Word origins

• minnowAny of certain small fish.
• swoopTo fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
• prejudicialExhibiting prejudice or bias.
• mavissong thrush
• visageCountenance; one's face.
• whittleA knife; especially, a clasp-knife, pocket knife, or sheath knife.
• meritoriousDeserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward.
• martyrdomThe condition of a martyr; the death or suffering of a martyr; the death or suffering on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause.
• gnatA biting insect, especially a mosquito.
• adornTo make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
• contemplativeInclined to contemplate; introspective and thoughtful; meditative.
• lifelessinanimate; having no life
• burnetAny of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.
• murmurAny low, indistinct sound, like that of running water.
• cotterA pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together.
• marigoldAny of the Old World plants, of the genus Calendula, with orange, yellow or reddish flowers.
• martelA hammer, especially a war hammer.
• growlA deep, rumbling, threatening sound made in the throat by an animal.
• coolnessModerate chilliness.
• LeominsterA market town and civil parish with a town council in northern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4958).
• shipwreckA ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.
• roebuckA male roe deer.
• highnessThe state of being high.
• starlingA family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.
• prohibitiveTending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
• yuleA proclamation of joy at Christmas.
• DerwentA river in Derbyshire, England, which flows into the River Trent.
• crustyHaving a crust, especially a thick one.
• stillnessThe quality or state of being still.
• underlieTo lie in a position directly beneath something.
• minsterA monastic church.
• sullyTo soil or stain; to dirty.
• bateTo reduce the force of something; to abate.
• pertAttractive.
• fraughtThe hire of a boat or ship to transport cargo.
• replenishTo refill; to renew; to supply again or to add a fresh quantity to.
• advisementConsideration or deliberation.
• eloquenceThe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.
• bellingBellowing; the sound of a male deer during the rutting season
• snarkan attitude or expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm.
• copiousVast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
• cadeabandoned by its mother and reared by hand
• newfoundRecently found; newly discovered.
• trembleTo shake, quiver, or vibrate.
• sojournA short stay somewhere.
• immaterialHaving no matter or substance; incorporeal.
• lopTo cut off as the top or extreme part of anything, especially to prune a small limb off a shrub or tree, or sometimes to behead someone.
• furiouslyIn a furious manner; angrily.
• fleckA flake.
• promulgateTo make known or make public.
• cloughA narrow valley; a cleft in a hillside; a ravine, glen, or gorge.
• DanversA surname.
• relinquishTo give up, abandon or retire from something; to trade away.
• succinctEncircled by, or as if by, a girdle; drawn up or wrapped tightly.
• yolkThe yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.
• newcombA sport that is a variation of volleyball, but in which one may catch the ball.
• gallopThe fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.
• cullTo pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
• minstrelOriginally, an entertainer employed to juggle, play music, sing, tell stories, etc.; a buffoon, a fool, a jester; later, a medieval (especially travelling) entertainer who would recite and sing poetry, often to their own musical accompaniment.
• eweA female sheep, as opposed to a ram.
• exchequerAn office of revenue taxation; a treasury.
• falsehoodThe property of being false.
• pleaserSomeone or something which pleases.
• maulA heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
• leviathanA vast sea monster of tremendous strength, either imaginary or real, described as the most dangerous and powerful creature in the ocean.
• eavesThe underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building.
• marredSpoiled; harmed or damaged.
• falconerA person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey.
• watchmanA man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; (loosely) any such person of any sex or gender.
• ahoyUsed to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
• junctureA place where things join, a junction.
• hainTo hedge or fence in; enclose; protect by hedging.
• meagerHaving little flesh; lean; thin.
• discordLack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.
• injuriousCausing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
• behemothA great and mighty beast which God shows to Job in Job 40:15–24.
• throwerSomeone who throws.
• crucifixA wooden structure used for crucifixions, as by the Romans.
• censureThe act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
• credoA statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.
• heartlessWithout feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.
• forcibleDone by force, forced.
• instantiationThe production of an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc.
• glorifyTo exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
• cleaverA squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.
• nettleMost, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle),
• mischievousCausing mischief; injurious.
• eyeletAn object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. An eyelet may reinforce a hole.
• complacencyA feeling of contented self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of upcoming trouble.
• quirkAn idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.
• yelpAn abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
• greeOne of a flight of steps.
• halcyonA kingfisher whose nesting by the sea was said, in classical mythology, to cause the Gods to restrain the wind and waves.
• doddsA surname originating as a patronymic.
• OdomA surname from Middle English.
• chieftainA leader of a clan or tribe.
• honeysuckleAny of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet-smelling, bell-shaped flowers.
• flitea quarrel, dispute, wrangling.
• geldingA castrated male horse.
• jaundiceA morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine.