Word origins

• campaignA series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
• branchThe woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
• quarterEach of four equal parts into which something can be divided; a fourth part.
• procedureA particular method for performing a task.
• identifyTo establish the identity of someone or something.
• avenueA broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
• attackAn attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
• discA thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
• WisconsinA state in the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
• personnelCollection of people in an organization, such as employees and office staff, members of the military, etc.
• soulThe spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.
• alertAttentive; awake; on guard.
• integrationThe act or process of making whole or entire.
• IowaOne of the Native Americans formerly occupying the region now included in the state of Iowa.
• realityThe state of being actual or real; realness.
• billiona thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000²): 1 followed by nine zeros, 10⁹.
• routeA course or way which is traveled or passed.
• animeAn animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.
• acidSour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
• apartmentA complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
• lingerieUnderwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.
• postalRelating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.
• dynamicChanging; active; in motion.
• infrastructureAn underlying base or foundation for a building, organization, or system.
• capeA piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
• mineUsed predicatively.
• instantA very short period of time; a moment.
• amendmentAn alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.
• voyeurA person who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people engaging in some intimate or sexual activity; one who engages in voyeurism.
• ciscoAny North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus Coregonus that live in cold-water lakes.
• heyAn exclamation to get attention.
• AlabamaAn indigenous Muscogee people of central Alabama.
• revisionThe action or process of reviewing, editing and amending.
• bureauAn administrative unit of government; office.
• maineA state of the United States. Capital: Augusta. Largest city: Portland.
• idealPertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
• LouisianaA state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. Capital: Baton Rouge. Largest city: New Orleans.
• mnOnly used in 12 MN (“midnight”)
• existto be; have existence; have being or reality
• specialistSpecialised, involving detailed knowledge of a restricted topic.
• templateA physical object whose shape is used as a guide to make other objects.
• psychologyThe study of the human mind.
• identificationThe act of identifying (i.e., which one, which thing).
• symbolA character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
• ArkansasA state in the South Central region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Little Rock.
• concertTo plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.
• retirementAn act of retiring; withdrawal.
• jeanDenim.
• visaA permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited.
• meterA device that measures things.
• genreA kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.
• parameterA value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.
• initiativeServing to initiate.
• episodeA discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life course.
• bulletinA short report, especially one released through official channels to be immediately broadcast or publicized.
• gourmetFine; of superior quality.
• OrleansA cloth made of worsted and cotton, used for making clothes.
• resumeTo take back possession of (something)
• expansionAn act, process, or instance of expanding.
• contestControversy; debate.
• pushTo apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.
• janeused as a placeholder name for any woman, especially a young working-class woman
• charlotteA type of women's bonnet popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
• classificationThe act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
• cartoonA humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
• carbonThe chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material.
• journeyA set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage.
• cooperationThe act of cooperating.
• siA syllable used in solfège to represent the seventh note of a major scale.
• techniqueThe practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
• DetroitThe largest city and former capital of Michigan, United States, a major port on the Detroit River, known as the traditional automotive center of the U.S. It is the county seat of Wayne County.
• metroA rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
• consultantA person or party that is consulted.
• AnneA female given name from French.
• PhilippinesAn archipelago of Southeast Asia.
• cinemaA movie theatre, a movie house.
• deluxeVery fine in quality or luxurious.
• fabricAn edifice or building.
• contrastThe degree of this difference.
• recruitmentThe process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.
• adoptionThe act of adopting.
• expertiseGreat skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby.
• massageThe action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.
• collaborationThe act of collaborating.
• eroticRelating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement.
• gapAn opening in anything, made by breaking or parting.
• cacheSuch a store of physical supplies, placed by humans or other animals for practical reasons.
• aviationThe art or science of making and flying aircraft.
• consoleA stand-alone cabinet designed to stand on the floor; especially, one integrated with home entertainment equipment, such as a TV or stereo system.
• analystSomeone who analyzes.
• garageA building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.
• attachmentThe act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
• pantsAn outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers.
• jetA collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.
• parBy; with.
• fetishSomething which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.
• loungeTo relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
• terrorismThe system of fear and intimidation put into place during the Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France around 1793-94.
• municipalOf or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).
• illEvil; wicked (of people).