Word origins

• shuttleA tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom.
• aggregateA mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
• stunningHaving an effect that stuns.
• activelyIn an active manner.
• kneeIn humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
• butlerA manservant having charge of wines and liquors.
• courierA person who delivers messages.
• unlikelyNot likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
• beverageA liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, often excluding water.
• forestryThe science of planting and growing trees in forests.
• barrierA structure that bars passage.
• argueTo show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
• ariseTo come up from a lower to a higher position.
• therebyBy it; by that; by that means, or as a consequence of that.
• perceptionThe organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information.
• adviseTo give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.
• humidityDampness, especially that of the air.
• ordinanceA local law, passed by e.g. a city.
• chessA board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
• duckTo quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
• revealThe outer side of a window or door frame.
• diveTo swim under water.
• circulationThe act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings the moving body to the place where its motion began.
• offenseA crime or sin.
• hobbyAn activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
• inventionSomething invented.
• nicknameA familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.
• washingThe action of the verb to wash.
• closureAn event or occurrence that signifies an ending.
• intenseOf a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
• steadyFirm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
• dirtSoil or earth.
• blameCensure.
• heavilyWith a great weight.
• fiftyThe cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.
• uncleThe brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
• reflectionThe act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
• sinkTo descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance.
• invitationThe act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
• JacobA breed of multihorned sheep.
• randySexually aroused; full of lust.
• meanwhileThe time between two events.
• gripTo take hold (of), particularly with the hand.
• navalOf or relating to a navy.
• castingThe act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
• shortlyIn a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
• warriorA person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
• innocentFree from guilt, sin, or immorality.
• grammarA system of rules and principles for the structure of a language, or of languages in general.
• intentionA course of action that a person intends to follow.
• SyriaA country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.
• disagreeTo fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.
• hazardA game of chance played with dice, usually for monetary stakes, popular mainly from 14th c. to 19th c.
• circularOf or relating to a circle.
• angerA strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, unfair or unjust treatment, or an undesired situation.
• mainlandThe continent; the principal land, as distinguished from islands or a peninsula.
• ribbonA long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
• doeA female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).
• kissingThat kisses; engaged in a kiss or kissing.
• swapTo exchange or give (something) in an non-normal exchange (for something else).
• geometryThe branch of mathematics dealing with spatial relationships.
• guildA group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.
• gorgeousSumptuously dressed.
• capitolAny building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
• nervousFull of sinews.
• refuseDiscarded, rejected.
• buzzA continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
• ridFollowed by of: to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance.
• trinityA group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.
• calmPeaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
• troyOf, or relating to, troy weight.
• rollerAny rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure.
• batchThe quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
• organizeTo arrange in working order.
• asthmaA long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow, often in response to an allergen, cold air, exercise, or emotional stress. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.
• triangleA polygon with three sides and three angles.
• amendTo make better; improve.
• rewardSomething of value given in return for an act.
• WindsorA market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, famous for Windsor Castle. See Windsor, Berkshire on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• comparableAble to be compared (to).
• chickA young bird.
• advocateSomeone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
• confusionA lack of clarity or order.
• trayA small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
• thongA narrow strip of material, typically leather, used to fasten, bind, or secure objects.
• medalA stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
• solIn a movable-do or tonic sol-fa system: the fifth step in a scale, preceded by fa and followed by la.
• sageWise.
• arrangeTo set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
• boothA small stall for the display and sale of goods.
• lipEither of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
• sapThe juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.
• gatherTo collect normally separate things.
• AlfredAlfred the Great, early king of England.
• caveA large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
• slightMinor; small in amount
• arrestA check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.
• horizonThe visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
• deeplyTo a deep extent or degree; very greatly.
• toleranceThe ability to endure pain or hardship; endurance.