Word origins

• pendentDangling, drooping, hanging down or suspended.
• edificeA building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one.
• verminAny of various common types of small insects or other animals which cause harm and annoyance.
• splatThe narrow wooden centre piece of a chair back.
• manneredHaving manners or (often excessive) mannerisms.
• butteryMade with or tasting of butter.
• deformityThe state of being deformed.
• bogeyA ghost, goblin, or other hostile supernatural creature.
• soundlyIn a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.
• dankDark, damp and humid.
• trifleAn English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
• workhorseA horse used primarily for manual labor: a draft horse (draught horse).
• diureticIncreasing the amount or frequency of urination.
• milkenConsisting of milk.
• midwinterThe middle of winter.
• undoingThe act of loosening or unfastening
• purviewThe enacting part of a statute.
• hiltThe handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
• hewTo chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.
• skirmishA brief battle between small groups, usually part of a longer or larger battle or war.
• gallowsA wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging.
• cowardiceLack of courage.
• wilySly, cunning, full of tricks.
• errandA mission or quest.
• yeomanAn official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. Especially, a yeoman of the guard, a member of a ceremonial bodyguard to the UK monarch (not to be confused with a Yeoman Warder).
• slimyOf or pertaining to slime.
• estoppelA legal principle in the law of equity that prevents a party from asserting otherwise valid legal rights against another party because of conduct by the first party, or circumstances to which the first party has knowingly contributed, making it unjust for those rights to be asserted.
• torrA unit of pressure that is equal to approximately 0.001316 atmospheres or 133.3 pascals.
• contaminateTo make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter.
• thornyHaving thorns or spines.
• mercilessShowing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.
• clumpA cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
• shinerOne who shines; a luminary.
• sirloinA cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).
• lappingA kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico printers.
• rogTo shake.
• chivalryCavalry; horsemen armed for battle.
• commonalityThe joint possession of a set of attributes or characteristics.
• frustrateTo disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
• wyvernA draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.
• tetherA rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement.
• hyperboleDeliberate overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
• CharlemagneOne of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.
• sterilityThe state or quality of being sterile.
• prowlTo rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty.
• bridgerOne who builds bridges
• amiableFriendly; kind; sweet; gracious.
• urinalA device or fixture used for urination, particularly
• femininityThe sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.
• squallTo cry or wail loudly.
• hellfireThe fire of Hell.
• cinqueA card, die, or domino with five spots or pips.
• boweryStructure with roof for shade but with no walls used for public gatherings. A pavilion.
• immovableIncapable of being physically moved: fixed.
• fervorAn intense, heated emotion; passion, ardor.
• dissipateTo drive away, disperse.
• foolishlyIn a foolish manner.
• inanimateLacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.
• forgoTo do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
• loatheTo detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
• huddleA small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another.
• omnipotentHaving unlimited power, force or authority.
• poiseA state of balance, equilibrium or stability.
• duchyA dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.
• gauntAngular, bony, and lean.
• spigotA pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask.
• nailerOne whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker.
• polluteTo make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
• pompShow of magnificence; parade; display; power.
• CulpepperA surname.
• warpingAn action or motion that warps or twists.
• spewTo eject forcibly and in a stream.
• rejoinTo join again; to unite after separation.
• suaveOf a person, charming, though often in a manner that is insincere or sophisticated.
• riddanceAn act of ridding, clearance, or removal; elimination.
• gulpThe usual amount swallowed.
• lurkTo remain concealed in order to ambush.
• smudgeA blemish or smear, especially a dark or sooty one.
• principalityA region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.
• herderOne who herds.
• outfallTo burst forth, as upon an enemy; make a sally.
• fartingThe act of one who farts; a sound like a fart.
• zealotOne who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for their own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.
• turmericAn Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
• vigourActive strength or force of body or mind; a capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; energy.
• witherTo shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
• cobblestoneA rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
• seamedHaving or furnished with seams.
• babblinga stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words
• akeThe groove made in a stone forming part of a killock.
• RochA river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Irwell.
• tasterAn object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, such as a small cup or spoon.
• sourdoughA type of bread dough leavened with yeast and lactobacilli that produce acids giving a sour taste.
• hurlTo throw (something) with force.
• doryA small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
• foregoTo precede, to go before.
• sedativeAn agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep.
• defraudTo obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
• kinsmanA male relative.
• mutableChangeable, dynamic, evolutive; inclined to change, evolve, mutate.