Word origins

• trumpThe suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.
• annuityA right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.
• axeA tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.
• basilA plant (Ocimum basilicum).
• orientThe part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
• HarrietA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• menopauseThe period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether, usually accompanied by a range of unpleasant symptoms; the period spanning perimenopause up to postmenopause.
• eclecticSelecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
• galaCelebratory; festive.
• troopA collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general).
• sulfateAny salt or ester of sulfuric acid.
• collaborateTo work together with others to achieve a common goal.
• tackA small nail with a flat head.
• oxidationThe combination of a substance with oxygen.
• NordA department of Hauts-de-France, France.
• prattAn often-made but previously debunked argument
• JaniceA female given name.
• maconA dry red or white burgundy wine produced around Mâcon or extremely similar to such wines.
• immunizationThe process by which a person is safely exposed in a controlled manner to a material that is designed to prime their immune system against that material.
• kernA corn; grain; kernel.
• pattyA flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
• mastA tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter).
• DurbanA city and seaport in KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa.
• volcanicOf or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes.
• pimpSomeone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
• coutureThe production of high-end, custom-made clothing.
• wigA head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.
• isolateTo set apart or cut off from others.
• baysBaize.
• petitPetite: small, little.
• friesFinished; hopeless. Likely originating from "put the fries in the bag".
• toxicologyThe branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning.
• caterTo provide, particularly
• equivalenceThe condition of being equivalent or essentially equal: the status of being interchangeable.
• propaneAn aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₃H₈, a constituent of natural gas.
• lionellion cub
• motA witty remark; a witticism; a bon mot.
• exciseA tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
• tammyA kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.
• inauguralOf inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.
• refrainTo hold back, to restrain (someone or something).
• micronSynonym of micrometre (“one-millionth of a metre”).
• SimoneA female given name from French.
• toutSomeone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
• festiveHaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
• secretionAny substance that is secreted by an organism.
• adhesionThe ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
• effluentFlowing out; outflowing.
• crusadeAny of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.
• aridVery dry.
• myriadTen thousand; 10,000
• polytechnicThat teaches applied arts, sciences, technology, engineering and other academic subjects.
• emuleTo emulate.
• bardA professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
• caliberDiameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.
• chromiumA chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.
• aerobicLiving or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
• compassionateHaving, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
• erectileCapable of being raised to an upright position.
• classifyto identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
• optimismA tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome.
• persuasionThe act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.
• carbonateAny salt or ester of carbonic acid.
• ditTo stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).
• mobilizationThe act of mobilizing.
• pianistA person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.
• utilisationThe act of using something.
• MarianneThe personification of France, a woman symbolizing liberty and reason and appearing on French coins, stamps, etc., usually depicted in a light flowing robe and wearing a Phrygian cap.
• geologicOf, or relating to geology or a geologic time scale.
• envoyA diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
• fractalA mathematical set that has a non-integer and constant Hausdorff dimension, corresponding to a geometric figure or object that is self-similar at arbitrarily small scales and thus has infinite complexity.
• testimonialA statement, especially one given under oath; testimony.
• amendsCompensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.
• codeineAn addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.
• exonAn officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
• gynecologyThe study of, or the branch of medicine specializing in, the medical problems of women, especially disorders of the reproductive organs.
• StrasbourgThe capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany.
• comedianAn entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.
• trooperA soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.
• locomotiveThe power unit of a train that pulls the coaches or wagons.
• DominiqueAn American breed of chicken with a rose comb and a heavy plumage of irregularly striped black-and-white feathers.
• chantTo sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.
• intermediaryThat intermediates.
• interpolationAn abrupt change in elements, with continuation of the first idea.
• diplomatA person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations
• iodineA chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
• liberalismThe quality of being liberal.
• blouseA shirt, typically loose and reaching from the neck to the waist.
• CATOA male given name from Latin.
• confessionalIn the manner or style of a confession.
• evaporationThe process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
• AdrienneA female given name from French.
• nyeA surname from Middle English.
• corporalHaving a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
• detachableDesigned to be unfastened or disconnected without damage.
• BretonA native or inhabitant of the region of Brittany, France.
• originalityThe quality of being original or novel.
• ineligibleNot eligible; forbidden to do something.
• simplificationThe act of simplifying or something that has been simplified.
• degenerationThe process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.