Word origins

• unnumberedNot identified with a number.
• claryclary sage (Salvia sclarea)
• stubbleShort, coarse hair, especially on a man’s face.
• crossbarAny transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor.
• sarkA garment worn against the torso, inclusive of shirts, tunics, undershirts, nightshirts, surplices.
• flatteryExcessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.
• millstoneA large round stone used for grinding grain.
• habitableSafe and comfortable, where humans, or other animals, can live; fit for habitation.
• damselA young woman (of noble birth).
• incendiaryCapable of, or used for, or actually causing fire.
• idlyWithout specific purpose, intent or effort.
• devilishResembling a devil.
• twinklingSparkling intermittently.
• pullendomestic fowl; poultry
• fereA companion, comrade or friend.
• lethargyA state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness.
• gastTo frighten.
• labanThe brother of Rebekah and uncle of Jacob and Esau.
• treadingThe act of one who treads.
• treatableAble to be treated; not incurable.
• oratoryA private chapel or prayer room.
• frightfulAfraid, frightened.
• waxyResembling wax in texture or appearance.
• vexTo annoy, irritate.
• shardA piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.
• loosPraise; fame; reputation.
• sicklyFrequently ill or in poor health; weakly.
• redeHelp, advice, counsel.
• minderOne who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper.
• oratorSomeone who orates or delivers an oration.
• assessableAble to be assessed.
• bumblebeeAny of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
• abetTo incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
• smotheringThe act by which someone or something is smothered.
• prophesyTo speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
• dowelA pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
• chasteSexually pure, abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.
• bestialBeast-like.
• curdThe part of milk that coagulates when it sours or is treated with enzymes; used to make cottage cheese, dahi, etc.
• subdueTo overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
• bowyerA person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).
• seedyContaining or full of seeds.
• personableOf a person: having a pleasing appearance; attractive; handsome.
• wetnessThe condition of being wet.
• withalTogether with the rest; besides; in addition.
• blindfoldA covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
• conceitSomething conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.
• needfulNeeded; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable.
• thatchStraw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
• embossTo cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause (someone or something) to be covered in swellings.
• thicketA dense, but generally small, growth of shrubs, bushes or small trees; a copse.
• continenceThe voluntary control of urination and defecation.
• bastInner bark of a tree from which rope is traditionally made.
• rudelyIn a rude manner.
• quothSaid.
• combeA valley, often wooded and often with no river
• cormorantAny of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).
• lyeAn alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
• dittyA short, simple verse or song.
• thoroughfareA passage; a way through.
• skiffA small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.
• deaconessA non-clerical role for women in some churches.
• hightTo call, name.
• bottomlessHaving no bottom.
• witterTo speak at length on a trivial subject.
• watercourseAny channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows.
• stakingAn act of stabbing with a stake.
• accuserOne who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
• mercurialAny of the plants known as mercury, especially the annual mercury or French mercury (Mercurialis annua).
• repugnantOffensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
• supplantTo take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
• PrueA female given name.
• LideMarch (third month of the Gregorian calendar)
• cressA plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.
• womanhoodThe state or condition of being a woman.
• exorbitantExceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
• bedsteadThe framework that supports a bed; the rigid structural components of a bed, excluding the mattress, box spring, etc.
• ligTo lie; be in a prostrate or recumbent position.
• frothFoam.
• regaliaRoyal rights, prerogatives and privileges actually enjoyed by any sovereign, regardless of his title (emperor, grand duke etc.).
• peeragePeers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.
• doubletA pair of two similar or equal things; couple.
• butterscotchA hard candy made from butter, brown sugar, syrup and vanilla.
• marlA mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.
• cohabitationAn emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.
• wattleA construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.
• tinselA silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade.
• breveA semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
• worthinessThe state or quality of having value or merit.
• raverA person who attends rave parties, or who belongs to that subculture.
• weenDoubt; conjecture.
• woefullyIn a woeful manner.
• outwardsFrom the interior toward the exterior; in an outward direction.
• rendTo separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst.
• disagreeableCausing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing.
• shrikeAny of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns.
• kineA proposed unit of velocity in the CGS system, equal to one centimeter per second.
• fraudulentlyIn a fraudulent manner.
• darkenTo make dark or darker by reducing light.
• dowryPayment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.