Word origins

• antelopeAny of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
• FlandersA cultural region in the north of Belgium.
• starredHaving a star or stars.
• deaconA designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
• diaphragmIn mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs.
• profoundlyWith depth, meaningfully.
• riddera sieve
• lairA place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
• encloseTo surround with a wall, fence, etc.
• deferTo delay or postpone.
• pharaohThe supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
• itchingA sensation that itches.
• LawtonA hamlet in Kingsland parish, west of Leominster, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4459).
• achAny of several species of plants, such as smallage, wild celery, parsley.
• wrenTroglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).
• aitAn island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.
• hamperA large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals.
• expulsionThe act of expelling or the state of being expelled.
• withholdTo keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
• hinA former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L).
• craveTo desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
• arrowheadThe pointed part of an arrow (the weapon).
• rippleA moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.
• sweeperOne who sweeps; one whose occupation is sweeping.
• goldsmithA person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.
• inclinationA physical tilt or bend.
• measlesAn acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles morbillivirus and causing red rashes, fever, runny nose, coughing, and red eyes.
• portmanA burgess of a port, especially of one of the Cinque Ports.
• amenityPleasantness.
• saltyTasting of salt.
• flourishTo thrive or grow well.
• heedCareful attention.
• tumourCommonwealth standard spelling of tumor.
• boonA good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.
• pawnThe state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
• dorsalRelating to the top surface of the foot or hand.
• hereditaryPassed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
• spleenIn vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the upper left abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.
• empressThe female monarch (ruler) of an empire.
• whenceFrom where, from which: from which place or source.
• trustingInclined to believe the claims or statements of others; inclined to confide readily; trustful.
• toreHard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.
• stormyOf or pertaining to storms.
• obligatoryImposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.
• forbidTo disallow; to proscribe.
• felicityThe condition of being happy.
• vigilAn instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
• bulkyBeing large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.
• desperationThe act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope.
• parlorThe living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room.
• setterA typesetter.
• literateAble to read and write; having literacy.
• adjectiveA word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.
• discipleA person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.
• cipherA numeric character.
• OrwellA village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3650).
• cleanserSomeone or something that cleanses, such as a detergent.
• LennoxA region of Scotland centred on Loch Lomond and its outlet, the River Leven.
• adoreTo worship.
• weepingAction of the verb to weep.
• hereunderUnder this.
• infancyThe earliest period of childhood (crawling rather than walking).
• cleanseTo free from dirt; to clean, to purify.
• wombIn female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.
• cheddarCheddar cheese.
• corsetA woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
• StoweA surname.
• gladeAn open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
• daftFoolish, silly, stupid.
• stubbornRefusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.
• requiemA Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
• insetTo set in; infix or implant.
• rhineA watercourse; a ditch for water.
• rattleTo create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
• dobTo report a person to someone in authority for a wrongdoing. (For transitive forms see dob in, dob on.)
• oatmealMeal made from rolled or round oats.
• strickenStruck by something.
• unrestA state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context; a time of riots, demonstrations and protests.
• abstinenceThe act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite.
• sitterSomeone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.
• swarmA large number of insects or other bugs (e.g. centipedes), especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
• ledgeA narrow surface projecting horizontally from a wall, cliff, or other surface.
• giltGold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
• drownTo die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
• strifeStriving; earnest endeavor; hard work.
• consularOf or pertaining to a consul, or the office thereof.
• treasonThe crime of betraying one’s own country.
• reckonTo count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.
• mulberryAny of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits.
• sinfulHaving sinned; guilty of sin.
• abyssHell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean.
• WhitehallA wide street in Westminster between Parliament Square and Trafalgar Square; it houses several government offices.
• nieceA daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
• heartburnA burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet.
• flaskA narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc.
• hereofOf this; concerning this.
• processionThe act of progressing or proceeding.
• attentivePaying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.
• woodedCovered with trees.
• sleevedHaving sleeves.