Word origins

• pardonForgiveness for an offence.
• tellerA person who tells stories.
• veilSomething hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
• peckTo strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
• quarryA site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.
• helmThe tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to steer the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel.
• rosenMade of or consisting of roses.
• kennelA house or shelter for a dog.
• slackThe part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
• pilgrimAny traveler.
• gorgeThe front aspect of the neck; the outside of the throat.
• righteousnessThe quality or state of being righteous.
• opaqueNeither reflecting nor emitting light.
• caterpillarThe larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.
• chewTo crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
• prevailTo be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
• omissionThe act of omitting.
• stoutLarge; bulky.
• ashamedFeeling shame or guilt.
• endureTo continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
• juniperAny shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones.
• preparatoryOf or pertaining to preparation, having the purpose of making something or someone ready, preparative.
• cursedUnder some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
• tumbleA fall, especially end over end.
• overseeTo survey, look at something in a wide angle.
• stareTo look fixedly (at something).
• contradictionThe act of contradicting.
• flairA natural or innate talent or aptitude.
• wonderfullyIn an excellent manner.
• finelySo as to produce a fine texture; into small, thin, or delicate pieces.
• lestFor fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.
• benignKind; gentle; mild.
• aisleA wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers.
• blurTo make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
• evidentlyIn a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.
• sludgeSolids separated from suspension in a liquid.
• pavedCovered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.
• pastureLand, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.
• crueltyAn indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.
• comptrollerThe chief accountant of a company or government.
• cucumberA vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.
• marshalA high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally in charge of the cavalry and later the military forces in general.
• seizeTo deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
• stonyAs hard as stone.
• sadnessThe state or emotion of being sad.
• dimeA coin worth one-tenth of a dollar, that is, ten cents.
• carpAny of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.
• duskTending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
• customaryIn accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.
• counterpartEither of two parts that fit together or otherwise complement one another.
• tyingAction of the verb to tie; ligature.
• indulgenceThe act of indulging.
• stapleA town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
• clawA curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
• tyreThe ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
• wandA hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
• rinseTo wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
• weldA herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.
• venomAn animal toxin intended for defensive or offensive use; a biological poison delivered by bite, sting, etc., to protect an animal or to kill its prey.
• writA written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.
• tailedHaving a tail.
• mummyAn embalmed human or non-human animal corpse wrapped in linen bandages for burial, especially as practised by the ancient Egyptians and some Native American tribes.
• wingedHaving wings.
• dampIn a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
• sanityThe condition of being sane.
• etherThe medium breathed by human beings; the air.
• rumbleA low, heavy, continuous sound, such as that of thunder or a hungry stomach.
• assessorOne who assesses a property for tax or insurance evaluation.
• fernAny of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations.
• loreAll the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
• faucetAn exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
• mitigateTo reduce, lessen, or decrease and thereby to make less severe or easier to bear.
• saltwaterNew Keynesian or Keynesian, in reference to macroeconomics and economics departments on the East Coast and West Coast of the United States of America.
• RoswellA surname.
• herringA type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.
• muddyCovered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
• neighbourA person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
• permissiblepermitted.
• nuisanceA minor annoyance or inconvenience.
• latentExisting or present, but concealed or inactive.
• lochA lake.
• sparrowThe house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.
• hectorSometimes in the form Hector: a blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow; a braggart, bully.
• brotherhoodThe state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
• wickerA flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture.
• balmAny of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
• nephewA son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
• confessTo admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
• chitA child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
• principallyIn a primary manner; pertaining to the principal of a matter.
• visorA part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
• outrightWholly; completely; entirely.
• sandalA type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot
• rubbingAn impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with graphite, crayon or other coloring agent.
• remembranceThe act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.
• hangerOne who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman, paper hanger, etc.
• foremanThe leader of a work crew.
• allegianceLoyalty or commitment to a cause, group, nation or of a subordinate to a superior.
• conduitA pipe or channel for conveying water, etc.
• prudentSagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct.