Word origins

• leachA quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
• milkyResembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk.
• uplandThe area in the interior of a country with a generally higher elevation.
• raptorA bird of prey.
• coulterA cutter, consisting of a blade in either knife form or disk form, attached to the ploughbeam of a plough to cut the sward, in front of the ploughshare and mouldboard.
• pilgrimageA journey made to a sacred place, or a religious journey.
• eighteenthThe ordinal form of the number eighteen.
• hurstA wood or grove.
• universallyIn a universal manner.
• chewingThe act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
• ahaAn exclamation of understanding, realization, invention, or recognition.
• depictTo render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.
• navelThe indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
• arbitratorA person to whom the authority to settle or judge a dispute is delegated.
• wildlyIn a wild, uncontrolled manner.
• sableA small carnivorous mammal of the Old World that resembles a weasel, Martes zibellina, from cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
• spanielAny of various small to medium-sized breeds of gun dog having a broad muzzle, long, wavy fur and long ears that hang at the side of the head, bred for flushing and retrieving game.
• worthlessHaving no worth or use; without value.
• spoolA reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.
• dictA saying; a statement.
• jeopardyDanger of failure, harm, or loss.
• annoyTo disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
• clapThe act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
• hardnessThe quality of being hard.
• aboundTo be full to overflowing; to bristle.
• curingThe act by which something is cured.
• crownedWearing a crown.
• sandstoneA sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.
• proctorA person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.
• twillA pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
• loudlyIn a loud manner; at a high volume.
• horseshoeThe U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.
• constellationAn arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure (especially one from mythology) or pattern, or a division of the sky including it, especially one officially recognized by astronomers; an asterism.
• bedtimeThe time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep.
• brinkThe edge, margin, or border of a steep place, as of a precipice; a bank or edge.
• trussA bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
• kilnAn oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.
• strangelyIn a strange or coincidental manner.
• skipperThe master of a ship.
• JacobsonAn English surname transferred from the given name.
• sloughThe skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
• prodigyAn extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
• mouldCommonwealth standard spelling of mold.
• ElyA cathedral city and civil parish (served by City of Ely Council) in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England.
• waspAny of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.
• booksellerA person engaged in the business of selling books.
• webberAn animal that creates webs, such as a spider.
• platterA tray for serving foods.
• chamberlainA senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
• brewsterA unit of stress optical coefficient which is equal to 10⁻¹² m²/N or 10⁻¹² Pa⁻¹. Symbol: B.
• croftAn enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a farmer (a crofter), especially in Scotland, together with a right to use separate pastureland shared by other crofters.
• pageantAn elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume.
• morallyIn terms of morals or ethics.
• reptileA (typically scaly and egg-laying) cold-blooded vertebrate tetrapod animal, of the class Reptilia (excluding birds), such as a lizard, turtle, snake, crocodile, alligator, etc.
• nestleTo settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
• imperfectNot perfect.
• disguiseMaterial (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
• eleventhThe ordinal form of the number eleven.
• songbookA book containing songs.
• hepaticOf or relating to the liver.
• kindredDistant and close relatives, collectively; kin.
• condemnTo strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
• hueA color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
• invocationThe act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.
• nineteenThe cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
• swollenProtuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
• scatterTo (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
• stewardA person who manages the property or affairs for another entity.
• smackA distinct flavor, especially if slight.
• holinessThe state or condition of being holy.
• comprehendTo understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.
• pamphletA small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary compositions, newsletters, and newspapers, but now chiefly informational matter.
• clipperAnything or anyone that clips.
• brayOf an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.
• chokeTo be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
• halterA bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.
• roarTo make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
• packerA person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
• amidstIn the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.
• gallImpudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
• oblivionThe state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
• gravyA dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown gravy.
• inheritTo receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest, usually after the previous owner's death.
• sprinkleTo cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).
• beforehandAt an earlier or preceding time.
• watcherSomeone who observes something closely for professional reasons, such as an analyst or pundit.
• palateA part associated with the mouth of certain invertebrates, somewhat analogous to the palate of vertebrates.
• incontinenceLack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity.
• masculineOf or pertaining to the male gender.
• constableOne holding the lowest rank in most Commonwealth police forces. (See also chief constable.)
• toppingWonderful.
• chillingBecoming cold.
• newcomerOne who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
• scorpionAny of the order Scorpiones of arachnids related to spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting at the end.
• rascalA dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
• dizzyExperiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded.
• ransomMoney paid for the freeing of a hostage.
• twelfthThe ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.
• daggerA stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
• thornA modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.