Word origins

• interdictA papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.
• BlackettA surname from Middle English.
• boastfulTending to boast or brag.
• covetousDistastefully desirous or keen, especially for something belonging to someone else; avaricious.
• gibletsThe internal organs of poultry birds, used as food.
• ewerA kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle, and originally used for carrying water.
• witeTo regard (someone) as guilty; to accuse; to blame; to fault.
• ledenLanguage; speech.
• wringerOne who wrings.
• annealTo subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
• untruthA lie or falsehood.
• sartAn assart, or clearing; land cleared for agriculture.
• relentTo give in or be swayed; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to show clemency.
• spiderwebThe net-like construct of a spider containing sticky strands to catch prey.
• holeyHaving, or being full of, holes.
• horsehairThe hair of a horse, especially from the mane and tail, used for upholstery.
• unadvertisedNot advertised
• retinueA group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important.
• tholeTo suffer.
• impertinentInsolent, ill-mannered or disrespectful; Disregardful.
• physiognomyThe art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.
• vervainAny herbaceous plant in the genus Verbena especially if used for medicinal purposes, primarily Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties.
• misshapenHaving a bad, ugly or awkward shape; deformed; malformed; ill-shapen.
• TynemouthA town in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, historically in Northumberland (OS grid ref NZ3769).
• sellyRare; wonderful; admirable
• shoelessWithout shoes; not wearing shoes
• agueAn acute fever.
• soddenSoaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated.
• irreverenceThe state or quality of being irreverent; want of proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a superior.
• prestA payment of wages in advance
• asperRough or harsh; severe, stern, serious.
• newelA central pillar around which some types of spiral staircase are spiralled.
• irksomeMarked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition
• abbessA female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks.
• quencherSomething that quenches (thirst, fire, etc.)
• uncountedNot counted.
• liltTo do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
• RountreeA surname from Middle English.
• widowhoodThe state or period of being a widow or widower.
• poeticallyIn a poetic manner.
• perilouslyIn a perilous manner.
• linchpinA pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.
• deerhoundA breed of dog, rather like a large greyhound, originally bred in Scotland for hunting deer.
• LukerA surname from Middle English.
• inheritableThat can be inherited.
• penitenceThe condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.
• lovedayA day appointed for a meeting intended to amicably resolve a dispute; also the meeting held on such a day.
• twosomeBeing or constituting a pair; two.
• rectitudeStraightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent.
• sembleTo imitate; to make a representation or likeness.
• uncleannessThe state of being unclean
• douseTo plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
• freeholderA person who holds tenure by freehold
• outtakeA portion of a recording (a take) that is not included in the final version of a film or a musical album, often because it contains a mistake.
• BodmanA surname.
• smithingThe work of a smith; the forging of metal.
• trammelWhatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.
• drenchingThat causes one to become extremely wet.
• pranceTo spring forward on the hind legs.
• gruelA thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the ill.
• shielA shepherd's hut or shieling.
• grievouslyIn a grievous manner, severely.
• armorerA manufacturer of weapons, especially of guns.
• interpositionThe act of interposing, or the state of being interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.
• bouseTo haul or hoist (something) with a tackle.
• obsequiousExcessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.
• heighAn exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc.
• dissoluteUnrestrained by morality.
• reckTo take account of (someone or something); to care for; to consider, to heed, to regard.
• lamplightThe light emitted by a lamp.
• pacificationThe process of pacifying.
• sackclothA coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks.
• sophistryThe actions or arguments of a sophist.
• yappIn bookbinding, the edge of the binding that extends beyond the edges of the pages, and may protect the gilding.
• earwaxA waxy substance secreted by the ear.
• predicationA proclamation, announcement or preaching.
• depopulationThe act of depopulating or condition of being depopulated; the destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.
• hostelryAn inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
• numerationThe act of counting or numbering; enumeration.
• privationThe state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed; the loss or absence of such an attribute.
• peevishConstantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.
• pedagogueA teacher or instructor of children; one whose occupation is to teach the young.
• soothsayerOne who attempts to predict the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence; a diviner.
• rineTo touch.
• gormTo gawk; to stare or gape.
• ashyResembling ashes (especially in colour); (of a person’s complexion) unusually pale as a result of strong emotion, illness, etc.
• perturbTo cause (something) to be physically disordered or disturbed; to cause confusion.
• recueilcompendium, literary compilation
• steeA ladder.
• necromancyDivination involving the dead or death.
• sophisticateTo make (something) less innocent or natural; to artificialize.
• mullionA vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen.
• snoodA band or ribbon for keeping the hair in place, including the hair-band formerly worn in Scotland and northern England by young unmarried women.
• quitclaimTo relinquish or release (a claim, title, etc.); to transfer (an interest in property).
• spallA splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
• DalstonA residential area of London in the borough of Hackney, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3484).
• treaderOne who treads.
• milchUsed to produce milk; dairy.
• RosemanA surname.
• temerityReckless boldness; foolish bravery.