English words from Middle English
- notNegates the meaning of the modified verb.
- newRecently made, or created.
- mayTo be strong; to have power (over).
- lastFinal, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
- makeTo build, construct, produce, or originate.
- setTo put (something) down, to rest.
- mapA visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
- memberOne who belongs to a group.
- shippingThe transportation of goods.
- subjectLikely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.
- sameNot different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
- sectionA cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.
- ownBelonging to; possessed; acquired and designated by; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.
- bothEach of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.
- personalPertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).
- rateThe worth of something; value.
- callTo request, summon, or beckon.
- pressAn instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
- largeOf considerable or relatively great size or extent.
- startThe beginning of an activity.
- laA syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.
- letTo allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
- augustAwe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.
- driveTo operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
- meansAn instrument or condition to achieve a result.
- dueOwed or owing.
- periodA length of time.
- everAlways, frequently, forever.
- agoBefore now, before the present time
- markA boundary; a border or frontier.
- badOf low quality.
- JamesThe twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.
- conditionA state or quality.
- bidtwice a day, two times per day
- bandA strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
- flashTo cause to shine briefly or intermittently.
- wentA course; a way, a path; a journey.
- innAny establishment where travellers can procure lodging, food, and drink.
- lateNear the end of a period of time.
- holdTo grasp or grip.
- happyHaving a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
- smithA craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.
- surveyThe act of surveying; a general view.
- forwardSituated toward or at the front of something.
- estGrace; favour.
- inputThe act or process of putting in; infusion.
- insteadIn the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.
- opinionA belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
- characterA being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
- southernOf, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
- tripA journey; an excursion or jaunt.
- skipTo move by hopping on alternate feet.
- sheetBedsheet; a thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
- resortA place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.
- actualrelating to a person's acts or deeds; active, practical
- bobTo move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at or near the surface of a body of water, or similar medium.
- villageA rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.
- easilyComfortably, without discomfort or anxiety.
- balanceA state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
- bugAn insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
- themeA subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
- smartTo hurt or sting.
- LatinOf or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.
- elementOne of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
- flowerA colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
- flagA piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
- handleThe part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- dutyThat which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- gainTo acquire possession of.
- brianTo keep fire at the mouth of (as of an oven), to give light or to preserve heat.
- physicsThe branch of science concerned with the study of the properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
- riseTo move upwards.
- flyAny insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies.
- benA prayer; a petition.
- describeTo represent in words.
- libliberal
- AndersonA Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
- loseTo cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
- neighborhoodThe residential area near one's home.
- deanA senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
- samSynonym of Dicky Sam (“a man from Liverpool”)
- behalfThe interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
- liquidA substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.
- lunchA light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
- beerAn alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.
- boldCourageous; daring.
- planeOf a surface: flat or level.
- franklinA one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the portrait of Benjamin Franklin.
- madisonA particular line dance commonly danced to the Ike & Tina Turner song Nutbush City Limits (though predating that song's release).
- prizeThat which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
- simulationSomething that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.
- everydayAppropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
- Rhodefor a person who either lived near a woodland clearing, or came from a place so named.
- mercuryA silvery-coloured, metallic chemical element with the atomic number 80; it is liquid at room temperature, and toxic.
- fosterProviding parental care to children not related to oneself.
- healingThe process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
- buttThe buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
- gladPleased; happy; gratified.
- candyCrystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup.
- complaintThe act of complaining.