Word origins

• urethaneA white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
• lagrangianOf or relating to Joseph Louis Lagrange (Giuseppe Luigi Lagrangia).
• DjangoA male given name
• doctrinalOf, relating to, involving, belonging to or concerning a doctrine.
• stratosphereThe region of the uppermost atmosphere where the temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone.
• aceticOf, pertaining to, or producing vinegar.
• bassetThe edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the ground; the outcrop.
• pedicureA cosmetic treatment for the feet and toenails.
• CheriA female given name originating as a coinage.
• convalescentrecovering one's health and strength after a period of illness; on the mend.
• industrializationA process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.
• PasteurA surname from French.
• brawlA disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
• culvertA channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.
• folliesA lavishly-produced theatrical revue characterized by major stars, huge casts, and opulent costumes and scenery.
• machinistA constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines.
• matineeA showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
• mushA somewhat liquid mess, often of food; a soft or semisolid substance.
• impressionismAn art movement characterized by visible brushstrokes, ordinary subject matter, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities.
• EduardA male given name from French
• AntoinetteA female given name from French; best known for the ill-fated French queen Marie Antoinette.
• biliaryOf or pertaining to bile or the bile duct
• partiThe basic, central, or main concept, drawing, or scheme of an architectural design.
• SaukA member of a certain tribe or group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group.
• CrayolaA surname.
• masculinityThe degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness.
• pretentiousMotivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
• gastronomyThe art of preparing and eating good food.
• footyFootball (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).
• sounderSomething or someone who makes a sound.
• filigreeA delicate and intricate ornamentation made from platinum, gold or silver (or sometimes other metal) twisted wire.
• chockAny object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.
• ganderA male goose.
• tabbyA kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
• kinematicsThe branch of mechanics concerned with objects in motion, but not with the forces involved.
• didacticInstructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.
• propyleneThe organic chemical compound propene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₆.
• subjectivityThe state of being subjective.
• actualityThe state of existing; existence.
• immunisationThe process of immunising signalling and traction power supplies so they don't interfere with each other.
• permissiveGiving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.
• odometerAn instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.
• pedometerA device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.
• commutativeSuch that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.
• periodicityRecurrence of a woman's periods; menstruation.
• bituminousOf or relating to bitumen.
• locomotionThe ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so.
• tweezersA small pincerlike instrument, usually made of metal, used for handling or picking up small objects (such as postage stamps), plucking out (plucking) hairs, pulling out slivers, etc.
• baffleTo confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle.
• MarneA right tributary of the Seine, in eastern France, flowing 319 miles east and southeast of Paris through the departments of Haute-Marne, Marne, Aisne, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne.
• rotisserieA cooking device with which food is roasted on a rotating spit.
• parlayTo carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet on to a subsequent wager or series of wagers.
• caloricRelating to calories.
• carmineA purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.
• appointeea person who is appointed
• commandantA commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.
• carbineA rifle with a short barrel.
• centristOf, pertaining to, or advocating centrism.
• georgetteA thin lightweight silk or cotton fabric with a matte finish.
• meloA city in Uruguay, capital of the department of Cerro Largo
• modernizeTo make (something old or outdated) up to date, or modern in style or function by adding or changing equipment, designs, etc.
• rationalizeTo make something rational or more rational.
• hypertrophyAn increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.
• appreciableBoth detectable and at least modestly substantial: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance.
• melodramaA kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes.
• embarrassTo disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely.
• paginationThe act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.
• quiverA container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
• liaiseTo establish a liaison.
• rapidityspeed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid
• lampoonA written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.
• GryffindorA person having traits associated with Gryffindor house from the Harry Potter series, including bravery, boldness, or an affinity for lions or the colours red and gold.
• silageFermented green forage fodder stored in an airtight silo or clamp.
• reprimandA severe, formal or official reproof; reprehension, rebuke, private or public.
• CaddoA member of a confederacy of several southeastern Native American tribes, who inhabited much of what is now East Texas, western Louisiana and portions of southern Arkansas and Oklahoma in the 16th century.
• retortA sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
• evasiveTending to avoid speaking openly or making revelations about oneself.
• irritantCausing irritation or inflammation.
• rondeA kind of script in which the tails of the letters are curly, giving the characters a rounded look.
• methyleneThe divalent group –CH₂– in which the free valencies are part of single bonds.
• GarnierA surname from French [in turn from the Germanic languages].
• aristocraticOf, pertaining to, or favouring, an aristocracy.
• VoldemortAn evil, harmful, or widely feared person or thing.
• adjointUsed in certain contexts, in each case involving a pair of transformations, one of which is, or is analogous to, conjugation (either inner automorphism or complex conjugation).
• MaristA member of any of several Roman Catholic organizations named after the Virgin Mary
• carportA roofed structure for automobile storage, usually attached to a house and not fully enclosed like a garage but with at least one side open to the outdoors.
• dentureA set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.
• microcosmHuman nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
• mobilisationThe act of mobilising.
• sculptTo form by sculpture.
• AugustinSynonym of English.
• loupA mass or ball of iron in a pasty condition, beaten by the trip hammer or rolls.
• plageA region viewed in the context of its climate; a clime or zone.
• sulfuricOf, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state
• paisThe country (ie: the jury); also, the people living in the district from where the jury is taken.
• militarismAn ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.
• NoelleA female given name from French, often given to girls born near Christmas.
• filsUsed after a proper name that is common to a father and his son to indicate that the son is being referred to rather than the father.
• mondialWorldwide, global.
• envisageTo conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.