miser
MY-zuhr 
<Latin
a greedy, stingy person who hoards money for its own sake
greenness
GREEN-nuhs 
<English
the state of being the color of grass
corrode
kuh-ROHD 
<Latin
to eat into, or wear away gradually, as by chemical reation
marginal
MAWR-juh-nuhl 
<Latin
existing outside of the mainstream of society, a group, or school of thought
grotesqueness
groh-TESK-nuhs 
<French & Italian
the state of being ridiculously ugly
enzyme
EN-zym 
<Greek
a protein, formed in plant and animal cells or made synthetically, acting as a catalyst in chemical reactions
personnel
puhr-suh-NEL 
<French<German<Latin
those employed in some service (as the army, navy, a factory, or an office)
tenebrosity
ten-uh-BRAWS-uh-dee 
<Latin
darkness
surreptitious
suhr-ep-TISH-shuhs 
<English<Latin
done in a stealthy way; clandestine; secret
pituitary
puh-TOO-uh-ter-ee 
<Latin
of, or relating to, the small oval endocrine organ attached to the base of the brain that secretes hormones affecting growth