Word origins

• martenAny carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.
• stinkingHaving a pungent smell.
• amblerA slow-moving, comfortable horse or mule.
• burghA small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).
• allotTo distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
• progenitorA forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
• abominationAn abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit.
• moteA small particle; a speck.
• argumentationInference based on reasoning from given propositions.
• vestaA short match, made of wood or wax.
• woldAn unforested or deforested plain, a grassland, a moor.
• splintA narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
• yeoA surname.
• unspeakableIncapable of being spoken or uttered.
• dandruffscaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis
• leavedHaving a leaf, leaves or folds.
• idemThe same.
• harkTo listen attentively.
• crowningSupreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity.
• blunderA clumsy or embarrassing mistake.
• felonOf a person or animal, their actions, thoughts, etc.: brutal, cruel, harsh, heartless; also, evil, wicked.
• thudThe sound of a dull impact.
• sizzleTo make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
• perkPerquisite.
• spasmA sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
• cobblerA person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes.
• heinousTotally reprehensible.
• incessantWithout pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.
• reederOne who thatches with reeds.
• cheeryIn a good mood, happy, cheerful.
• muttonThe meat of sheep used as food; especially, that of adults.
• congruentCorresponding in character; congruous.
• battenTo cause (an animal, etc.) to become fat or thrive through plenteous feeding; to fatten.
• loughA lake or long, narrow inlet, especially in Ireland.
• benefactorSomebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.
• merrilyIn a cheerful or merry way.
• vouchTo call on (someone) to be a witness to something.
• PompeyGnaeus Pompeius Magnus, a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic.
• blacknessThe state or quality of being black in colour.
• wetherA castrated goat.
• fabricateTo form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
• pendragonAlso capitalized as Pendragon: a title assumed by the ancient British chiefs when called to lead other chiefs: chief war leader, chieftain, dictator, despot or king.
• JarrowA town in the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, north-east England, located on the River Tyne (OS grid ref NZ3265).
• gobA lump of soft or sticky material.
• ruddyReddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
• goslingA young goose.
• mutterA repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.
• brothelA house of prostitution.
• riveTo tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave.
• permanenceThe state of being permanent.
• mindingThe act of taking heed of something.
• catnipAny of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
• eloquentlyIn an eloquent manner; stated well.
• hockA Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
• dirgeA mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a deceased person.
• bluishHaving a tint or hue similar to the colour blue.
• tingleTo feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.
• heftThe feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
• bruiseTo strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it; to contuse.
• lewdLascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.
• appraiseTo determine the value or worth of (something), particularly as a person appointed for this purpose.
• thitherTo that place.
• rebukeA harsh criticism.
• edictA proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
• sustenanceSomething that provides support or nourishment.
• campionSome flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
• dispensationThe act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution
• bagpipesA musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.
• diagonallyIn a diagonal manner, not square to any direction.
• gurlTerm of address between cis gay men, transgender women, or drag queens.
• ferventVery hot; burning, scorching; also, glowing with heat.
• mirthThe emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
• frenA stranger.
• juggleTo manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.
• cornyBoring and unoriginal.
• errantStraying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits.
• earthenMade of earth or mud.
• portcullisA gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the gateway of a castle, a fort, etc.
• nooseAn adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
• exemplarSomething fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
• smittenAffected by an act of smiting.
• steepleA tall tower, often on a church, normally topped with a spire.
• penanceA voluntary self-imposed punishment for a sinful act or wrongdoing. It may be intended to serve as reparation for the act.
• priestlyOf or relating to priests.
• nimTo take or seize.
• eagernessThe state or quality of being eager; ardent desire.
• nollThe head, especially the top of the head.
• recklesslyIn a rash or reckless manner, without regard for cost or consequence.
• lemansA surname from English.
• chooserOne who chooses something.
• outwardlyExternally or on the outside, or on the surface.
• chineThe top of a ridge.
• crierOne who cries.
• moonshineThe light of the moon.
• scribbleTo write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.
• besetTo assail or attack (someone) from all sides; to set about.
• hokeTo ascribe a false or artificial quality to; to pretend falsely to have some quality or to be doing something, etc.
• discovererOne who discovers: a person who has discovered something.
• glassyOf or like glass, especially in being smooth and somewhat reflective.
• headlandCoastal land that juts into the sea.