stooge
stooj 
<unknown
an actor who serves as the victim of a comedian's jokes or pranks
curriculum
kuh-RIK-yuh-luhm 
<Latin
a course of study in school
weird
wird 
<English
strange; curious
ignoramus
ig-nuh-RAY-muhs 
<Latin
an utterly uninformed person; a dunce
rhizome
RY-zohm 
<Greek
a horizontal stem running on or under the soil bearing leaves or buds near its tips and roots from its undersurface
resistance
ruh-ZIS-tuhnts 
<Latin
an organized underground movement in a conquered country that tries to thwart the occupation forces
ethnarch
ETH-nawrk 
<Greek
the governor of a province or people
triceratops
try-SER-uh-tawps 
<Greek
a huge herbivorous dinosaur with three horns
viscid
VIS-uhd 
<Latin
gluey; sticky; having an adhesive quality
schussboomer
SHUHS-boo-muhr 
<German + imitative
one who skis straight downhill at high speed