Word origins

• duchessThe wife or widow of a duke.
• spoutA tube or lip through which liquid or steam is poured or discharged.
• perishTo decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
• snapperOne who, or that which, snaps.
• captivityThe state of being captive.
• sincerityThe quality or state of being sincere.
• oarA type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowlock atop the gunwale, whereby a rower seated in the boat and pulling the handle can pass the blade through the water by repeated strokes against the water's resistance, thus moving the boat.
• relishFlavour or taste; (countable) an instance of this.
• lireFlesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
• scarcityThe condition of something being scarce or deficient.
• SouthwarkA London borough of Greater London, extending as far as Crystal Palace south of the River Thames, including the historic borough plus the Pool of London and Bankside.
• thrashTo beat mercilessly.
• conceivableCapable of being conceived or imagined.
• agateA semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two.
• inclineTo bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
• onenessThe state of being one or undivided; unity.
• recoverableCapable of being regained or recovered.
• vanishTo become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
• aforesaidPreviously stated; said or named before.
• truceA period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.
• boarA wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
• anguishExtreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress; an emotional state caused by intense misery or suffering.
• miteAny of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acari (syn. Acarina).
• annoyanceThat which annoys.
• reverenceVeneration; profound awe and respect, normally in a sacred context.
• buntingStrips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
• avengerOne who avenges or vindicates.
• waughInsipid; tasteless.
• centurionAn officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
• pluckTo pull something sharply; to pull something out
• coercionActual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
• picardOf, from or relating to Picardy, a cultural region part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France, France.
• rubbleThe broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
• adderAny snake.
• poignantSharp-pointed; keen.
• watermanA seaman, a sailor.
• beehiveSuch a home prepared by the bees themselves, in which some species of honey bees live and raise their young.
• lavishExpending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
• vixenA female fox.
• anewAgain, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly.
• commandmentA divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments.
• hornerSomeone who works or deals in (animal) horn or horns.
• pheasantA bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
• outflowThe process of flowing out.
• admirableDeserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable.
• illuminateTo shine light on something.
• bulgeAn object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
• brittleInflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact.
• aldermanA member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.
• gloomDarkness, dimness, or obscurity.
• SevernA river in England and Wales that flows into the Bristol Channel.
• angelicBelonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
• workmanA man who labours for wages.
• swimmerOne who swims.
• loonA crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
• honeA sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
• badnessThe quality or degree of being bad.
• sandingThe act or process by which something is sanded; the application of sandpaper, etc.
• stonedContaining stones.
• alandOn dry land, as opposed to in the water.
• wortNow chiefly as the second element in the names of plants: a plant used for food or medicine.
• stinkTo have a strong bad smell.
• conventA religious community whose members live under strict observation of religious rules and self-imposed vows.
• childishImmature in thought or behaviour.
• priesthoodThe role or office of a priest.
• overtOpen and not concealed or secret.
• pronounceTo declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
• dearlyIn a dear or precious manner.
• baronessThe wife of a baron.
• imaginableAble to be imagined; conceivable.
• descendantDescending; going down.
• dismalDisastrous, calamitous.
• prologueA speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.
• libelA written or pictorial false statement which unjustly seeks to damage someone's reputation.
• jestAn act performed for amusement; a joke.
• woodworkSomething made from wood, especially cabinets and trim (e.g., baseboards, doorframes) made from millwork.
• strongholdA place built to withstand attack; a fortress.
• albA long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments.
• beardedHaving a beard; involving a beard.
• greasyHaving a slippery surface; having a surface covered with grease.
• mortDeath; especially, the death of game in hunting.
• coronerA public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.
• hecticVery busy with activity and confusion.
• snuffFinely ground or pulverized tobacco (or other plant derivative) intended for use by being sniffed or snorted into the nose.
• horriblyIn a horrible way; very badly.
• contemplationThe act of contemplating; being highly concentrated in thought; musing.
• talonA sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
• sorceryMagical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.
• abstainKeep or withhold oneself.
• grassyCovered with grass.
• fielderA dog trained in pursuit of game in the field.
• stintTo stop (an action); cease, desist.
• parableA short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
• quadrangleSynonym of quadrilateral (“a polygon with four sides”).
• eradicateTo pull up by the roots.
• likenessThe state or quality of being like or alike.
• flemishOf or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders (the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flanders); or as the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.
• shredA fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
• skewTo form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
• alienationThe act of alienating.