Word origins

• daftFoolish, silly, stupid.
• stubbornRefusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
• requiemA Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
• insetTo set in; infix or implant.
• rhineA watercourse; a ditch for water.
• rattleTo create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
• oatmealMeal made from rolled or round oats.
• strickenStruck by something.
• unrestA state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.
• abstinenceThe act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
• sitterSomeone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.
• swarmA large number of insects or other bugs (e.g. centipedes), especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
• ledgeA narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
• giltGold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
• drownTo die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
• strifeStriving; earnest endeavor; hard work.
• consularOf or pertaining to a consul, or the office thereof.
• treasonThe crime of betraying one’s own country.
• reckonTo count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.
• mulberryAny of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits.
• sinfulHaving sinned; guilty of sin.
• abyssHell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
• heartburnA burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet.
• flaskA narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc.
• hereofOf this; concerning this.
• processionThe act of progressing or proceeding.
• attentivePaying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
• woodedCovered with trees.
• sleevedHaving sleeves.
• PryorA surname originating as an occupation.
• rosaryPrayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly of the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria).
• pulleyOne of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).
• twisterOne who twists.
• setonA few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen etc., introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to induce suppuration; also, the issue so formed.
• tigTo touch lightly or playfully; to trifle, dally.
• hugelyGreatly; to a huge extent.
• fruitfulFavourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.
• thinkerOne who spends time thinking, contemplating or meditating.
• sledA small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.
• conveyanceAn act or instance of conveying.
• tortoiseAny of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family Testudinidae (chiefly Canada, US) or the order Testudines (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, India), whose body is enclosed in a shell (carapace plus plastron). The animal can withdraw its head and four legs partially into the shell, providing some protection from predators.
• crockerA potter.
• foresightThe ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
• todA male fox.
• alumAn astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K₂SO₄·Al₂(SO₄)₃·24H₂O).
• assigneeOne to whom a thing is assigned.
• kipThe untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.
• valanceA short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
• smutSoot.
• lombardA member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.
• barrenNot bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile.
• pleadTo present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.
• vowA solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.
• blotA blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
• commentatorSynonym of historian or chronicler, a person who compiles an annotated history.
• sheenBeautiful, good-looking, attractive, fair; bright, radiant; shiny.
• lanierA leather thong.
• assentTo agree to a proposal.
• hoveTo remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover.
• sevenfoldSeven times as much; multiplied by seven.
• concealTo hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret.
• grailThe Holy Grail.
• rinTo run.
• riftA chasm or fissure.
• cupboardA board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet.
• peepA feeble utterance or complaint.
• topperSomething that is on top.
• kitchenerA kitchen servant; a cook.
• poisonousContaining sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
• chimeA musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.
• spenceA buttery or pantry.
• mischiefConduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.
• argentThe metal silver.
• pewOne of the long benches in a church, seating several persons, usually fixed to the floor and facing the chancel.
• footingA ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
• remitTo transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.
• bonnetA type of hat, once widely worn by women or children, held in place by ribbons tied under the chin; now uncommonly worn except in certain religious sects.
• unbornNot yet born; yet to come; future.
• cheesyOf or relating to cheese.
• worldlyConcerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.
• heirloomA valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
• pleasantlyIn a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
• portrayTo paint or draw the likeness of.
• shamelessHaving no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.
• wynnA letter of the Old English alphabet, ƿ, borrowed from the futhark and used to represent the sound of w; replaced in Middle English times by the digraph uu, which later developed into the letter w.
• adversaryA person, group, or thing that opposes or attacks another person or group; an opponent or rival.
• quaintOf a person: cunning, crafty.
• solemnOf or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred.
• fermentationAny of many anaerobic biochemical reactions in which an enzyme (or several enzymes produced by a microorganism) catalyses the conversion of one substance into another; especially the conversion (using yeast) of sugars to alcohol or acetic acid with the evolution of carbon dioxide
• carelessNot concerned or worried (about).
• narcoticAny substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
• ainOwn; belonging to one.
• sorcererA magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.
• motherhoodThe state of being a mother.
• partridgeAny bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
• lousyInsufficient and less than expected of a good thing.
• jugglingThe art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.
• wildfireA rapidly spreading fire, especially one occurring in a wildland area.
• bedsideA position at the side of one's bed.
• CesarA male given name from Spanish.