Word origins

• fatigueA weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
• graniteA group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
• francAny of several units of currency.
• coupeA shallow glass or glass dish, usually with a stem, in which sparkling wine or desserts are served.
• BeninPeople's Republic of Benin, from 1975 to 1990
• pileA mass of things heaped together; a heap.
• manipulationThe practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
• dentistA medical doctor who specializes in teeth.
• dominoA tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.
• corridorA narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
• telegraphSynonym of telegraphy, any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a symbolic code.
• loyalHaving or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
• torrentA violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
• critiqueThe art of criticism.
• DjiboutiA country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Djibouti.
• ambulanceAn emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
• moleculeThe smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
• prestigeThe quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.
• culinaryRelating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.
• beigeA colour, variously defined from a pale brown, to a yellow greyish off-white.
• elasticCapable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
• torqueA rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton-metre or N·m; imperial unit pound-foot or lb·ft, not to be confused with the foot pound-force, commonly "foot-pound", a unit of work or energy)
• AvrilA female given name from French, equivalent to English April.
• hahaAn onomatopoeic representation of laughter.
• ClaudeA male given name from Latin.
• batonA staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
• PolynesiaA continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them.
• credibilityA reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
• rejectionThe act of rejecting.
• quartetA group of four people or things, particularly
• commencementThe first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
• papaDad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
• vibrationThe act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
• RhodesAn island of the Dodecanese, Greece in the Aegean Sea.
• lyonThe third largest city in France; the capital of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• SiouxVarious formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains.
• coteA cottage or hut.
• exploitationThe act of utilizing something; industry.
• nicheA cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.
• ErieA tribe of Native Americans.
• RenaultA surname from French.
• ComorosA country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa. Official name: Union of the Comoros.
• suedeA type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.
• observatoryA place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.
• GuadeloupeAn island at the northeastern edge of the Caribbean.
• deployTo prepare and arrange (originally military unit or units, i.e., to array troops) for use.
• etiquetteThe manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society.
• plaqueAny flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn by a person, such as a brooch.
• PeugeotA car manufactured by the French automobile brand Peugeot.
• proliferationThe process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
• depreciationThe state of being depreciated; disparagement.
• cueThe name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
• pornographyThe explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature.
• debrisRubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed.
• sacA bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.
• VuittonA surname from French.
• pedalA lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano.
• bailSecurity, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
• chicElegant, stylish.
• radioactiveExhibiting radioactivity.
• meridianIn full celestial meridian: a great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular point on the Earth's surface.
• petrolA fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
• diplomaticConcerning the relationships between the governments of countries.
• LaurentA surname from French, equivalent to English Lawrence or Laurence
• nordicOf or relating to the Nordic countries.
• taxonomyThe science, technique, or process used to make a classification.
• internA person who is interned, forcibly or voluntarily.
• capitalismA socio-economic system based on private ownership of resources, and capital and their exploitation for profit.
• LisbonA sweet, light-coloured wine from Portugal.
• leverA rigid piece which is capable of turning about one point, or axis (fulcrum), and in which are two or more other points where forces are applied; — used for transmitting and modifying force and motion.
• tarotA card game played in various different variations.
• solitaireA person who lives alone; a recluse or hermit.
• emergenceThe act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.
• BelmontA surname from Anglo-Norman.
• cerebralOf or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.
• displacementThe act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.
• telecommunicationThe science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses.
• LaurieA diminutive of the male given names Laurence and Lawrence; alternative form of Lawrie; a pet form of the male given name Laurence or Lawrence.
• pandaThe red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail.
• FIFAFIFA (International Federation of Association Football)
• torchA stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source.
• atticThe space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
• DanielleA female given name from French, masculine equivalent Daniel.
• capsuleA membranous envelope.
• aideAn assistant.
• SeoulThe capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945.
• contourAn outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
• noirOf or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
• turbineAny of various rotary machines that use the kinetic energy of a continuous stream of fluid (a liquid or a gas) to turn a shaft.
• encoreA brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete.
• napoleonThe franc germinal: a 20-franc gold coin issued under Napoleon I of France.
• prospectusA document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or a business and what it has to offer.
• fauxFake or artificial.
• pascalIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa.
• sanitaryOf or relating to health.
• correctiveOf or pertaining to correction; serving to correct.
• AugustineAn Augustinian.
• filtrationThe act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.
• FremontA surname from French, anglicisation of Frémont.
• dentA shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.