declivity
dee-KLIV-uh-tee 
<Latin
a downward slope
repugnant
ruh-PUG-nuhnt 
<Latin
distasteful; offensive
genocide
JEN-uh-syd 
<Greek
the systematic killing of an entire people
wishywashy
WISH-ee-wawsh-ee 
<English
weak; feeble; indecisive
epicure
EP-uh-kyuhr 
<Greek name
one who has discriminating tastes for fine food and wine
aborigine
ab-uh-RIJ-uh-nee 
<Latin
any of the first inhabitants of a region
gormandize
GOHR-muhn-dyz 
<French
to eat like a glutton
menage
muh-NAWZH 
<French<Latin
a household
Dostoevskian
daws-tuh-YEF-skee-uhn 
<Russian name
relating to the novels of the Russian novelist Feodor Dostoevski
caisson
KAY-sawn 
<French<Latin
a two-wheeled wagon with a chest for ammunition