Word origins

• challengerOne who challenges.
• incrementThe action of increasing or becoming greater.
• uptakeUnderstanding; comprehension.
• lawfulConforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.
• stagAn adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult.
• rashActing too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.
• diversionA tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
• reversalThe state of being reversed.
• OxfordshireA midland county of England bordered by Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire.
• boilA localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
• deliberateDone on purpose; intentional.
• barleyA cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
• potentPowerful; possessing power; effective.
• dockingThe process of cutting off or trimming the tail or ears of an animal.
• bloodhoundA large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This dog is often used as a police dog to track missing people, fleeing suspects, or escaped prisoners.
• vainOverly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
• mazeA labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
• barefootWearing nothing on the feet.
• receivableCapable of being received, especially of a debt, from the perspective of the creditor.
• amenAt the end of a religious prayer: so be it.
• evacuationThe act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
• warpThe state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out of shape.
• BrentwoodA town in Brentwood borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ5993).
• draperOne who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; a textile merchant.
• bowmanA man who uses a bow; an archer.
• subversionThe act of subverting; overturning; flipping from beneath.
• masonryThe art or occupation of a mason.
• eightyThe cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.
• scarceUncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
• rocheOne of various types of rock or geological strata.
• obedienceThe quality of being obedient.
• plagueThe bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
• gladlyIn a glad manner; happily.
• lineageDescent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
• brewTo make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water.
• kernA corn; grain; kernel.
• coupA quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
• cassTo render moot or void; to annul; to reject
• despairTo give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
• alpsA mountain range in Western Europe, running from France to Slovenia, the highest peak of which is Mont Blanc, at 4808 metres.
• supernaturalAbove nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born.
• fearedPertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others.
• RoweA surname.
• slickSlippery or smooth due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances.
• lobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arc.
• hopperOne who or that which hops.
• abstractionThe act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away.
• zenithThe point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.
• tenorA musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
• softlyIn a soft manner; gently.
• plenaryFully attended by a plenum; for everyone's attendance.
• limbA major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
• occupyTo fill.
• ganTo go.
• BethlehemA lunatic asylum.
• celestialOf, relating to, or located in the sky or outer space, where the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars are visible.
• immenseHuge, gigantic, very large.
• AudreyA female given name from Old English.
• merlinA small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.
• limpTo walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.
• muteNot having the power of speech; dumb.
• imaginaryExisting only in the imagination.
• AlbionGreat Britain (or sometimes just England or the British Isles).
• dartA pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
• wroughtHaving been worked or prepared somehow.
• robeA long loose outer garment, often signifying honorary stature.
• multitudeA great amount or number, often of people; abundance, myriad, profusion.
• captiveOne who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
• kettleA vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
• dustyCovered with dust.
• episcopalOf or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.
• humaneHaving or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
• moonlightThe light reflected from the Moon, which seems to emanate from it.
• mastA tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter).
• gothA punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black and usually old fashioned clothing, associated with mournful and macabre music and attitudes.
• affectionThe act of affecting or acting upon.
• swornGiven or declared under oath.
• viciousViolent, destructive and cruel.
• kinRace; family; breed; kind.
• combA toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
• beechA tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.
• unreasonableWithout the ability to reason; unreasoning.
• rockerA curved piece of wood attached to the bottom of a rocking chair or cradle that enables it to rock back and forth.
• alasUsed to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment.
• sawyerOne who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.
• tenseThe property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
• invokeTo call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
• leaningA tendency or propensity.
• paddleA single-bladed version is typically used on canoes and some other small boats.
• chopA cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
• onyxA banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
• foolishLacking good sense or judgement as a general trait; unwise; stupid.
• firA conifer of the genus Abies.
• composeTo make something by merging parts.
• nauseaA feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.
• hoopA circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
• dioceseAn administrative division of the later Roman Empire, established by the Herodian tetrarchy.
• thistleAny of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara, or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.
• sleepyTired; feeling the need for sleep.
• shrineA holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.