Word origins

• temperamentA person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reacting.
• healerOne who heals, especially through faith.
• hiveA structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees.
• newtA small lizard-like amphibian in the subfamily Pleurodelinae that lives in the water as an adult.
• sycamoreAny of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus, especially Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore), distinguished by its mottled bark which flakes off in large irregular masses.
• dungManure; animal excrement.
• alderAny of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family.
• larkAny of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
• lullabyA cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.
• plentifulExisting in large number or ample amount.
• statelyWorthy of respect; dignified, regal.
• deuceA card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
• riserSomeone or something which rises.
• ensignA badge of office, rank, or power.
• knollA small mound or rounded hill.
• primroseA flowering plant of the genus Primula.
• HumberA large tidal estuary forming part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, England.
• eucharistA Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper of Christ, with the physical forms of bread and usually wine which are believed by certain denominations to become Christ himself or to host his spiritual presence.
• heretoTo here; to this.
• inventiveOf, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
• crazeA strong habitual desire or fancy.
• calvaryA life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground.
• roperA ropemaker (a maker of ropes).
• seasoningSomething used to add taste or flavour to food, such as salt and pepper or other condiment, herb or spice.
• adjournTo postpone.
• citrineA goldish-yellow colour, like that of a lemon.
• pelletA small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
• discernTo detect with the senses, especially with the eyes.
• branThe broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
• inflowThe act or process of flowing in or into.
• eelAny freshwater fish of the order Anguilliformes, which are elongated and resemble snakes.
• ellA measure of length. An English ell was 1¼ yards (45 inches or 114 cm), a Scottish ell was about 37 inches (94 cm), a Flemish ell was ¾ yard (27 inches or 69 cm), while certain European ells were less than 50 cm.
• dorAny of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying.
• carveTo cut.
• musterAn assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things.
• pertainTo belong to or be connected as a part, adjunct, attribute, or accessory.
• gauntletProtective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
• askerSomeone who asks a question.
• fretEspecially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
• abidingContinuing or persisting in the same state: lasting, enduring; steadfast.
• relicThat which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.
• slipperA low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
• clingFruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit.
• communeA small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community.
• hautHaughty.
• circumcisionThe surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
• sixteenthThe ordinal form of the number sixteen.
• rumourUK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Ireland spelling of rumor.
• immortalityNever dying
• swearingThe act of swearing, or making an oath.
• saffronA plant of species Crocus sativus, a crocus.
• raggedIn tatters, having the texture broken.
• peerlessWithout peer or equal; unparalleled, nonpareil. Of the highest quality, best.
• hornetAny large wasp of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.
• anvilA heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
• dishonestNot honest; shoddy.
• stalkThe stem or main axis of a plant.
• vocationA divine calling to establish one's lifestyle.
• foreignerA person from a foreign country.
• jitterA nervous action; a tic.
• starryHaving stars visible.
• wicketA small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one.
• faxedHaving a head of hair; hairy.
• vileMorally low; base; despicable.
• cumbersomeBurdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.
• roastingVery hot.
• pancakeAn thin batter cake similar to a crepe, typically unleavened.
• accrueTo increase, to rise
• firthAn arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.
• overthrowTo bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.), especially by force; to usurp.
• squatRelatively short or low, and thick or broad.
• firestoneIron pyrite, formerly used for striking fire.
• ordinateThe second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
• seminalOf or relating to seed or semen.
• kewThe name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
• gapingWide open.
• nightingaleA Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale.
• boldlyIn a bold manner; with confidence.
• sacramentA sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace, instituted by Jesus Christ.
• cramTo press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
• cockerOne who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport of cockfighting.
• hardenTo become hard.
• reeWild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
• moltenMelted, especially due to great heat
• eyebrowThe hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
• lessorThe owner of property that is leased; the landlord to a lease.
• painlessFree from pain; without pain or trouble.
• applaudApplause; applauding.
• abolishTo end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
• uneasyNot easy; difficult.
• frayTo rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.
• flankTo attack the flank(s) of.
• mindfulaware (of something); attentive, heedful.
• hithertoUp to this or that time.
• downrightCompletely, wholly.
• smotherTo suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone.
• frostyCold, chilly; icy.
• remandThe act of sending an accused person back into custody whilst awaiting trial.
• blightA diseased condition suffered by a plant; specifically, a complete and rapid chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as floral organs, leaves, branches, or twigs, especially one caused by a fungus; a mildew, a rust, a smut.
• maturationThe process of becoming mature.