Word origins

• aflameOften preceded by set: in or into flames; so as to be burned by fire.
• arightRightly, correctly; in the right way or form.
• windlassAny of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights.
• amicablyFriendly; in an amicable manner.
• uprootTo tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up.
• poneA writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.
• hadeState; order, estate, rank, degree, or quality.
• sprightlyAnimated, gay, or vivacious; lively, spirited.
• grindstoneAn abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing, or grinding.
• kyeCocoa (the drink).
• bacheThe dale of a stream or rivulet.
• profferAn offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender.
• haplyBy accident or luck.
• scowlThe wrinkling of the brows or face in frowning; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.
• tinderSmall dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.
• leadenMade of lead.
• belchTo expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly.
• parsnipA biennial plant, Pastinaca sativa, related to the carrot.
• piteousProvoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
• puissancepower, might or potency
• shiveA slice, especially of bread.
• psalterSynonym of Psalms, particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible.
• WagstaffA surname from Middle English.
• caponA cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
• stifflyWith stiffness; lacking a smooth flow of movement, or lacking movement altogether.
• mermanA legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.
• festivityA festival or similar celebration.
• afireOn fire (often metaphorically).
• louverA type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.
• gloatTo exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
• wrangleTo convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
• hogwashFoolish talk or writing; nonsense.
• consecrateTo declare something holy, or make it holy by some procedure.
• unkemptuncombed, dishevelled.
• hauntinglyIn a haunting manner.
• victoriouslyIn a victorious manner; as part of a victory.
• legitimationThe process of making or declaring a person legitimate.
• acceptablyIn an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.
• junketA basket.
• butcheryThe butchering of meat.
• treacleA syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.
• corrodeTo eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
• foolhardyMarked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
• filbertThe hazelnut.
• cherubimA cherub.
• massyHeavy; massive.
• maculaAn oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision.
• chiveA perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.
• gluttonGluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.
• saredry, withered
• unnaturallyIn an unnatural manner; to an unnatural extent.
• hameshroud, a covering, skin, membrane.
• credulityA willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness.
• astoundTo astonish, bewilder or dazzle.
• rightnessThe characteristic of being right; correctness.
• wartyHaving warts.
• overmanA person who supervises others; a supervisor, especially in a mine.
• swiftnessThe state of being swift.
• NesmithA surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation].
• boatswainThe officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
• summerhouseA house owned not as a primary residence and used as vacation home during warm weather months of the year.
• ripenessThe characteristic of being ripe.
• sinkholeA hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
• bourdonThe burden or bass of a melody.
• unremittingIncessant; never slackening.
• middenA dung heap.
• hogsheadA cask of a certain size; its volume used as a measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52+¹⁄₂ imperial gallons (a half pipe).
• halfpennyA discontinued English (later British) coin worth half of one penny (old or new).
• bickerTo quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner.
• ointTo anoint.
• gorgonA vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
• smallnessThe state or quality of being small.
• tiptoeThe tip of the toe.
• thanklessNot appreciated or rewarded.
• sublimityThe quality or state of being sublime.
• misbehaveTo act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner.
• discolorTo change or lose color.
• insufferableNot sufferable; very difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable, unbearable.
• usurpationThe wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.
• unlearnedignorant, uneducated, untaught, untrained.
• reflexionDated spelling of reflection.
• crannyA small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.
• lamentableCausing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.
• chanticleerA domestic rooster or cock, especially in fables and fairy tales.
• rebellingAn act or feeling of rebellion.
• montantAn upward cut with a blade.
• trowTo trust or believe.
• overworkTo make (someone or something) work too hard.
• pommelThe upper front brow of a saddle.
• crakeAny of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
• gaiterA covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep.
• blabTo tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
• unrighteousnessThe state of being unrighteous.
• kinglyOf or belonging to a king or kings; exercised by a king.
• drinkwaterPotable water; water intended for drinking
• acquitTo declare or find innocent or not guilty.
• singeTo burn slightly.
• akimboWith a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
• gyreA swirling vortex.
• fealtyFidelity to one's lord or master; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord.