Word origins

• killTo put to death; to extinguish the life of.
• mathematicsAn abstract representational system studying numbers, shapes, structures, quantitative change and relationships between them.
• compensationThe act or principle of compensating.
• describeTo represent in words.
• heritageAn inheritance; property that may be inherited.
• troubleA distressing or dangerous situation.
• spreadTo stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.
• audienceA group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.
• jordanA vessel resembling a retort bulb or Florence flask with a truncated neck and flared mouth, used by medieval doctors and alchemists.
• affectTo influence or alter.
• virginA person who has never had sexual intercourse, or (uncommonly) an animal that has never mated.
• investigationThe act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination
• hatA covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.
• institutionA long-established organization or type of organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
• helpingThe act of giving aid or assistance (to).
• libliberal
• plateA slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
• AndersonA Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
• loseTo cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
• organicPertaining to or derived from living organisms.
• seekTo try to find; to look for; to search for.
• neighborhoodThe residential area near one's home.
• camA turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
• princeA (male) ruler, a sovereign; a king, monarch.
• circleA two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
• soilA mixture of mineral particles and organic material, used to support plant growth.
• atlanticPertaining to the Atlantic Ocean.
• EdwardA gold coin produced in the reign of King Edward.
• ramA male sheep, typically uncastrated.
• elementaryRelating to the basic, essential or fundamental part of something.
• speakingUsed in speaking.
• foxAny member of the genus Vulpes; a true fox.
• unlimitedLimitless or without bounds; unrestricted.
• respondTo say something in return; to answer; to reply.
• plainFlat, level.
• exitAn act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
• armThe portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
• launchTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
• waveTo move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
• holyDedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
• meshA structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
• trailTo follow behind (someone or something); to tail (someone or something).
• highwayA main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
• buddyA friend or casual acquaintance.
• deanA senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
• pollA survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
• glossaryA list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).
• celebrityA rite or ceremony.
• bondA document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds.
• notifyTo give (someone) notice (of some event).
• portionAn allocated amount.
• HampshireA pig of a domestic breed characterized by erect ears, a black body, and a white band around the middle, covering the front legs.
• cottonA soft, fibrous, usually white substance consisting of fine hairs, especially the substance around the seeds of a plant of genus Gossypium.
• borderThe line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.
• ancientHaving lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
• debateTo participate in a debate; to dispute, argue, especially in a public arena.
• leisureFreedom provided by the cessation of activities.
• learnedHaving much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.
• husbandA man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
• BritainAn ancient Briton.
• comedya choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece
• specialtyThat in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent; bailiwick.
• jeanDenim.
• hopA short jump.
• carrierA person or object that carries someone or something else.
• constantUnchanged through time or space; permanent.
• mouthThe front opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
• meterA device that measures things.
• portlandThe land around a port
• gunA device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot.
• pureFree of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.
• deliverTo set free from restraint or danger.
• wonderA sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise, shock or reverence.
• reformThe change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it
• drawTo pull (someone or something) in a particular direction or manner.
• confidenceSelf-assurance.
• allianceThe state of being allied.
• confirmTo strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
• warmOf a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
• neitherNot one of two; not either; not one or the other.
• lewisA cramp iron inserted into a cavity in order to lift heavy stones; used as a symbol of strength in Freemasonry.
• HowardA surname originating as a patronymic.
• inventoryThe stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business.
• babeA baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
• objectiveOf or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
• sugarA food consisting of small, sweet crystals, principally of sucrose, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used as sweetener and preservative.
• samSynonym of Dicky Sam (“a man from Liverpool”)
• stickA small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
• relationThe manner in which two things may be associated.
• enhanceTo lift, raise up.
• boundObliged (to).
• nodeA knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
• formalIn accordance with established forms.
• lockSomething used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
• stormAny disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation.
• mileThe international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
• bowlAs much as is held by a bowl.
• supremeDominant, having power over all others.
• recognitionThe act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity).
• submissionThe act of submitting or yielding; surrender.