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breathe
breeth <English to take air into the lungs and let it out again
headquarters
HED-kwawr-tuhrz <English + <English<French<Latin the main office; the center of operations
vandalism
VAN-duh-liz-uhm <English<Latin willful or malicious destruction of property
fronds
frawndz <Latin fern leaves
pretentious
pree-TEN-chuhs <Latin self-important; making claims to superiority
eureka
yuh-REE-kuh <Latin<Greek an expression of triumphant achievement
ventifact
VENT-uh-fakt <Latin + <Latin a stone worn, polished or faceted by windblown sand
gneiss
nys <German a granite-like rock formed of layers of quartz, mica, etc.
expeditionary
ek-spuh-DISH-uh-ner-ee <Latin + ECF spent on military service abroad
Pyrrhic
PIR-ik <Latin<Greek name too costly; relating to a king of Epirus who sustained heavy losses in defeating the Romans in 279 B.C.
