Word origins

• riggingDress; tackle; especially (nautical), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.
• poreA tiny opening in the skin.
• oilyCovered with or containing oil.
• whoaStop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
• fristA certain space or period of time; respite.
• sergeA type of worsted cloth.
• learSomething learned; a lesson.
• chieflyEspecially or primarily; above all.
• blastingA planned explosion, as in mining.
• gritA collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
• faithfullyIn a faithful manner.
• quailTo waste away; to fade, to wither.
• rectorIn the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
• ballastHeavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
• abbA type of yarn for the warp.
• earthlyRelating to the earth or this world, as opposed to heaven or the heavens.
• conceiveTo have a child; to become pregnant (with).
• forfeitureA legal action whereby a person loses all interest in the forfeit property.
• MalvernA town and civil parish with a town council in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England. See also Great Malvern.
• poplarAny of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.
• recourseThe act of seeking assistance or advice.
• equinoxOne of two times in the year (one in March and the other in September) when the length of the day and the night are equal, which occurs when the sun is directly overhead at the equator; this marks the beginning of spring in one hemisphere and autumn in the other.
• hinderTo make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
• presumeTo be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].
• constipationA state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.
• strutOf a peacock or other fowl: to stand or walk stiffly, with the tail erect and spread out.
• tameUnder human control.
• solsticeOne of the two points in the ecliptic at which the sun is furthest from the celestial equator. This corresponds to one of two days in the year when the day is either longest or shortest.
• plumeA feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.
• cheesecakeA pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
• pantryA small room, closet, or cabinet usually located in or near the kitchen, dedicated to shelf-stable food storage or storing kitchenware, like a larder, but smaller.
• murdererA person who commits murder.
• courteousShowing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
• wiltTo droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
• billetA short informal letter.
• chevronA wide inverted V placed on a shield.
• slatedscheduled
• plankA flat piece of wood on which to cook fish, so that the wood provides flavor and helps to produce a pleasing texture.
• paddlingThe act of using a paddle.
• interrogationThe act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.
• longingAn earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.
• ospreyA bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.
• enactTo make (a bill) into law.
• misunderstandingA mistake as to the meaning of something or a specific point of view; erroneous interpretation or comprehension; misconception.
• calenderA machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
• swiftlyIn a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.
• brightlyIn a bright manner.
• manlyHaving the characteristics of a man.
• rinkA man, especially a warrior or hero.
• fearfulFrightening; causing fear.
• perilA situation of serious and immediate danger.
• courageousOf a person, displaying or possessing courage.
• admirationA positive emotion combining wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful; a feeling of respect for another's skills or attributes, as one might look on a hero or role model.
• severanceThe act of severing or the state of being severed.
• retinaThe thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball that contains rods and cones sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.
• sheathA holster for a sword; a scabbard.
• chaplainA member of a religious body (who is often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
• swirlTo twist or whirl, as an eddy.
• scotA person born in or native to Scotland.
• reviveTo cause (a person or animal) to recover from a faint; to cause (a person or animal) to return to a state of consciousness.
• chameleonA small to mid-size reptile, of the family Chamaeleonidae, and one of the best known lizard families able to change color and project its long tongue.
• hooperThe European whistling, or wild, swan (Cygnus cygnus).
• abodeAct of waiting; delay.
• uniformityThe quality or state of having the same characteristics or form as other things, and lacking variety; (countable) an instance of this.
• HerefordshireA ceremonial county and unitary authority in the West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Monmouthshire, Radnorshire and Brecknockshire.
• narrowlyIn a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude.
• rampantRearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended.
• dreadfulGenuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
• mellowSoft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp.
• boastA brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
• respirationThe process of inhaling and exhaling.
• canisterA cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches).
• stiffnessRigidity or a measure of rigidity.
• thriftyShowing thrift; economical; frugal.
• workmanshipThe skill of an artisan or craftsman.
• slyArtfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
• perchAny of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
• cravenUnwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly.
• homageA demonstration of respect, as towards a person after his or her retirement or death.
• nativitySomeone's birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth.
• suretyCertainty.
• carpentryThe trade of manipulating materials in order to construct, install, and/or repair buildings or other structures.
• cutlerOne whose business is making or dealing in cutlery.
• fugitiveA person who flees or escapes and travels secretly from place to place, and sometimes using disguises and aliases to conceal their identity, as to avoid law authorities in order to avoid an arrest or prosecution, or to avoid some other unwanted situation.
• JerichoA place of retirement or concealment.
• feyAbout to die; doomed; on the verge of sudden or violent death.
• disturbto confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
• pickerA worker responsible for picking or retrieving ordered items, etc.
• bogAn area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking.
• livelihoodA means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
• christeningThe Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
• jealousyA state of being jealous; a jealous attitude.
• judasA traitor; a person not to be trusted.
• doleDistribution; dealing; apportionment.
• wickA braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.
• sagThe state of sinking or bending; a droop.
• immaculateHaving no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.
• reindeerAny Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.
• shakenMoved rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
• lancetA sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.