Word origins

• snareA trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
• shankThe part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
• upholdTo hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
• gliderOne who glides.
• nurtureThe act of nourishing or nursing; tender care
• tongAn instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
• leashA strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.
• impeachmentThe act of calling into question or challenging the accuracy or propriety of something.
• dissolveTo terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding.
• RobbA surname originating as a patronymic.
• corporalHaving a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
• beagleA small short-legged smooth-coated scenthound, often tricolored and sometimes used for hunting hares. Its friendly disposition makes it suitable as a family pet.
• waryCautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
• articulationA joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.
• sleevelessOf a garment, having no sleeves.
• oftoften; frequently; not rarely
• rejoiceTo be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.
• condemnationThe act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong.
• formidableCausing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.
• punTo beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize.
• riffA repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes vocal.
• attenuationA gradual diminishing of strength.
• brothWater in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled.
• improperlyIn an improper manner; not properly.
• maceA heavy fighting club.
• taperA slender wax candle.
• synagogueA place of worship for Jews.
• armageddonA catastrophic or great conflict, especially one regarded as likely to destroy the human race or the world; (loosely) the end of the world.
• allureThe power to attract, entice; the quality causing attraction.
• stalkerA person who engages in stalking, i.e., quietly approaching animals to be hunted; a tracker or guide in hunting game.
• reclaimTo return land to a suitable condition for use.
• richnessThe state or quality of being rich; wealthiness, wealth, riches.
• sophisticationEnlightenment or education.
• extinctOf fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched.
• ponderTo wonder, think of deeply.
• riggingDress; tackle; especially (nautical), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.
• poreA tiny opening in the skin.
• oilyCovered with or containing oil.
• whoaStop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
• fristA certain space or period of time; respite.
• sergeA type of worsted cloth.
• learSomething learned; a lesson.
• chieflyEspecially or primarily; above all.
• blastingA planned explosion, as in mining.
• gritA collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
• faithfullyIn a faithful manner.
• quailTo waste away; to fade, to wither.
• rectorIn the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
• abbA type of yarn for the warp.
• earthlyRelating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven or the heavens.
• conceiveTo have a child; to become pregnant (with).
• forfeitureA legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
• MalvernA town and civil parish with a town council in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England. See also Great Malvern.
• poplarAny of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.
• recourseThe act of seeking assistance or advice.
• equinoxOne of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.
• hinderTo make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
• presumeTo be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].
• constipationA state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.
• strutOf a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
• tameUnder human control.
• solsticeOne of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.
• plumeA feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.
• cheesecakeA pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
• pantryA small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.
• murdererA person who commits murder.
• courteousShowing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
• wiltTo droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
• billetA short informal letter.
• chevronA wide inverted V placed on a shield.
• slatedscheduled
• plankA flat piece of wood on which to cook fish, so that the wood provides flavor and helps to produce a pleasing texture.
• paddlingThe act of using a paddle.
• interrogationThe act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.
• longingAn earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
• ospreyA bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.
• enactTo make (a bill) into law.
• misunderstandingA mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.
• calenderA machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
• swiftlyIn a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.
• brightlyIn a bright manner.
• manlyHaving the characteristics of a man.
• rinkA man, especially a warrior or hero.
• fearfulFrightening; causing fear.
• perilA situation of serious and immediate danger.
• courageousOf a person, displaying or possessing courage.
• admirationA positive emotion combining wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful; a feeling of respect for another's skills or attributes, as one might look on a hero or role model.
• severanceThe act of severing or the state of being severed.
• retinaThe thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball that contains rods and cones sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.
• sheathA holster for a sword; a scabbard.
• chaplainA member of a religious body (who is often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
• swirlTo twist or whirl, as an eddy.
• scotA person born in or native to Scotland.
• reviveTo cause (a person or animal) to recover from a faint; to cause (a person or animal) to return to a state of consciousness.
• chameleonA small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
• hooperThe European whistling, or wild, swan (Cygnus cygnus).
• abodeAct of waiting; delay.
• uniformityThe quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this.
• HerefordshireA ceremonial county and unitary authority in the West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire, Radnorshire and Brecknockshire.
• narrowlyIn a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude.