin
the outer part of an internal organ, especially the outer layer of gray matter over most of the brain
thespian
THES-pee-uhn 
<Greek
an actor
skirmish
SKUHR-mish 
<English<French
combat between small bodies of troops
pandemic
pan-DEM-ik 
<Greek
occurring over a large geographic area and affecting a large number of people
priscan
PRIS-kuhn 
<Latin + Ecf
dealing with, or existing in, ancient times
numismatics
noo-miz-MA-tiks 
<Latin<French<Greek
the study of coins; coin collecting
cryptanalysis
krip-tuh-NAL-uh-suhs 
<Greek
solving writing that is in code; devising methods for deciphering encoded messages
acedia
uh-SEE-dee-uh 
<Greek
spiritual apathy
intermezzo
in-tuhr-MET-soh 
<Italian<Latin
a movement coming between the major sections of a symphony