Word origins

• carenA female given name from Ancient Greek, a less common spelling of Karen.
• swaleA low tract of moist or marshy land.
• overdoneCooked too much.
• porpoiseA small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
• liquefactionThe process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas).
• tenonA projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
• eclipticThe great circle on the celestial sphere that is the mean apparent path of the sun as viewed from the earth.
• whitishSomewhat white, pale or almost white.
• wallopA heavy blow, a punch.
• unwashedNot having been washed.
• shodWearing shoes.
• befallTo fall upon; fall all over; overtake.
• wearilyIn a weary manner; feeling weary.
• enchanterOne who enchants or delights.
• glazierOne who glazes: a craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc.
• heavinessThe state of being heavy; weight, weightiness, force of impact or gravity.
• linseedThe seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.
• lecternA stand with a slanted top used to support a Bible from which passages are read during a church service.
• uncircumcisedNot circumcised, intact.
• wranglingcontention; gainstriving
• eventideEvening.
• meagreAn edible fish, of species Argyrosomus regius, of the family Sciaenidae, found from the Black Sea to the eastern Atlantic.
• nebulousIn the form of a cloud or haze; hazy.
• slinkTo sneak about furtively.
• whomsoeverWhatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever.
• viciouslyIn a vicious manner; ferociously or maliciously.
• spinelAny of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours.
• endowTo give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
• tenfoldTen times as much or as many.
• gelderOne who gelds or castrates.
• knottyOf string or something stringlike: full of, or tied up, in knots.
• lampreyAny long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.
• PancrasOne of two Christian saints, Pancras of Taormina and Pancras of Rome
• CoulthardA surname from Middle English.
• offalThe internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.
• smithyThe location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works; a forge.
• bannockAn unleavened bread, usually made with barleymeal, wheatmeal, or oatmeal; sometimes of peasemeal or otherwise.
• ferruleA band or cap (usually metal) placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting.
• pithyConcise and meaningful.
• infinitiveThe infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood).
• incantationThe act or process of using formulas and/or usually rhyming words, sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or creating other magical results.
• blissfullyIn a blissful, happy or joyful manner.
• parlanceA certain way of speaking, of using words; especially that associated with a particular job or interest.
• knellTo ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
• startleTo move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
• exaltTo honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
• bideTo bear; to endure; to tolerate.
• suitorOne who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.
• spillerOne who spills.
• bevyA group of animals, especially quail, roe deer or other game.
• gravellyFull of, covered with, or similar to gravel or pebbles.
• outdrawTo extract or draw out.
• flitA fluttering or darting movement.
• quietnessAbsence of sound; silence or hush.
• oatenOf, pertaining to, or made of oats.
• accedeTo agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.
• overshadowTo obscure something by casting a shadow.
• lakerOne engaged in sport; a player; an actor.
• owerA person who owes something, especially money.
• mealtimeThe appointed time at which a meal is served or eaten.
• lustfulFull of lust; driven by lust.
• presumptuousMaking unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding appropriate or rightful limits.
• toothacheA pain or ache in a tooth.
• presageA warning of a future event; an omen.
• aforeBefore, temporally.
• stablyIn a stable manner.
• ripenOf grain, fruit, flowers, etc., to grow ripe; to become mature.
• brawnStrong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb.
• praetorianA member of a special bodyguard force used by Roman emperors, their symbol being the scorpion.
• matchlessHaving no match; without equal.
• boatmanA sailor on a small vessel (boat), particularly its captain.
• orthographyA method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling.
• enamoredIn love, amorous.
• goodenTo make good; improve; better; perfect.
• AttenboroughA surname.
• lenticularOf or pertaining to a lens.
• pleurisyInflammation of lung pleura.
• baggerOne who bags.
• accursedHateful; detestable, loathsome.
• meddleTo interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly.
• exaltationThe act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation.
• handiworkWork done by the hands.
• joyouslyIn a joyful manner; joyfully.
• cunTo know.
• otherworldThe other realms of existence beyond the world of mankind, especially the realms of the dead or the fairy folk.
• unhappilyUnfortunately; regrettably.
• thameThem.
• wringOften followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
• erstFirst.
• stiltEither of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
• enormityDeviation from what is normal or standard; irregularity, abnormality.
• steckA piece or an item.
• bissonSandblind, purblind.
• BellasA surname from Middle English.
• smatteringA shallow or superficial knowledge of a subject.
• gaggleA group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water; other groups of birds.
• cobleA small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland.
• exacerbationAn increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)
• aelgrandfather; forefather, ancestor
• silkwormAny of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.