omission
oh-MISH-uhn 
<Latin
something left out
auk
awk 
<Icelandic<Old Norse
a diving sea bird
bizarre
buh-ZAWR 
<French<Basque
odd; grotesque
hircine
HUHR-syn 
<Latin
resembling a goat; smelly
colonnade
kawl-uh-NAYD 
<French<Italian
a row of columns alongside a building
liquesce
li-KWESS 
<Latin
to become liquid; to liquefy
tantamount
TANT-uh-mount 
<Latin
equal in value or effect
orifice
OHR-uh-fuhs 
<Latin
the mouth of a tube; an opening
pirouette
pir-oo-ET 
<French
a whirling turn on the point of the toe
archaeopteryx
awrk-ee-AWP-tuhr-iks 
<Greek
a prehistoric reptile-like bird