Word origins

• sandRock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
• joyA feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
• mainlyOf a person or thing being the driving force influencing the outcome of an event; chiefly; certainly for the most part.
• ethnicOf or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
• parliamentA formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.
• actorSomeone who institutes a legal suit; a plaintiff or complainant.
• sealA pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal.
• fifthThe ordinal form of the number five.
• citizenA resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.
• prizeThat which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
• absoluteFree of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
• anytimeAt any time.
• substancePhysical matter; material.
• pipeA wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.
• guardianSomeone who guards, watches over, or protects.
• lectureA spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
• illEvil; wicked (of people).
• layTo place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
• interpretationAn act of interpreting or explaining something unclear; a translation; a version.
• dirtyUnclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
• deckAny raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
• workerOne who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
• aliveHaving life; living; not dead.
• templeA house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
• proveTo demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.
• promiseAn oath or affirmation; a vow.
• thinHaving little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
• preferTo be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better.
• ridgeThe back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped.
• sickIn poor health; ill.
• collectTo gather together; amass.
• betA wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
• compositionThe act of putting together; assembly.
• turningA turn or deviation from a straight course.
• purpleA colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
• existenceThe state of being, existing, or occurring; beinghood.
• prisonA place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
• skillA capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
• inquiryThe act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
• throwTo hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
• trendAn inclination in a particular direction.
• visibleAble to be seen.
• desertA barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
• yaYeah; yes.
• mercuryA silvery-coloured, metallic chemical element with the atomic number 80; it is liquid at room temperature, and toxic.
• stevenVoice, especially when loud or strong.
• handbookA topically organized book of reference on a certain field of knowledge, regardless of size, but archetypally one to be kept readily at hand.
• worseLess skillfully.
• summitThe highest point of a hill, mountain, or similar geographical feature.
• fundamentalA basic truth, elementary concept, principle, rule, or law. An individual fundamental will often serve as a building block used to form a complex idea.
• escapeTo get free; to free oneself.
• receiverAn official whose job is to receive taxes or other monies; a tax collector, a treasurer.
• substantialHaving a substance; actually existing.
• glanceTo turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
• ScottishOf a thing or concept, of or pertaining to Scotland.
• RichmondA town in the Hawkesbury council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
• impossibleNot possible; not able to be done or happen.
• RussellAn English, Scottish and Irish surname transferred from the nickname from the Norman nickname for someone with red hair.
• depressionA state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature.
• coveringThat which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.
• judgmentThe act of judging.
• tissueThin, woven, gauzelike fabric.
• folkA people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.
• arrivalThe act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
• aspectAny specific feature, part, or element of something.
• crashA sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
• liftTo raise or rise.
• interTo bury in a grave.
• closerWithin a shorter distance.
• shadowA dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
• ridingA path cut through woodland.
• expenseA spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.
• groveA small forest.
• healingThe process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
• packetA small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel
• dadA father, a male parent.
• extendTo increase in extent.
• fellTo make something fall, especially a tree.
• yardA small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
• establishmentThe act or process of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.
• mayorThe chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, etc., formerly (historical) usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
• murderAn act of killing a person unlawfully, especially with predetermination.
• yieldTo give as a result or outcome; to produce or render.
• pourTo cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
• digestTo distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.
• dustFine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber debris, dead skin cells, etc.
• entirelyTo the full or entire extent.
• rescueTo save from any violence, danger or evil.
• occupationAn activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
• buttThe buttocks or anus (used as a minced oath in idiomatic expressions; less objectionable than arse/ass).
• seriouslyIn a serious or literal manner.
• kingsA pair of kings (playing cards).
• shootingMoving or growing quickly
• kentA shepherd's staff.
• earThe organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
• bakerA person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
• elsewhereSynonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.
• pollutionPhysical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.
• shockA sudden, heavy impact.
• abroadBeyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.