Word origins

• CrusoeA surname from French, famously held by
• CelinaA female given name from Latin.
• rationalizationThe process or result of rationalizing, or expressing in rational terms.
• pipetteA small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.
• inadmissibleThat cannot be admitted as evidence at a trial.
• rabatA polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking.
• muslinAny of several varieties of thin cotton cloth.
• bassinetA newborn baby's bed, traditionally woven with reeds or straw; a (wicker) cradle.
• luneA fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
• ValeryA male given name from French [in turn from Latin].
• brinOne of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are larger and longer, and are called panaches.
• roselleHibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.
• pessimismA general belief that bad things will happen.
• volitionA conscious choice or decision.
• ObieA small lamp positioned over the camera, sometimes used to produce catchlights in the subject's eyes.
• parasolA small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
• colorationThe act or art of coloring.
• grebeAny of several waterbirds in the family Podicipedidae of the order Podicipediformes. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.
• causativeActing as a cause.
• criminalityThe state of being criminal.
• shrapnelAn anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.
• apostropheThe text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
• EstellaA female given name from Latin.
• superpositionThe placing of one thing on top of another.
• guillemotAny seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving.
• trapezeA swinging horizontal bar suspended at each end by a rope, used by circus artists.
• colloidGlue-like; gelatinous.
• derailSynonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.
• solidifyTo make solid; convert into a solid body.
• inalienableNot subject to being alienated, that is, surrendered, taken away, or transferred to another.
• IndochinaA peninsula and geographic region of Southeast Asia, consisting of the mainland portion, not including islands such as those of Indonesia.
• maydayAn international distress signal used by shipping and aircraft.
• recidivismCommitting new offenses after a crime committed in the past.
• immobilizationThe act or process of preventing a thing from moving.
• micrometerA device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.
• AnatoleA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• BoulogneA former commune in Vendée department, Pays de la Loire, France.
• AntibesA resort city and commmune on the Côte d'Azur in the Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France.
• centralizationThe act or process of centralizing, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole
• lorisAny of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae, found in India and southeast Asia.
• levantAn easterly wind, generally in the western Mediterranean Sea.
• foraminiferaSynonym of foraminifer (“any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude”).
• biceA pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt.
• RachelleA female given name from Hebrew.
• exuberanceThe quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.
• mienDemeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
• interdictionThe act of interdicting or something interdicted.
• grommetA reinforced eyelet, or a small metal or plastic ring used to reinforce an eyelet.
• bromineA nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Br) with an atomic number of 35; one of the halogens, it is a fuming red-brown liquid at room temperature.
• AlleghanyA census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States.
• layetteA complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet articles for a new baby.
• arbitralRelating to arbitration.
• passableThat may be passed or traversed.
• PrincevilleA city in L'Érable, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec, Canada.
• travestyAn absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.
• incitementA call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.
• bravadoA swaggering show of defiance or courage.
• logeA booth or stall.
• sextetAny group of six people or things.
• cloisonneA decorative technique for metalwork, especially brass, whereby colored enamel is baked in partitions (cloisons) between raised ridges of the metal.
• aphasiaA partial or total loss of language skills due to brain damage. Usually, damage to the left perisylvian region, including Broca's area and Wernicke's area, causes aphasia.
• apologeticHaving the character of apology; regretfully excusing.
• axillaryOf or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
• pectinA plant-derived polysaccharide found in cell walls (especially in fruits) that forms a gel under acidic conditions and is commonly used to thicken foods like jam and jellies.
• indecisionThe inability to decide on a course of action, especially if two or more possibilities exist.
• zoukA style of dance music originating in the French Antilles, combining Latin American, African and Western disco rhythms; a dance to this music
• deployableAble to be deployed.
• gangaThe sandgrouse.
• mantuaAn article of loose clothing popular in 17th- and 18th century France.
• titerThe concentration of a substance as determined by titration.
• commutationSubstitution of one thing for another; interchange.
• CVNnuclear-powered aircraft carrier
• emplacementAn installation that houses a military weapon.
• DeschutesA river in Washington, United States; in full, Deschutes River.
• boutonA bud-like swelling, especially one at the end of an axon.
• coquilleA meal, especially a seafood dish, served in an actual scallop shell or a dish (container) shaped like a shell.
• mobiliseTo make something mobile.
• DirichletA surname from French.
• mastitisInflammation of a breast.
• ameliorateTo make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.
• SimonaA female given name from Hebrew, variant of Simone.
• modifiableCapable of being modified; subject to modification.
• PapillionA city, the county seat of Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States.
• musicaleA musical entertainment, usually private and typically involving classical music
• platenThe part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.
• indexationThe adjustment of an economic variable (such as a salary) according to an index (such as that of inflation).
• pedagogicSynonym of pedagogical.
• libertineSomeone freed from slavery in Ancient Rome; a freedman.
• pacifismThe conviction that it is morally wrong to settle disputes (especially between countries) by war or other violent means.
• monotonyTedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
• centipedeAny arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.
• rebusAn arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.
• pinealIn the shape of a pine cone.
• glycerineSynonym of glycerol
• benetTo catch in a net; ensnare.
• suivanteA lady's maid.
• capsidThe outer protein shell of a virus.
• djvuA file format intended to represent electronic documents, particularly scanned text.
• clairvoyantOf, relating to, or having clairvoyance.
• oleanderNerium oleander, a notoriously poisonous shrub in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, but nonetheless widely grown as an ornamental, having leathery lance-shaped leaves and deep rose-colored or white flowers.