Word origins

• miracleAn event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.
• yearlyHappening once every year.
• penetrationThe act of penetrating something.
• woundAn injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
• convictionA firmly held belief.
• marvelThat which causes wonder; a prodigy; a portent.
• dowTo be worth.
• gossipSomeone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.
• nominationAn act or instance of nominating.
• wormA generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
• beginnerSomeone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
• lidThe top or cover of a container.
• deafUnable (or partially able) to hear.
• sapphireA clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
• remainderA part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed or already occurred.
• markingThe action of marking.
• sheriff(High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.
• griffinA mythical creature with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle.
• mimeA form of acting without words; pantomime.
• neighborA surname from Middle English.
• deadlySubject to death; mortal.
• bunnyA rabbit, especially a juvenile one.
• exclusionThe act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part.
• holocaustAn offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes.
• keenOften with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
• dispositionThe arrangement or placement of certain things.
• varianceThe act of varying or the state of being variable.
• bakingThat bakes.
• needleA long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
• cathedralRelating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop.
• tiluntil, till
• destinyThat to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined or inevitable eventual state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
• madnessThe state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.
• climbTo traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
• blowingThe act of one who blows, or that which blows.
• computationThe act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
• hayGrass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.
• salvationThe process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).
• arbitrationThe act or process of arbitrating.
• tokenSomething serving as an expression of something else.
• sacrificeOriginally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; later, also the offering of an object to a deity.
• emperorThe male monarch or ruler of an empire.
• proudlyIn a proud manner.
• necessityThe quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
• pullingThe act by which something is pulled.
• flushA group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
• paleLight in color.
• delightJoy; pleasure.
• AlexandriaA city, port, and former capital of Egypt famed for its ancient library and lighthouse.
• undertakeTo take upon oneself; to start, to embark on.
• declareTo make clear, explain, interpret.
• tearTo rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
• jewelA precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
• strangerA person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
• tragedyA drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.
• dryerOne who, or that which, dries; any device or facility employed to remove water or humidity, e.g. a desiccative
• painfulCausing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
• velvetA closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
• nowhereIn no place.
• copTo capture or arrest someone.
• galeTo cry; groan; croak.
• adolescentOf, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
• dimNot bright or colorful.
• latelyRecently; not long ago; of late; not long since.
• mattressA pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric.
• likewiseIn a similar manner.
• idolA graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
• WorcesterA city and local government district with borough status in and the county town of Worcestershire, England.
• charmingPleasant, charismatic.
• toothA hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food.
• discloseTo open up; unfasten.
• affairSomething which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
• droveThe herd being driven in a cattle (or other animal) drive; thus, a number of animals driven to market or new pastures; a group of livestock animals more generally.
• washerSomething that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
• upsetAngry, distressed, or unhappy
• besideNext to; at the side of.
• freezeEspecially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
• sphereA surface in three dimensions consisting of all points equidistant from a center. .
• mossAny of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).
• walnutA hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.
• lanceA weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
• ladderA frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which are fastened rungs (cross strips or rounds acting as steps).
• ShermanA Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World War II; Named after American general William Tecumseh Sherman. Coined by British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill in 1942.
• corkThe dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants, with suberin deposits making it impervious to gasses and water.
• likelihoodThe probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
• purseA small bag for carrying money.
• expirationThe act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth.
• alignTo form a line; to fall into line.
• blessTo make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
• crestThe summit of a hill or mountain ridge.
• heelThe rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
• alloyA metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.
• gentlyWithout strong force or quickness: softly, lightly.
• blanketA heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
• bloomA blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
• justifyTo provide an acceptable explanation for.
• surgeA sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
• advertAn advertisement, an ad.
• possessTo have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own.
• sipA small mouthful of drink.