Word origins

• passionA true desire sustained or prolonged.
• sightThe sense or faculty by which objects are perceived through the agency of light; the sense by which we see.
• clayA mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
• defenceThe action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
• weakLacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
• refundTo return (money) to (someone); to reimburse.
• dividedseparated or split into pieces
• receptionThe act of receiving.
• wiseShowing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
• worryTo be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
• eveThe day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.
• carterA person who transports a load on a cart that is drawn by a beast of burden.
• legacyMoney or property bequeathed to someone in a will.
• pleasedHappy, content.
• widelyIn a wide manner; across a wide area; to a wide audience.
• raisingElevation.
• paradiseThe place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death.
• padA flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
• gloryGreat beauty and splendor.
• versusAgainst; in opposition to.
• combineTo bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
• overnightDuring or throughout the night, especially during the evening or night just past.
• exceedTo be larger, greater than (something).
• faultCulpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
• introduceTo cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
• silkA fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
• examineTo observe carefully or critically to learn about someone or something.
• bristolSynonym of Bristol board (“kind of heavy paper”).
• MargaretA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• sadFeeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful.
• correctionThe act of correcting.
• wolfCanis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
• slowlyAt a slow pace.
• communicateTo impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell.
• rugbyA form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.
• infantA very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age after birth, needing almost constant care and attention.
• fluidAny substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.
• kickTo strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
• mealFood that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
• hurtTo cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
• unlikeNot like; dissimilar (to); having no resemblance; unalike.
• potA flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).
• wrightA builder or maker of something.
• slipTo lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
• devilAn evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
• grassAny plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
• cherryA small fruit, usually red, black or yellow, with a smooth hard seed and a short hard stem.
• convenientServing to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
• DennisA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• pillA small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
• theftThe act of stealing property.
• childhoodThe state of being a child.
• swingTo rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
• talentA marked natural ability or skill.
• seekerOne who seeks.
• wisdomAn element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
• shootTo fire (a weapon that releases a bullet or other projectile).
• mintA building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
• philipEnglish sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
• eliteOf high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
• spinTo rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
• witnessAttestation of a fact or event; testimony.
• powderThe fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
• assessTo determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate.
• washTo clean with water.
• declarationAn emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
• nobleAn aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
• gospelThe first section of the Christian New Testament scripture, comprising the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, concerned with the birth, ministry, passion, and resurrection of Jesus.
• shoreLand adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
• knightA young servant or follower; a trained military attendant in service of a lord.
• looseTo let loose, to free from restraints.
• southeastThe intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°.
• soapA metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.
• tripleMade up of three related elements, often matching
• jamA sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
• destructionThe act of destroying.
• increasinglyIncreasing in amount or intensity.
• hereinIn this; within this content, context, or thing.
• hornyHard or bony, like an animal's horn.
• heroSomebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary or noble deeds.
• bachelorA person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry but has not yet.
• binaryBeing in one of two mutually exclusive states.
• difficultyThe state of being difficult, or hard to do.
• paceA step taken with the foot.
• besidesIn addition to.
• wageAn amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.
• collectorA person who or thing that collects, or which creates or manages a collection.
• arcThat part of a circle which a heavenly body appears to pass through as it moves above and below the horizon.
• dawnTo begin to brighten with daylight.
• observationThe act of observing, and the fact of being observed (see observance)
• tortureThe infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which is designed to inflict such anguish.
• carlA rude, rustic man; a churl.
• coatAn outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
• restorationThe process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
• ralphTo vomit.
• oppositionThe action of opposing or of being in conflict.
• containerAn item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
• defendantServing, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.
• confirmationAn official indicator that things will happen as planned.
• supervisorA person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.