Word origins

• hireA person who has been hired, especially in a cohort.
• electionA process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors, or other representatives by popular vote.
• branchThe woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
• serveTo be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.
• magicThe application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.
• mountA hill or mountain.
• smartTo hurt or sting.
• talkingThe action of the verb talk.
• LatinOf or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.
• avoidTo try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.
• cornerThe point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
• rankStrong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.
• elementOne of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
• birthThe process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
• virusA submicroscopic, non-cellular structure that consists of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and that sometimes causes disease in the host organism (such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms).
• abuseImproper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
• separateTo divide (a thing) into separate parts.
• quarterEach of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
• defineTo determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly.
• religiousConcerning religion.
• breakfastThe first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
• columnA solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration.
• faithA trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.
• chainA series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
• reachTo extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
• comparisonThe act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
• momentA particular point of space; a spot.
• sequenceA set of things next to each other in a set order; a series.
• inchAn English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm.
• sorryOf a person, regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
• openingPertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.
• damageInjury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
• produceTo bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
• snowThe partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation of them on the ground or on objects as a white layer.
• truthTrue facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
• counterOne who counts.
• campAn outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures.
• bridgeA construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from a height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc.
• movementPhysical motion between points in space.
• draftA current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
• equalThe same in one or more respects.
• adventureA feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
• profitTotal income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and services sold at an advertised price.
• assistantHaving a subordinate or auxiliary position.
• yesterdayThe day immediately before today; one day ago.
• goneAway, having left.
• extensionThe act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase.
• goldenMade of, or relating to, gold.
• fortA fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
• senateIn some bicameral legislative systems, the upper house or chamber.
• brotherSon of the same parents as another person.
• portableAble to be carried or easily moved.
• triedTested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.
• patternModel, example.
• boatA small, usually open craft used for travelling over water, propelled by oars, motor or wind. Usually contrasted with "ship".
• theatreA cinema; movie theatre.
• warrantyA guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
• directionA theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
• harryTo plunder, pillage, assault.
• eveningThe time of day between afternoon and night.
• assemblyA set of pieces that work together in unison as a mechanism or device.
• mouseAny mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
• criminalAgainst the law; forbidden by law.
• powerfulHaving, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
• dreamImaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping.
• falseUntrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
• castTo move, or be moved, away.
• flowerA colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual reproduction.
• feltA cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.
• soulThe spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.
• carryTo lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
• flagA piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol.
• advantageAny condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable or chance to success, or to any desired end.
• maintainTo keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
• atomThe smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
• bindingImposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.
• briefOf short duration; happening quickly.
• eightA numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
• straightNot crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length.
• scriptA writing; a written document.
• voidContaining nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.
• mixTo stir together.
• clearlyIn a clear manner.
• fixTo pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.
• handleThe part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
• sweetTasting of sugars.
• deskA table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
• daveTo assuage; soften; mitigate; relieve; calm; alleviate (pain).
• viceBad or immoral behaviour. (Especially often, a habit that harms oneself or others)
• associateJoined with another or others and having lower status.
• neNot.
• truckA small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.
• behaviorHuman conduct relative to social norms.
• enlargeTo make (something) larger.
• rayA beam of light or radiation.
• measureModeration, temperance.
• dutyThat which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
• bearA large, generally omnivorous mammal (a few species are purely carnivorous or herbivorous) of the family Ursidae; having shaggy fur, a very small tail, and flat feet.
• gainTo acquire possession of.
• festivalPertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. (Now only as the noun used attributively.)