Word origins

• morrowThe next or following day.
• glitterA bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.
• WiltshirePrepared using the Wiltshire cure technique.
• overlayTo lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread.
• rustyMarked or corroded by rust.
• harmlessIncapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
• stingA bump left on the skin after having been stung.
• dispersionThe state of being dispersed.
• curiosityInquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
• recoveringThe process or the instance of recovery.
• axeA tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
• thoughtfulDemonstrating thought or careful consideration.
• archerOne who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
• HertfordshireAn inland county of south-east England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Essex, Greater London, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.
• calfA young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
• basilA plant (Ocimum basilicum).
• orientThe part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
• DerbyshireA midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
• abandonTo give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
• raveAn enthusiastic review (such as of a play).
• dyalready
• ribAny of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
• marrowThe substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
• tavernA restaurant or bar.
• bathingThe act of taking a bath.
• lamberta cgs unit of luminance; the brightness of a surface that emits one lumen per square centimetre
• unhappyNot happy; sad.
• certaintyThe state of being certain.
• GerardA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• antarcticOf, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.
• ordA point.
• hitchA sudden pull.
• fractureAn instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
• garnerA granary; a store of grain.
• allowableAppropriate; acceptable.
• sorrowunhappiness, woe
• philosopherA lover of wisdom.
• wooTo endeavor to gain someone's affection or support.
• conformityThe state of things being similar or identical.
• supperAn optional light meal consumed shortly before going to bed.
• sermonReligious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.
• undoubtedlyWithout doubt; definitely.
• oathA solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
• pigeonOne of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
• binderSomeone who binds.
• cheekThe soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
• GloucestershireA south western county of England bordered by the Severn estuary, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.
• DaneA person from Denmark or of Danish descent.
• perpetualLasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.
• glimpseTo see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
• innocenceAbsence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.
• attainTo come to or reach (a place) by motion or progression.
• inconvenienceThe quality of being inconvenient.
• riotA tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
• dungeonAn underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.
• shireAn administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th century, subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; also, a present-day area corresponding to such a historical district; a county; especially (England), a county having a name ending in -shire.
• sulfurA chemical element with atomic number 16, having a bright yellow color and characteristic smell, used commercially in a variety of products such as insecticides, black powder, and matchsticks.
• speedyProceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.
• mingTo mix, blend, mingle.
• brewerA person who brews (vocationally or avocationally); especially, one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors, usually as part of an alemaking or beermaking process.
• adhereTo stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
• mistyCovered in mist; foggy.
• grimDismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
• windingThe act of winnowing (“subjecting food grain to a current of air to separate the grain from the chaff”).
• pityA feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
• aspireTo have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
• groomA man who is about to marry.
• doughtyBold; brave, courageous.
• cliveTo climb; ascend.
• clergyA body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.
• moderatelyIn a moderate manner.
• altarA table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
• cuffGlove; mitten
• oysterAny of certain marine bivalve mollusks, especially those of the family Ostreidae (the true oysters), usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers.
• sturdyOf firm build; stiff; stout; strong.
• undergoTo experience; to pass through a phase.
• tauThe letter Τ /τ in the Greek alphabet; being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, and the twenty-first letter of the Old and Ancient Greek alphabets.
• lanternA case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.
• rulerA (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.
• seventyThe cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.
• supporterA person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.
• conquestAn act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy.
• assembleTo put together.
• whistleA device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
• amethystA transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.
• woodwardA warden of a wood.
• ambitionEager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
• restraintSomething that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.
• eddyA current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
• ninetyThe cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.
• stewardshipThe rank or office of a steward.
• flockA large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats or other livestock animals, or sometimes any group of animals.
• cornerstoneA stone forming the base at the corner of a building.
• shaveTo make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
• coltA young male horse or similar young male equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
• artilleryLarge projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
• furnishMaterial used to create an engineered product.
• grindingThe action of grinding together or crushing into small particles; the sound of this action.
• rubbishRefuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash.
• swampAn area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)