Word origins

• insistenceThe state of being insistent.
• ureUse, practise, exercise.
• stonerOne who throws stones.
• wondrousWonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.
• DraytonA suburban area of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU672860).
• grieveTo cause sorrow or distress to.
• flueA pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
• disappointTo sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.
• capstoneAny of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
• firewoodWood intended to be burned, typically for heat.
• watergateTo treat in a manner reminiscent of the Watergate scandal.
• lawlessNot governed by any law.
• goutAn extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
• bittersweetBoth bitter and sweet.
• inhumanOf or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
• despiseTo regard with contempt or scorn.
• mildewA growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
• frownA wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.
• fulfilmentThe act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.
• privyPrivate, exclusive; not public; one's own.
• feebleDeficient in physical strength.
• disobedienceRefusal to obey.
• unpackTo remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.
• hawAn imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
• squamousCovered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
• constrainTo force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
• whomeverWhatever person or persons (as object of verb or preposition).
• madmanA man who is insane or mentally disturbed.
• slumberA very light state of sleep, almost awake.
• baneA cause of misery or ruin.
• creamerA jug for holding cream.
• columbineAny plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.
• dormitoryA room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.
• thawTo gradually cause (something frozen, such as earth, ice, or snow) to melt or soften by raising the temperature.
• garnishTo decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
• blindlyIn a blind manner; without sight.
• beneA prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.
• halibutA large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.
• goodyUsed to indicate pleasure or delight.
• shunTo avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
• giggleTo laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner.
• perverseTurned aside while against something, splitting off from a thing.
• husbandryThe occupation or work of a husbandman or farmer; the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock; agriculture.
• unveilTo remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden.
• brantAny of several wild geese, of the genus Branta, that breed in the Arctic, but especially the brent goose, Branta bernicla.
• gryTo have a slight bout or fit of ague (chills or shaking due to cold or fever).
• mercifulShowing mercy.
• acuitySharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.
• popperOne who or that which pops.
• hemlockConium, either Conium maculatum or Conium chaerophylloides.
• storkA large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the order Ciconiiformes and its family Ciconiidae.
• concedeTo yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
• fallacyDeceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.
• farceA style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.
• lunaticAn insane person.
• PyreneesThe mountain range separating Spain from France, inhabited by Basques in the west, Occitans in the centre-north, Aragonese in the centre-south, and Catalans in the east.
• mangerA trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
• yearningA wistful or melancholy longing.
• sandalwoodAny of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum, native or long naturalized in India, Australia, Hawaii, and many south Pacific islands.
• spireThe stalk or stem of a plant.
• distillationThe act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in drops.
• soea large wooden vessel for carrying water, especially one to be carried on a pole between two people.
• shroudThat which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
• steadThe position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.
• raisinA dried grape.
• namelessNot having a name.
• zedThe name of the Latin script letter Z/z.
• musicallyIn a musical manner.
• mainstayA chief support.
• stoneyA member of the Nakoda, a First Nation related to the Sioux living in western Canada, especially in southern Alberta.
• cagThe nucleobase coding triplet cytosine (C), adenine (A), guanine (G).
• lightenTo make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
• pamperTo treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.
• requisitionA formal demand made by one state or government upon another for the surrender or extradition of a fugitive from justice.
• shrugA lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge about something.
• enchantmentThe act of enchanting or the feeling of being enchanted.
• coveyA brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).
• woofThe set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.
• wrestleTo take part in (a wrestling bout or match).
• rectifyTo heal (an organ or part of the body).
• virtuousFull of virtue; having excellent moral character.
• winceTo flinch as if in pain or distress.
• friendlinessThe quality of being friendly.
• wotTo know (a fact).
• trickleA very thin river.
• erraticUnsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.
• spousalof or relating to marriage
• mallardAnas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.
• barmbosom
• mitreA covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many reincarnations, most recently as a tall cap with two points or peaks.
• continuanceThe action of continuing.
• grudgeDeep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.
• bosomThe breast or chest of a human (or sometimes of another animal).
• convocationThe act of calling or assembling by summons.
• forgeryThe act of forging metal into shape.
• mullTo work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
• ortA fragment; a scrap of leftover food; any remainder; a piece of refuse.
• incisionA cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut.
• jumbleTo mix or confuse.
• mortuaryOf or relating to death or a funeral; funereal.