Word origins

• profitTotal income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.
• assistantHaving a subordinate or auxiliary position.
• yesterdayThe day immediately before today; one day ago.
• goneAway, having left.
• extensionThe act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase.
• goldenMade of, or relating to, gold.
• fortA fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
• senateIn some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
• brotherSon of the same parents as another person.
• portableAble to be carried or easily moved.
• triedTested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.
• patternModel, example.
• boatA small, usually open craft used for travelling over water, propelled by oars, motor or wind. Usually contrasted with "ship".
• theatreA cinema; movie theatre.
• warrantyA guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
• directionA theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
• harryTo plunder, pillage, assault.
• eveningThe time of day between afternoon and night.
• assemblyA set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
• mouseAny mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
• criminalAgainst the law; forbidden by law.
• powerfulHaving, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
• dreamImaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
• falseUntrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
• castTo move, or be moved, away.
• flowerA colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
• feltA cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.
• soulThe spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.
• carryTo lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
• flagA piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
• advantageAny condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
• maintainTo keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
• atomThe smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
• bindingImposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.
• briefOf short duration; happening quickly.
• eightA numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
• straightNot crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
• scriptA writing; a written document.
• voidContaining nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.
• mixTo stir together.
• clearlyIn a clear manner.
• fixTo pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
• handleThe part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
• sweetTasting of sugars.
• deskA table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
• daveTo assuage; soften; mitigate; relieve; calm; alleviate (pain).
• viceBad or immoral behaviour. (Especially often, a habit that harms oneself or others)
• associateJoined with another or others and having lower status.
• neNot.
• truckA small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.
• behaviorHuman conduct relative to social norms.
• enlargeTo make (something) larger.
• rayA beam of light or radiation.
• measureModeration, temperance.
• bearA large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous) of the family Ursidae; having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet.
• gainTo acquire possession of.
• festivalPertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. (Now only as the noun used attributively.)
• oceanOne of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
• lackA deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
• depththe vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep
• whateverA thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.
• vintageThe yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.
• trainThe elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
• handlingA touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
• originThe beginning of something.
• ScotlandA constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England.
• intelligenceThe capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn; the ability to process sentient experience to generate true beliefs with a justified degree of confidence.
• boughtCompromised by money from special interests; corrupt.
• conTo study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart.
• routeA course or way which is traveled or passed.
• battleA contest, a struggle.
• speakTo communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
• clipTo grip tightly.
• equityFairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".
• speechThe ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
• wireMetal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
• tapeFlexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
• judgeA public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
• economicsNow chiefly home economics: the art or science of household management, especially relating to the appropriate organization of resources; housekeeping.
• centA subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
• compatibleCapable of working together without conflict.
• fightTo engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
• heightThe distance from the base to the top of something.
• speakerOne who speaks.
• obtainTo get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
• recreationAny activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
• remainThat which is left; relic; remainder.
• marriageThe state of being married.
• rollTo revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
• secretA piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
• bathA tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
• AustinAugustinian.
• performTo do (something); to execute.
• translationThe conversion of text from one language to another.
• injuryDamage to the body of a living thing.
• josephOne whose chastity is above temptation.
• ministryA government department at the administrative level, normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity.
• lawyerA professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
• marriedIn a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.
• portalAn entrance, entry point, or means of entry.