Word origins

• imaginativelyIn an imaginative manner; showing creativity.
• MichaelmasA Christian feast celebrated on the 29th of September in honour of the archangel Michael.
• gulletThe throat or esophagus.
• chrismA mixture of oil and balm, consecrated for use as an anointing fluid in certain Christian ceremonies, especially confirmation.
• dallyTo waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
• maimTo wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
• cobwebA spiderweb, especially a large one, an old abandoned one covered with debris and dust or an asymmetrical one woven with an irregular pattern of threads.
• shoopThe fruit of the rose; rosehip.
• undoubtedWithout doubt; without question; certain.
• doubtfullyIn a doubtful manner, in context of doubt or ambiguity, questionably.
• welterA general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.
• landeAn uncultivated plain, especially a sandy track along the seashore in southwestern France.
• leatAn artificial watercourse, canal, or aqueduct, but especially a millrace.
• PhilpottA surname transferred from the given name.
• drinkableAble to be drunk (as liquid).
• ambleAn unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
• confectionA food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
• listlessLacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.
• shelveTo furnish (a place) with shelves; especially, to furnish (a library, etc.) with bookshelves.
• wheatenOf, pertaining to, or made from wheat.
• copperasAny of various metallic sulphates formed from the reaction of sulfur with iron, zinc, or copper, especially (alchemy) solutions of such compounds misunderstood as a mediator or catalyst for the transmutation of iron into copper &c.
• shandShame; scandal; disgrace.
• downcastOf the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
• GascoigneSynonym of Gascon.
• soothTruth.
• grobA surname.
• gulpingThe action of one who gulps.
• misadventureSynonym of misfortune, bad luck or mishap, an instance of bad luck.
• servileExcessively eager to please; obsequious.
• diademAn ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.
• tushA tusk.
• tittleAny small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or of a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.
• suffocateTo suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.
• espyTo find out or observe (someone or something, especially if not easy to see) by spying or looking; to catch sight of; to see; to spot.
• stepdaughterThe daughter of one's spouse from a previous relationship.
• hallowA saint; a holy person; an apostle.
• quaternionA group or set of four people or things.
• abbreviateTo shorten by omitting parts or details.
• assailTo attack with harsh words or violent force.
• neer(anatomy) Kidney.
• worshipfulTending to worship; showing reverence.
• forethoughtThinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration.
• madderA herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root.
• cacaExcrement; feces.
• unrecoverableNot recoverable; that cannot be recovered.
• firebrandA torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
• brevetA military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
• fusibleAble to be fused or melted.
• seleHappiness, fortune.
• LondonerA person from, or an inhabitant of, London.
• ChaffinA surname transferred from the nickname.
• lopeTo travel an easy pace with long strides.
• heritableThat can legally be inherited.
• noyTo annoy; to harm or injure.
• TheophilusThe addressee of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
• sticklerA referee or adjudicator at a fight, wrestling match, duel, etc. who ensures fair play.
• ablutionOriginally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or other non-dissolved substance.
• handcuffOne ring of a locking fetter for the hand or one pair.
• demureModest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
• capperA device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles.
• westyWaste; desert.
• tearyOf a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
• sowerOne who or that which sows.
• greeterA person who greets people on their arrival.
• scarryLike a scar, or rocky eminence.
• cygnetThe young of a swan.
• riotousHaving the characteristics of a riot.
• abrogateTo annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.
• fazeTo frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative); to disconcert, to perturb.
• henchmanA loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
• basiliskA mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze is deadly.
• ajarSlightly turned or opened.
• interjectionA phrase or word with no particular grammatical relation to a sentence but which serves to express emotion or as a filled pause; an exclamation.
• wildnessThe state or quality of being wild.
• deathlyAppearing as though dead, or on the verge of death.
• chickweedespecially common chickweed (Stellaria media), a common, edible weed in North America and Europe.
• amelEnamel.
• entreatTo ask earnestly or beg for (something, such as a benefit or favour).
• brainlessHaving no brain.
• litheMild; calm.
• courtierA person in attendance at a royal court.
• impetuousMaking arbitrary decisions, especially in an impulsive and forceful manner.
• clearnessBrightness, brilliancy.
• embroiderTo stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
• unchangeableNot changeable; incapable of being changed or of changing; immutable.
• droopyTending to droop; sagging; wilting.
• rudredness or blushing
• impregnationThe act of making pregnant; fertilization.
• immolationThe act of immolating, or the state of being immolated.
• trivetA stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.
• chantryAn endowment for the maintenance of a priest to sing a daily mass for the souls of specified people.
• cloudlessWithout any clouds.
• cheerfulnessThe state of being cheerful; joy.
• millmanA male worker in a mill.
• fatherlessWithout a (living) father.
• disparageInequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
• tristeSad; sorrowful; gloomy.
• cluckThe sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.
• tasseA piece of armor for the hips and thighs: one of a set of plates (each being of one piece or segmented) hanging from the bottom of the breastplate or from faulds.
• stridingThe act of one who strides; a long step.