Word origins

• uprightVertical; erect.
• lieutenantIn the US Army, Air Force and Marines, holding the rank above second lieutenant and below captain. Both ranks may be referred to as "lieutenant" or as the complete forms of the ranks.
• peachAny tree of species Prunus persica, native to China and now widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit.
• breatheTo draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• uncutNot cut.
• ivyAny of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
• delegateA person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
• lightlyIn a light manner.
• congestionAn accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.
• accidentalPertaining to accident and not essence; thus, inessential; incidental; secondary.
• refugeA state of safety, protection or shelter.
• arkA large box with a flat lid.
• jasperAny bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian.
• sadlyIn a sad manner; sorrowfully.
• availTo turn to the advantage of.
• orchardA garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
• hatchA horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
• tombA small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
• spillTo drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
• goodnessThe state or characteristic of being good.
• driftAnything driven at random.
• fullerOne who fulls cloth.
• crispOf hair: curling, especially in tight, stiff curls or ringlets; also (obsolete), of a person: having hair curled in this manner.
• keeperOne who keeps (retains) something.
• specifyingThe act or process of stating or describing something clearly and exactly.
• environIn the neighbourhood; around.
• wheelerA wheelwright, a wheelmaker.
• pulpA mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
• interpreterA person or thing that interprets the meaning of something for another, particularly
• assayTrial, attempt.
• reconciliationThe re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.
• leighA meadow.
• cribA baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
• appropriationAn act or instance of appropriating.
• quietlyProducing little or no noise.
• transplantTo uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.
• brightnessThe quality of being bright.
• MauriceA male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris.
• hikeA long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
• boreTo inspire boredom in somebody.
• peelTo remove the skin or outer covering of.
• cueThe name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
• hanSorrowful resentment, as a part of the Korean cultural identity.
• widowA woman whose spouse (traditionally husband) has died (and who has not remarried); a woman in relation to her late spouse; feminine of widower.
• pegA cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
• sweaterA knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.
• BarrettAn English or Irish surname from Anglo-Norman.
• alisonSynonym of alyssum.
• sovereignExercising power of rule.
• corruptWilling to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
• droughtA period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
• bakeTo cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
• symptomA perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a symptom is felt or experienced by the patient, while a sign can be detected by an observer.
• laughterThe sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.
• ignoranceThe condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.
• juicyHaving lots of juice.
• moodyGiven to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
• healTo make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
• southeasternOf or pertaining to the southeast.
• invasiveOf or pertaining to invasion; offensive.
• prosperityThe condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.
• mummother
• seeminglyAs it appears; apparently.
• passionateGiven to strong feeling, sometimes romantic, sexual, or both.
• MayerA surname from German.
• backwardSituated toward or at the rear of something.
• sourTasting of acidity.
• administerTo apportion out, distribute.
• sockA knitted or woven covering for the foot.
• literalExactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
• charcoalimpure carbon obtained by destructive distillation of wood or other organic matter, that is, heating it in the absence of oxygen.
• vaporCloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
• bewareTo use caution, pay attention to (used both with and without of).
• aloudWith a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
• gloriousExhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
• handsomeHaving a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
• groundedNot allowed to fly.
• bailSecurity, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
• gooseAny of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks.
• CumberlandA maritime historic border county of England, since 1974 absorbed into Cumbria.
• ShelbyA surname from Old English.
• ancestryThe state of being ancestors.
• landedIn possession of land.
• mistWater or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.)
• verbA word that indicates an action, event, or state of being.
• abideTo endure without yielding; to withstand.
• meridianIn full celestial meridian: a great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular point on the Earth's surface.
• regretTo feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
• blissPerfect happiness.
• litterStraw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.
• GreenwichA town on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east Greater London, England, through which the prime meridian passes (OS grid ref TQ3877).
• parseTo resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe grammatically.
• ruggedBroken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough.
• jellyA dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.
• grandmotherA mother of someone's parent.
• renovationAn act, or the process, of renovating.
• appointTo set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
• greenwoodA forest in full leaf, as in summer.
• humbleNot pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
• midwayThe middle; the midst.