Word origins

• admonishTo inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off.
• rowenA second crop of hay (within a growing season).
• transgressTo exceed or overstep some limit or boundary.
• lankSlender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
• hardsThe short coarser fibers of flax or hemp; tow.
• usurperOne who usurps.
• encumberTo load down something with a burden.
• yarmTo cry out; make a loud, unpleasant noise; shriek; yell.
• rancorA feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.
• cereA fleshy, waxy area at the base of the upper beak in certain birds.
• liberalityThe property of being liberal; generosity; charity.
• swireThe neck.
• mazerThe maple tree, or maple wood.
• hobbleOne of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off.
• repentantFeeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.
• bidingAn awaiting; expectation.
• tinkleTo make light metallic sounds, rather like a very small bell.
• civillyIn a civil manner; politely.
• unhurtNot hurt; unharmed or unscathed
• HainautA province of Wallonia, Belgium.
• incredulityUnwillingness or inability to believe; doubt about the truth or verisimilitude of something; disbelief.
• proscriptionA prohibition.
• foretellTo predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.
• GamalielGamaliel the Elder, a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the early first century CE.
• notarialPertaining to a notary or notaries.
• HobbA surname originating as a patronymic.
• earthlingAn inhabitant of Earth, as opposed to one of heaven.
• garnYarn (twisted fibers for weaving) or worsted (woolen yarn).
• covetousnessImmoderate desire for the possession of something, especially for wealth.
• scornfulShowing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering.
• crosswisecrossing; lying across
• ablativeApplied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement.
• faunA woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
• commonwealThe common good; public wellbeing or prosperity.
• fatnessThe state, quality, or condition of being fat.
• knopA knob, usually ornamental
• bookbinderA person whose profession is binding pages together to form books.
• feeblyIn a feeble manner.
• vexationThe action of vexing, annoying, or irritating someone or something; (countable) an instance of this.
• threadbareOf cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.
• fellyThe rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.
• fatherlyCharacteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
• harnBrain.
• hernCorner, nook.
• surmountTo get or be over without touching or resting on; to overcome.
• recuseTo reject or repudiate (an authority, a person, a court judgment, etc.).
• feelerSomeone or something that feels.
• overhearTo hear something that was not meant for one's ears.
• camomileMatricaria chamomilla, German chamomile or Hungarian chamomile, with fragrant flowers used for tea, and as an herbal remedy.
• mulleinAny of a few hundred species of European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, especially that majority that have yellow flowers.
• blinTo cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up.
• stellTo place in position; set up, fix, plant; prop, mount.
• pittanceA small allowance of food and drink; a scanty meal.
• escutcheonThe shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.
• sinfulnessThe property of being sinful.
• comityCourtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
• thewAn attractive physical attribute; also, physical, mental, or moral strength or vigour.
• largesseThe trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time; generosity, liberality.
• blearyTired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.
• poteTo push, thrust.
• restiveImpatient under delay, duress, or control.
• scallionA young plant of Allium sp. (typically Welsh onion, onion, or shallot) with tender edible leaves and an undeveloped bulb.
• abridgeTo deprive; to cut off.
• boatwrightA maker of boats, especially of traditional wooden construction.
• glistenTo reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
• clubbedShaped like a club; grasped like, or used as, a club.
• NewgateOne of the historic seven gates of the London Wall around the City of London, dating back to Roman times.
• astrolabeAn astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
• windowlessHaving no windows, especially no external windows.
• tenchA species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca.
• supercedeVariant spelling of supersede.
• witlessLacking wit or understanding; foolish.
• trencherA plate on which food is served or cut.
• pallorUnnatural paleness, especially as a sign of sickness or distress.
• unwholesomeNot wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful.
• brawnyCharacterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.
• barberryAny of the thorny shrubs of genus Berberis, which bear yellow flowers and red or blue-black berries.
• YelvertonA village in Buckland Monachorum parish, West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5267).
• ashlarMasonry employing flat and well-squared stone or brick, creating an appearance similar to wooden flooring.
• torturousOf or pertaining to torture.
• basteTo sew with long or loose stitches, as for temporary use, or in preparation for gathering the fabric.
• insensibleUnable to be perceived by the senses.
• seasickSuffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship or boat at sea.
• oastA kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops.
• cowerTo crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
• soupyResembling soup; creamy.
• girdTo bind with a flexible rope or cord.
• solicitudeThe state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire for good; anxiety.
• reverentlyIn a reverent manner.
• deignTo consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe.
• dotingCharacterized by giving love and affection.
• quadrateHaving four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square.
• seederA device used to plant seeds; a seed drill.
• recognizanceA form of bail; a promise made by the accused to the court that they will attend all required judicial proceedings and will not engage in further illegal activity or other prohibited conduct as set by the court.
• clenchTo grip or hold fast.
• gnawTo bite something persistently, especially something tough.
• stablerA stablekeeper.
• feloniousOf, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony.
• pockA pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease.
• pyxA small, usually round container used to hold the host (“consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist”), especially when bringing communion to the sick or others unable to attend Mass.