Word origins

• cullisA gutter in a roof.
• ballotinA small, elegant box (usually containing chocolates).
• NikoleA female given name.
• inapplicabilityThe state of being inapplicable.
• sepalOne of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure.
• grecqueAn ornament of Greek origin, or Greek-style, especially a fretwork
• AbairA surname from French.
• maniocThe tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which tapioca is prepared; cassava, yuca.
• jettonA surname.
• lexicographerOne who writes or compiles a dictionary.
• BezansonA surname from French.
• MarjolaineA female given name from French.
• maundA wicker basket.
• planchetA flat disk of metal used as a blank for stamping a coin.
• presentimentA premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.
• nominalismA doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.
• MolletA surname from French.
• lyonnaiseCooked with onions, especially caramelized onions.
• chypreAny of several perfumes having a citrus top note and woody base notes.
• sashayA chassé.
• trochanterIn vertebrates with legs, the end of the femur near the hip joint, not including the head or neck.
• limmerA rogue; a low, base fellow.
• haricotSynonym of common bean.
• MauricieAn administrative region of Quebec, Canada.
• verticalityVerticalness; the state or condition of being vertical.
• servomotorAn electric motor in a servomechanism, especially one which incorporates feedback so it accurately positions the device.
• mesmerismThe method or power of gaining control over someone's personality or actions.
• carrackA large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.
• boodyTo sulk or mope.
• AlzetteA river in Europe that flows for 73 km (45 mi) from just inside France northwards through part of Luxembourg; it empties into the Sauer near Ettelbruck.
• NiortA commune, the capital of Deux-Sèvres department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in western France.
• venalityThe fact or state of being for sale, especially with reference to bribes or corruption.
• ValliereA surname.
• cupidityExtreme greed, especially for wealth.
• provineTo lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation.
• LamoreauxA surname from French.
• epilationThe removal of hair from the skin in such a way that removes or destroys the root.
• RambeauA surname from French.
• Sankadecaffeinated coffee.
• liminaryIntroductory or preparatory.
• tarsierAn insectivorous primate of the family Tarsiidae, having very large eyes and long feet, native mainly to several islands of Southeast Asia.
• phagocyteA cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic cells; displays antigens from invading pathogens to cells of the lymphoid lineage.
• GouinA surname. of French origin
• ludicPlayful.
• anaerobeAn anaerobic organism; one that does not require oxygen to sustain its metabolic processes.
• saponificationThe hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid.
• penicheAn engine-powered steel ship or vessel, larger than 15 meters, used for inland water transportation, and often modified in order to act as a docked restaurant or hotel.
• mutineerSomeone who participates in mutiny.
• salmagundiA food consisting of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.
• particularismAn exclusive focus on a particular area, group, sect, etc.
• FraneyA surname from French.
• LaurentiaThe craton that forms the geological core of North America, and that was a separate continent in the past (before merging into Laurasia).
• provincialismThe quality of being provincial; having provincial tastes, mentality, manners.
• pelmetA decorative item that is placed above a window to hide the curtain mechanisms, visually similar to a cornice or valance.
• pomponA hardy garden chrysanthemum with button-like flower heads.
• PettyjohnA surname. of French origin
• raleAn abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema.
• renvoiA situation in which a court, tasked with deciding which state's law should apply to a case, decides to apply the law of the forum, based on the determination that a court from another involved state would also apply the law of the forum.
• saurianA reptile of the suborder Sauria.
• reprobationThe act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated; strong disapproval, reproof or censure.
• ChasteenA surname from French.
• MauriacA French surname.
• gallimaufryA hash of various kinds of meats; a ragout.
• RedemptoristA member of the Roman Catholic missionary congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (i.e. Jesus Christ), founded in 1732 by Saint Alphonsus Maria of Liguori
• MithraismAn astrology-based, middle-platonic mystery religion of the 1st-4th century Roman Empire that claimed to have been founded by Zoroaster, admitted only men, and was especially popular among the Roman military.
• samphirePlants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia)
• franciumThe chemical element (symbol Fr) with an atomic number of 87. It is an intensely radioactive alkali metal that is not found in nature.
• SupleeA surname from French.
• tetanicOf or relating to tetanus.
• governmentalityThe organized practices (mentalities, rationalities, and techniques) through which subjects are governed and influenced.
• doubloonA former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies.
• francolinAny of various terrestrial birds of several genera in family Phasianidae, principally in tribe Gallini.
• BushwayA surname from French.
• surjectionA function for which every element of the codomain is mapped to by some element of the domain; (formally) any function f:X→Y for which for every y∈Y, there is at least one x∈X such that f(x)=y.
• stichomancyDivination by randomly selecting lines or passages from books.
• acheyA surname from French.
• chichThe chickpea.
• picricDesignating a type of bitter yellow acid.
• nandurhea (large, flightless birds)
• androgyneA person who is androgynous.
• deglazeTo remove glaze from.
• dentilAny one of a series of small rectangular blocks projecting like teeth from a molding or beneath a cornice.
• ChachereA surname from French.
• etiolatedOf a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight.
• panegyricA formal speech publicly praising someone or something.
• ForeeA surname from French.
• negressA black female.
• soukousA genre of African popular music, resembling rumba, that originated in the Congo region in the 1930s.
• narratologyThe study of narrative structure.
• declivityThe downward slope of a curve.
• AntwonA male given name from French, equivalent to English Anthony.
• cystoceleHernial intrusion of the bladder into the vagina, resulting from tearing of the pubocervical fascia during childbirth and often accompanied by urethroceles.
• souverainA gold coin of several former polities of the Netherlands.
• recalcitranceThe state of being recalcitrant.
• ornithopterAn aircraft that generates lift through the flapping of its wings.
• depurationThe removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
• posticheAny item of false hair worn on the head or face, such as a false beard or wig.
• incarnadineOf the pale pink or pale red colour of flesh; carnation.
• CouderayA town and village therein, in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.
• precocityThe state of being precocious.