Word origins

• sequelThe events, collectively, which follow a previously mentioned event; the aftermath.
• graspTo grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
• streakAn irregular line, as is left from smearing or motion.
• ounceAn avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
• thirteenThe cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen: ten and three.
• toastBread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).
• happilyIn a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.
• stanceThe manner, pose, or posture in which one stands.
• BrittanyA coward.
• doveA pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than three hundred species of the family Columbidae.
• deriveTo obtain or receive (something) from something else.
• affinityA natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
• borrowerOne who borrows.
• GloucesterA traditional semi-hard cheese from Gloucestershire.
• fairnessThe property of being fair or equitable.
• collTo hug or embrace.
• discreetRespectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.
• impTo engraft or plant (a plant or part of one, a sapling, etc.).
• sungA surname from Mandarin.
• openerA person who opens something.
• TuscanyAn administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna.
• weeSmall, little.
• flintA hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air.
• awakeNot asleep; conscious.
• swivelA piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.
• allyTo unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
• inhibitionThe act of inhibiting.
• burntDamaged or injured by fire or heat.
• holtA small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
• verdictA decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
• dullLacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
• beetleAny of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
• roastTo cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
• oweTo be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone.
• hatredA strong aversion; an intense dislike.
• questioningThe action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
• manifestEvident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
• behaveTo conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.
• unsureuncertain, ambivalent.
• destructiveCausing destruction; damaging.
• ampleA fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.
• garlandA circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
• apprenticeA trainee, especially in a skilled trade.
• obscureDark, faint or indistinct.
• hatedDisliked; odious; reviled.
• sighTo inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.
• blockerOne who blocks or impedes the movement of an opponent.
• itineraryA written schedule of activities for a vacation or road trip.
• beardFacial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
• wedgeOne of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
• mockAn imitation, usually of lesser quality.
• ripperSomething that rips something else.
• homesteadA house together with surrounding land and buildings, especially on a farm; the property comprising these.
• changerSomeone or something who changes things.
• sergeantA UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to corporal and junior to warrant officer ranks.
• cypressAn evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis.
• gamerA person who plays any kind of game.
• tailorA person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.
• serenityThe state of being serene; calmness; peacefulness.
• oreRock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.
• pantA quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.
• fortunateAuspicious.
• GeoffreyA male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the U.K. in the 20th century.
• greaseAnimal fat in a melted or soft state.
• premiseA proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
• cinnamonA small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.
• latticeA flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
• turfA layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
• improperUnsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.
• LivingstonA common surname with various origins.
• smokedOf food, treated with smoke, often for flavor or as a method of preservation.
• placeboA dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment.
• cometA small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.
• museOf a person: a source of inspiration.
• fowlerA hunter of wildfowl.
• syrupAny thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or poured over food as a flavoring.
• warmthA moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
• lustA feeling of strong desire, especially such a feeling driven by sexual arousal.
• dominionPower or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
• lunaA luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.
• irregularNonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
• barkerSomeone or something who barks.
• eighteenThe cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.
• singularBeing only one of a larger population; single, individual.
• unacceptableUnsatisfactory; not acceptable.
• baxterA baker (originally, a female baker).
• outbreakAn eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.
• proseLanguage, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
• veinA blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
• haleSound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
• swearTo take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
• maliciousIntending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
• consumeTo use up.
• fourteenThe cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen.
• honestyThe act, quality, or condition of being honest.
• humA hummed tune, i.e. created orally with lips closed.
• northeasternOf, related to, located in, or from the northeast.
• davenportA large sofa, especially a formal one.
• ornamentAn element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
• sophieA female given name from French Sophie, equivalent to English Sophia of Ancient Greek origin.