Word origins

• terminateTo end something, especially when left in an incomplete state.
• withdrawTo draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
• landmarkAn object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).
• greensLeaves and leaf-like parts of edible plants when eaten as vegetables or in salads.
• neatClean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
• sternHaving a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
• budA newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded.
• tutorOne who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
• ravenAny of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustrous black plumage; especially the common raven (Corvus corax).
• dwellingA house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.
• sliceThat which is thin and broad.
• aspenPertaining to the aspen tree.
• mediationNegotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.
• venusSexual activity or intercourse; sex; lust, love.
• primitiveAn original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
• simplicityThe quality or state of being unmixed or uncompounded
• demonAn evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil.
• infinityEndlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
• handlerOne who handles something (especially manually) or someone.
• chandlerA person who makes or sells candles.
• auntThe sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
• concurrentHappening at the same time; simultaneous.
• complainTo express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
• compassA magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
• closetA small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
• couchAn item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.
• unfairNot just.
• scriptureThe foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy.
• justificationA reason, explanation, or excuse which someone believes provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
• dyeA colorant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
• alphabetThe set of letters used when writing in a language.
• griefSuffering, hardship.
• LeicesterA sheep of an English breed, valued for its meat and fleece.
• sweatFluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
• dolphinA carnivorous cetacean, typically with a beak-like snout, famed for their intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.
• quakeA trembling or shaking.
• alleyA narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.
• sanderssandalwood, especially the red sandalwood
• memorableWorthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.
• monumentA structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
• twaintwo
• dewAny moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.
• lavenderAny of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.
• breezeA light, gentle wind.
• gumThe flesh around the teeth.
• progressionThe act of moving from one thing to another.
• saddleA seat for a rider, typically made of leather and raised in the front and rear, placed on the back of a horse or other animal, and secured by a strap around the animal's body.
• spiteIll will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the desire to unjustifiably irritate, annoy, or thwart; a want to disturb or put out another; mild malice.
• implyTo have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
• whollyCompletely and entirely; to the fullest extent.
• chillA moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
• embraceTo clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
• purelyWholly; really, completely.
• fryTo cook (something) in hot fat.
• enrollTo enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list
• foilTo apply the FOIL algorithm to.
• honestlyIn an honest manner.
• skullThe main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
• continuationThe act or state of continuing or being continued; uninterrupted extension or succession
• servantOne who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
• falconAny bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
• tickA tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
• duplicationThe act of duplicating.
• leaAn open field, meadow, pasture.
• percussionThe collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
• glueA hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
• coneA surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
• fragmentA part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not.
• steakBeefsteak: a slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
• authorizeTo grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something); to permit; to sanction or consent to.
• whereinHow, or in what way.
• WalshAn Irish surname from English.
• ninthThe ordinal form of the number nine.
• marryTo enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
• bounceTo change the direction of motion after hitting an obstacle.
• weaknessThe condition of being weak.
• drakeA male duck (bird).
• nicelyFastidiously; carefully.
• laurelAn evergreen shrub of species Laurus nobilis, having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils.
• dominationControl by means of superior ability, influence, position, or resources; prevailing force.
• impairmentThe result of being impaired.
• dedicationThe act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.
• lotionA low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
• freshwaterLiving in fresh water.
• tuckerTo tire out or exhaust a person or animal.
• belongingThe feeling that one belongs.
• pearAn edible fruit produced by the pear tree, similar to an apple but typically elongated towards the stem.
• clueA strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
• screamA loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
• pirateA criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
• beckA stream or small river.
• offenderOne who gives or causes offense, or does something wrong.
• WarwickA town and civil parish with a town council in Warwick district, and the county town of Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2865).
• vanityThat which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
• homerA former Hebrew unit of dry volume, about equal to 230 L or 6+¹⁄₂ US bushels.
• daylightThe natural light that is ambient in daytime, being mostly sunlight (both direct and indirect, on either sunny days or cloudy days).
• melodyA sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.
• cousinChiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a kinsman or kinswoman.
• burialThe act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
• propAn object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.