Word origins

• stockadeAn enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.
• SharronA surname from French.
• ocelotAn American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are variously arranged.
• VivianeA female given name from French.
• chambrayA soft fabric woven with a white weft and coloured warp.
• malicPertaining to apples.
• tonalityThe system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.
• flicA data file containing computer animations.
• glaciationThe process of covering with a glacier, or the state of being glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena; an ice age
• equitationThe art, practice or act of horseriding.
• vacuoleA large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's cytoplasm.
• metamorphismThe process by which rocks are changed into other forms by the application of heat and/or pressure.
• moroseSullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour.
• ErnoA surname.
• herpetologyThe branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians (Amphibia).
• transitivityThe degree in which any one verb can take or govern objects.
• trinitarianSomeone who believes in the Trinity, the three persons of the Godhead.
• retouchTo improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.
• rivestA surname from French.
• somersaultStarting on one's feet, an instance of rotating one's body 360 degrees while airborne or on the ground, with one's feet passing over one's head.
• DagerA surname from Catalan.
• soffitThe visible underside of an arch, balcony, beam, cornice, staircase, vault or any other architectural element.
• jauntyAiry; showy; finical.
• convulsiveMarked by or having the nature of convulsions.
• ArmondA surname from French.
• academicianA member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
• puceA brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
• disorganizationThe act of disorganizing; destruction of system.
• biotSynonym of abampere.
• coupletA pair of lines, typically with rhyming end words.
• accreditTo ascribe; attribute; credit with.
• LagasseA surname from French.
• TrempealeauA village and town in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States.
• millimetreAn SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a metre. Symbol: mm
• floridHaving a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
• HillardA surname from French.
• isothermA line on a graph or chart, such as a weather map, along which all the points have the same temperature.
• absolutismDoctrine of preordination; doctrine of absolute decrees; doctrine that God acts in an absolute manner.
• LavergneA surname from French.
• serousContaining, secreting, or resembling serum; watery; a fluid or discharge that is pale yellow and transparent, usually representing something of a benign nature. (This contrasts with sanguine, which means blood-tinged and usually harmful.)
• marronA sweet chestnut.
• evacueeA person who has been evacuated, especially a civilian evacuated from a dangerous place in time of war
• cantonmentTemporary military living quarters.
• absolutistOne who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.
• xanthineAny of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body.
• insubordinationThe quality or state of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful authority; specifically, an employee's failure or refusal to comply with a request or an assignment given by his/her supervisor.
• monetizeTo convert something (especially a security) into currency.
• EsmeA male given name from French.
• TatooineA fictional desert planet in Star Wars with two suns.
• sabbatAny of the eight major holy days celebrated in Wicca.
• schistAny of a variety of coarse-grained crystalline metamorphic rocks with a foliated structure that allows easy division into slabs or slates.
• demystifyTo remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
• DrouinA surname. of French origin
• exothermicThat releases energy in the form of heat.
• AbelardA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• HambyA surname.
• CloeA female given name from Ancient Greek, an alternative spelling of Chloe.
• volcanologyThe study of volcanoes.
• antherThe pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower.
• perrotA surname from French.
• immunizeTo make someone or something immune to something.
• perliteAn amorphous volcanic glass formed by the hydration of obsidian.
• interlocutorA person who takes part in dialogue or conversation: a locutive partner.
• contractureAn abnormal, sometimes permanent, contraction of a muscle or skin; a deformity so caused.
• inflexibilityThe quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness
• bigginA child's cap; (figuratively) childhood.
• francophonieFrench speakers, collectively; the French-speaking world.
• propagandistA person who disseminates propaganda.
• dancyReady to dance.
• miladyAn English noblewoman or gentlewoman; the form of address to such a person; a lady.
• entendreA meaning, especially one that is implied rather than explicitly stated.
• reynardA fox.
• tigressA female tiger; a she-tiger.
• foliationThe process of forming into a leaf or leaves.
• concordantAgreeing or harmonious; consistent (with).
• briardA sturdy, rough-coated French dog of an ancient breed from the Brie region of north-central France, traditionally used to herd and guard sheep.
• CistercianA member of a monastic order which follows the Benedictine rule and emphasizes silent contemplative prayer.
• antiphonA devotional chant; a piece of music sung responsively.
• vitriolicOf or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol.
• monoblocA forging or casting made in a single piece, rather than being fabricated from components
• existentialistA person who adheres to the philosophy of existentialism.
• strychnineA very toxic, colorless crystalline alkaloid, derived from nux vomica, used as a pesticide.
• reveilleThe sounding of a bugle or drum early in the morning to awaken soldiers.
• FolletteA surname from French.
• ouabainA poisonous cardiac glycoside, g-strophanthin, found in the seeds of certain lianas.
• hommageA homage, especially something in an artwork which has been done in respectful imitation of another artist.
• regaleA feast, a meal.
• parisonA spherical mass of glass, rolled immediately after being taken out of the furnace.
• redanA defensive fortification work in the shape of a V.
• AznavourA surname from French [in turn from Armenian].
• ParmenterA surname from French.
• DelamereA village in Delamere and Oakmere parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5669).
• DashiellA surname.
• propionicOf or pertaining to propionic acid or its derivatives; propanoic
• SallisawA city, the county seat of Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States.
• MelungeonOf or pertaining to any of several similar Mestee groups currently and historically found in the Southeastern United States, all of uncertain or disputed origin.
• cinemathequeA film archive with small cinemas, screening classic and art-house films.
• longeTo work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope.
• FabienneA female given name from French.
• pronationWalking on the inner edge of the foot.