Word origins

• diffuseTo spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
• overdriveTo drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.
• helplessUnable to defend oneself.
• slugAny of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
• coffinA closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.
• otterAn aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae.
• shillingA coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling.
• resembleTo be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.
• crocodileAny of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.
• cowardA person who lacks courage.
• turbulenceThe state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
• yellTo shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
• dresserAn item of kitchen furniture, like a cabinet with shelves, for storing crockery or utensils.
• rakeA garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
• richesMoney, goods, wealth, treasure.
• injunctionThe act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or prohibiting.
• barkingThe action of the verb to bark.
• dreadTo fear greatly.
• serpentA snake.
• wiselyIn a wise manner; using good judgement.
• playhouseA venue for performing plays.
• stabAn act of stabbing or thrusting with an object to hurt or kill someone.
• ditTo stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).
• WilkinsA surname originating as a patronymic.
• seamA folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.
• riddleA verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.
• omitTo leave out or exclude.
• nozzleA short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.
• needyIn need; poor.
• darnDamn.
• wearyHaving the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.
• solitaryOne who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.
• snowyMarked by snow; characterized by snow.
• magistrateA judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.
• everlastingLasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.
• pigmentAny color in plant or animal cells.
• argentineContaining or resembling silver.
• linnA waterfall or cataract (torrent of water running over a rocky bed), or a ravine down which such a waterfall rushes.
• slaterOne who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
• carverSomeone who carves; an artist who produces carvings.
• gracefulHaving or showing grace in movement, shape, or proportion.
• shellfishA fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.
• ascertainTo find out definitely; to discover or establish.
• KnowlesA surname from Middle English.
• HansardA member of a Hanse (“merchant guild”), or a resident of a Hanse town.
• inwardSituated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.
• laiA mostly North European medieval form of lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance, with stanzas that do not repeat.
• starchA widely diffused vegetable substance, found in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
• godfatherA man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
• apronAn article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion.
• glazingThe act or process of glazing or an instance thereof.
• tyrannyA government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
• regimenOrderly government; system of order; administration.
• slenderThin; slim.
• HerefordA cow of the Hereford breed.
• fasA border or fringe.
• bullockA young bull.
• mermaidA mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.
• sireA lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
• uncoverTo remove a cover from.
• conserveWilderness where human development is prohibited.
• blandHaving a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
• abatementThe act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression.
• householderThe owner of a house.
• shaverOne who shaves.
• overlookA vista or point that gives a view down toward something else.
• bourneA boundary; a limit.
• loafA block of bread after baking.
• skidAn out-of-control sliding motion as would result from applying the brakes too hard in a car or other vehicle.
• FentonA hamlet in Pidley cum Fenton parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3279).
• AbelThe son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain.
• confuseTo puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand.
• doubtfulSubject to, or causing doubt.
• intricateHaving a great deal of fine detail or complexity.
• proclamationA statement which is proclaimed; a formal public announcement.
• impositionThe act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
• outrageAn excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
• poopTo make a short blast on a horn.
• ambiguityThe state of being ambiguous; the state of leaving room for more than one interpretation.
• speculativeCharacterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
• wheyThe liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.
• hobA kind of cutting tool, used to cut the teeth of a gear.
• graciousOf, related to, full of, or exhibiting grace.
• snailAny of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
• demiseThe conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.
• mowerA lawnmower, a machine used to cut grass on lawns.
• adoTrouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion.
• quickenTo put (someone or something) in a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to excite, to rouse.
• heronAny long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.
• graftA small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
• mothAny flying insect of the order Lepidoptera not in the superfamily Papilionoidea, most species of which are nocturnal and can be distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
• mashA mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
• pugA pug dog, a small dog of an ancient breed originating in China, having a snub nose, wrinkled face, squarish body, short smooth hair, and curled tail.
• stencilA thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet.
• derivationA leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
• wardenA guard or watchman.
• tugTo pull or drag with great effort.
• notaryA lawyer of noncontentious private civil law who drafts, takes, and records legal instruments for private parties, and provides legal advice, but does not appear in court on his or her clients' behalf.
• indentA cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
• MacedonianOf or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or language.