Word origins

• bestMost; largest.
• bookA collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
• workingOperation; action.
• pokerA metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick.
• majorGreater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
• greenThe color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.
• blockA substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
• midOccupying a middle position; middle.
• freshNewly produced or obtained; recent.
• plantsA surname from German.
• mouseAny mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
• circleA two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
• SwitzerlandA neutral party in a dispute; one who does not take sides.
• phMeasure of the acidity (low pH) or basicity (high pH) of an aqueous solution, equal to the negative logarithm of the concentration of hydronium ions in molars.
• yaYeah; yes.
• robotA system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.
• bikiniA brief, often minimalistic two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel.
• PragueThe capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.
• urExpressing hesitation or inarticulacy; er, um.
• ChryslerAn automobile of this make. (Formerly, often used as an example of a luxury car (mid-20th century).)
• genomeThe complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
• FrederickA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• coolerAnything which cools.
• LutherMartin Luther, German monk and theologian whose teaching inspired the Reformation.
• MunichThe capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany.
• bucksCasual Oxford shoes made of buckskin, often white or a neutral color.
• KurtA male given name from the Germanic languages borrowed from German, a contracted form of Konrad.
• frankfurtA frankfurter; a hot dog sausage.
• bachA bachelor.
• emsA river in northwestern Germany.
• hooverA vacuum cleaner of the Hoover brand.
• ceaseTo stop.
• linguisticsThe systematic and scholarly study of language.
• steinA beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass.
• deliA shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.
• simplerOne who grows or gathers simples (medicinal herbs).
• RussOf or relating to the Russians.
• racerA person who participates in races, especially an athlete.
• lettSynonym of Latvian.
• HanoverBritish family that ruled from 1714 to 1901, more commonly known as the Georgian, Regency and Victorian periods.
• BraunA surname from German.
• bergAn iceberg.
• aestheticConcerned with beauty, artistic effect, or appearance.
• humA hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
• swingerOne who swings.
• HeidiA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• saxA knife or sword; a dagger about 50 cm (20 inches) in length.
• AntonA male given name from Latin.
• busterSomeone who or something that bursts, breaks, or destroys a specified thing.
• risenHaving risen.
• blitzA sudden attack, especially an air raid; usually with reference to the Blitz.
• amenAt the end of a religious prayer: so be it.
• homosexualityThe state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex attraction between males.
• schizophreniaA persistent, often chronic, mental illness characterised by abnormal perception, thinking, behavior and emotion, often marked by delusions.
• cordsCorduroys.
• HeidelbergA city and urban district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany; the administrative seat of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district, Baden-Württemberg.
• sawyerOne who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.
• thistleAny of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara, or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.
• aspirinan analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid
• MachA ratio of the speed (of an object, etc.) to the speed of sound in the fluid or other medium through which the object travels. Usually used to describe supersonic speeds; always precedes the Mach number.
• RusA person from Rus.
• entropyA measure of the disorder directly proportional to the natural logarithm of the number of microstates yielding an equivalent thermodynamic macrostate.
• OderA river in central Europe, that flows from the Czech Republic through Poland and Germany to the Baltic Sea.
• AdlerA surname from German.
• relativityThe state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this.
• uberSuper; high-level; high-ranking.
• SchusterA surname.
• stashA collection, sometimes hidden.
• conesA surname from German.
• SachsA surname from German [in turn originating as an ethnonym].
• BadenA former margravate, electorate, grand duchy, and republic, originally centered in the above town (later in Karlsruhe).
• smackA distinct flavor, especially if slight.
• clipperAnything or anyone that clips.
• SchumacherA surname.
• nixNothing.
• finkA contemptible person.
• EisenhowerA surname.
• EarnhardtA surname from German; variant forms Earnhart, Earnheart.
• veneerA thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.
• kinderChildren.
• riaA narrow inlet of the sea formed by a flooded unglaciated river valley.
• rectorIn the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
• FredericksburgAn unincorporated community in Alpine County, California.
• ritterknight
• noodleA string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.
• BarnardA surname transferred from the given name.
• WittA surname.
• ouchAn expression of one's own physical pain.
• poodleA breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.
• MaytagA washing machine made by the Maytag company.
• benzeneAn aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C₆H₆ whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds.
• SpiegelA surname from German.
• bolsterA large cushion or pillow, usually cylindrical in shape.
• highlanderA person from the Highlands.
• EmilA male given name from Latin.
• faitOnly used in fait accompli.
• lagerA type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.
• KarlsruheAn independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany; the former capital of Baden.
• adenosineA nucleoside derived from adenine and ribose, found in striated muscle tissue.
• GrazThe capital of and largest city in the state of Styria, Austria, and the second-largest city in the country.