Word origins

• modulationModification or regulation of something to achieve an appropriate measure or proportion; (countable) an instance of this.
• communionA joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.
• subsidyFinancial support or assistance, such as a grant.
• felonyA serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious offenses.
• haulTo transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
• dulyIn a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; suitably; properly.
• mustardA plant of certain species of the genus Brassica, or of related genera (especially Sinapis alba, in the family Brassicaceae, with yellow flowers, and linear seed pods).
• straitNarrow; restricted as to space or room; close.
• obeyTo do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
• donkeyA domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
• saxA knife or sword; a dagger about 50 cm (20 inches) in length.
• kiteA bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
• humorousFull of humor or arousing laughter; funny.
• disturbanceThe act of disturbing, being disturbed.
• exileThe state of being banished from one's home or country.
• resideTo dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.
• jawOne of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.
• hailBalls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
• SamsonAn Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress.
• flemingA native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium.
• seldomInfrequently, rarely.
• HeathrowAn international airport in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London.
• morrowThe next or following day.
• glitterA bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.
• WiltshirePrepared using the Wiltshire cure technique.
• overlayTo lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread.
• rustyMarked or corroded by rust.
• harmlessIncapable of causing harm or danger; safe.
• stingA bump left on the skin after having been stung.
• dispersionThe state of being dispersed.
• curiosityInquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
• recoveringThe process or the instance of recovery.
• axeA tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
• thoughtfulDemonstrating thought or careful consideration.
• archerOne who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow.
• HertfordshireAn inland county of south-east England bordered by Cambridgeshire, Essex, Greater London, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.
• calfA young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
• basilA plant (Ocimum basilicum).
• orientThe part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
• DerbyshireA midland county of England bounded by South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire.
• abandonTo give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions.
• raveAn enthusiastic review (such as of a play).
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• ribAny of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
• marrowThe substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
• tavernA restaurant or bar.
• bathingThe act of taking a bath.
• lamberta cgs unit of luminance; the brightness of a surface that emits one lumen per square centimetre
• unhappyNot happy; sad.
• certaintyThe state of being certain.
• GerardA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• antarcticOf, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.
• ordA point.
• hitchA sudden pull.
• fractureAn instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
• garnerA granary; a store of grain.
• allowableAppropriate; acceptable.
• sorrowunhappiness, woe
• philosopherA lover of wisdom.
• wooTo endeavor to gain someone's affection or support.
• conformityThe state of things being similar or identical.
• supperAn optional light meal consumed shortly before going to bed.
• sermonReligious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter.
• undoubtedlyWithout doubt; definitely.
• oathA solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
• pigeonOne of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
• binderSomeone who binds.
• cheekThe soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
• GloucestershireA south western county of England bordered by the Severn estuary, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.
• DaneA person from Denmark or of Danish descent.
• perpetualLasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.
• glimpseTo see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
• innocenceAbsence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.
• attainTo come to or reach (a place) by motion or progression.
• inconvenienceThe quality of being inconvenient.
• riotA tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
• dungeonAn underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.
• shireAn administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th century, subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; also, a present-day area corresponding to such a historical district; a county; especially (England), a county having a name ending in -shire.
• sulfurA chemical element with atomic number 16, having a bright yellow color and characteristic smell, used commercially in a variety of products such as insecticides, black powder, and matchsticks.
• speedyProceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.
• mingTo mix, blend, mingle.
• brewerA person who brews (vocationally or avocationally); especially, one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors, usually as part of an alemaking or beermaking process.
• adhereTo stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
• mistyCovered in mist; foggy.
• grimDismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
• windingThe act of winnowing (“subjecting food grain to a current of air to separate the grain from the chaff”).
• pityA feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
• aspireTo have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
• groomA man who is about to marry.
• doughtyBold; brave, courageous.
• cliveTo climb; ascend.
• clergyA body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.
• moderatelyIn a moderate manner.
• altarA table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
• cuffGlove; mitten
• oysterAny of certain marine bivalve mollusks, especially those of the family Ostreidae (the true oysters), usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers.
• sturdyOf firm build; stiff; stout; strong.
• undergoTo experience; to pass through a phase.
• tauThe letter Τ /τ in the Greek alphabet; being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, and the twenty-first letter of the Old and Ancient Greek alphabets.
• lanternA case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings.