Word origins

• ruddyReddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
• goslingA young goose.
• mutterA repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.
• brothelA house of prostitution.
• riveTo tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave.
• permanenceThe state of being permanent.
• mindingThe act of taking heed of something.
• eloquentlyIn an eloquent manner; stated well.
• hockA Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
• dirgeA mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.
• bluishHaving a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.
• tingleTo feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
• heftThe feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
• bruiseTo strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse.
• lewdLascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.
• appraiseTo determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose.
• thitherTo that place.
• rebukeA harsh criticism.
• edictA proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
• sustenanceSomething that provides support or nourishment.
• campionSome flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
• bagpipesA musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.
• diagonallyIn a diagonal manner, not square to any direction.
• gurlTerm of address between cis gay men, transgender women, or drag queens.
• ferventVery hot; burning, scorching; also, glowing with heat.
• mirthThe emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
• frenA stranger.
• juggleTo manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.
• cornyBoring and unoriginal.
• errantStraying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits.
• earthenMade of earth or mud.
• portcullisA gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.
• nooseAn adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
• exemplarSomething fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
• smittenAffected by an act of smiting.
• steepleA tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.
• penanceA voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
• priestlyOf or relating to priests.
• nimTo take or seize.
• eagernessThe state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
• nollThe head, especially the top of the head.
• recklesslyIn a rash or reckless manner, without regard for cost or consequence.
• lemansA surname from English.
• chooserOne who chooses something.
• outwardlyExternally or on the outside, or on the surface.
• chineThe top of a ridge.
• crierOne who cries.
• moonshineThe light of the moon.
• scribbleTo write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.
• besetTo assail or attack (someone) from all sides; to set about.
• hokeTo ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc.
• discovererOne who discovers: a person who has discovered something.
• glassyOf or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
• headlandCoastal land that juts into the sea.
• utensilAn instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen.
• pullerAnything that pulls, but especially a hoist in which a cable is attached to a lever and a ratchet mechanism.
• heightenTo make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
• ladleA deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.
• rectificationThe action or process of rectifying.
• keelerOne who works on a barge or keel.
• cleatA strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
• softenerA water softener.
• fainOften followed by of: glad, well-pleased.
• cruellyIn a cruel manner; with cruelty.
• furrowA trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.
• bushelA dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts; equivalent in volume to approximately 0.0364 cubic meters (imperial bushel) or 0.0352 cubic meters (U.S. bushel).
• beholderSomeone who observes or beholds; an observer or spectator.
• tonguedResembling a tongue.
• cowlA monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
• guttedEviscerated.
• armingThe act of supplying (oneself or others) with armor and (now especially) arms and ammunition in preparation for a conflict; the act of providing with the means of defense and attack.
• slatA thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
• countableCapable of being counted; having a quantity.
• dearthA period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
• conservatorOne who conserves, preserves or protects something.
• perversionThe action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
• acquaintTo furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
• tautOf a body, muscle, etc., not flabby; firm, toned.
• foolishnessThe state of being foolish.
• silkenMade of silk.
• hieTo hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.
• bistUsed to form the second person singular of be.
• needlesslyIn a needless manner.
• grazeThe act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
• hotlyWith great amounts of heat.
• hackmanThe driver of a hack (a carriage, cab, or taxi).
• sordidDistasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible.
• crudDirt, filth or refuse.
• semblanceThe outward appearance or form of a person or thing.
• avengeTo take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
• yarrowAny of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.
• fickleQuick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
• lukewarmBetween warm and cool.
• crickA painful stiffness in some part of the body, like the neck or back, which makes it difficult to move the affected body part for some time; a cramp.
• faintlyIn a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.
• idolatryThe worship of idols.
• sedgeAny plant of the family Cyperaceae.
• tineA spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
• dwellerAn inhabitant of a specific place; an inhabitant or denizen.
• bitumenAn immensely viscous constituent of petroleum, primarily used in road construction