Word origins

• exacerbationAn increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)
• aelgrandfather; forefather, ancestor
• silkwormAny of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.
• palmistryTelling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand.
• callowImmature, inexperienced, or naive.
• precessionPrecedence.
• abutTo touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land)
• spenderA person who spends money.
• chicoryEither of two plants of the Asteraceae family.
• threshTo separate the grain from the straw or husks (chaff) by mechanical beating, with a flail or machinery, or by driving animals over them.
• teatThe projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
• daisA raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit, etc., which may be used to speak from.
• hearkenTo hear (something) with attention; to have regard to (something).
• blainskin swelling or sore; blister; blotch.
• pithThe soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
• gaffA tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
• frockA dress, a piece of clothing, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
• chattelTangible, movable property.
• wrestTo pull or twist violently.
• waterlessDry, arid, lacking water.
• effectualProducing the intended result; entirely adequate.
• inklingUsually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.
• footbridgeA bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians.
• parsimonyWith a negative connotation: great reluctance to spend money or other resources; miserliness, stinginess; (countable) an instance of this.
• ashenMade from the wood of the ash-tree.
• overshootThe amount by which something goes too far.
• maddockAn earthworm or maggot.
• snarlTo entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
• skewerA long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
• laudGlorification or praise.
• provableOf a statement or hypothesis that can be proven.
• harshnessThe quality of being harsh.
• goerOne who, or that which, goes.
• kneadingThe process by which something is kneaded.
• windowedFitted with windows, often of a particular kind or, in (heraldry), of a specified colour.
• riffleA swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.
• commonerA member of the common people who holds no title or rank.
• puckerTo pinch or wrinkle (especially a body part); to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.
• misbehavingbad conduct or actions
• finisOf a book or other work: the end.
• beastlyPertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
• GawainOne of the greatest knights in Arthurian legend; he is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table.
• GuinevereA female given name from Welsh or Proto-Celtic.
• dereHurt; harm; injury.
• bucklerOne who buckles something.
• pealA loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
• decrepitWeakened or worn out from age or wear.
• flintstoneA piece of flint.
• amassTo collect into a mass or heap.
• broachA series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
• scuttleA container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).
• aghastTerrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.
• raimentClothing, garments, dress, material.
• sumacAny of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and certain other genera in Anacardiaceae.
• dowerThe part of or interest in a deceased husband's property provided to his widow, usually in the form of a life estate.
• wordyUsing an excessive number of words.
• crotchetA musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
• fourfoldFour times as great; quadruple.
• indwellingA dwelling within, especially lodgement or habitation in the mind or soul.
• wallowTo roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
• spierOne who spies; a spy.
• lifewayOne's path through life; a lifestyle or behaviour, now especially when seen as traditional.
• tortiousWrongful; harmful.
• biggTo build.
• beekTo expose to a source of heat for warmth and pleasure.
• covertlyIn a covert manner, secretly.
• forebodingA sense of evil to come.
• sepulchreA burial chamber.
• beholdenObligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged for a bounden duty.
• smallishSomewhat small.
• gorseAn evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers.
• louseA small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
• vespersThe sixth of the seven canonical hours, an evening prayer service
• kindleTo start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
• trodTo walk heavily or laboriously; plod; tread
• pulsationThe regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse.
• scoffA derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
• napeThe back part of the neck.
• fishpondA freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food.
• sluiceAn artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.
• furorA general uproar or commotion.
• grimlyGrim-looking, grim-natured.
• espouseTo marry.
• mongerA dealer or trader in a specific commodity.
• speciousSeemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
• threshingThe process by which something is threshed.
• pinderA peanut, the nut-like pod containing the edible seed(s) of a leguminous plant.
• unwittingUnaware or uninformed; oblivious.
• avariceExcessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
• apocryphaSomething, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).
• rustleA soft crackling sound similar to the movement of dry leaves.
• vainlyIn a vain pursuit; to no avail.
• venerealOf or relating to the genitals or sexual intercourse.
• malignEvil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.
• abortiveProduced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
• udderAn organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, particularly ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer.
• sacreTo consecrate.
• pinnerA headdress like a cap, with long lappets.
• barnacleA marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
• sneadTo cut; lop; prune.