Word origins

• hydraulicPertaining to water.
• belleAn attractive woman.
• hashFood, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together.
• prototypeAn original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models.
• petiteFairly short and of slim build.
• terrainA single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.
• dosageThe administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.
• CameroonA sheep of a domesticated breed from West Africa.
• levyTo impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
• numericOf or relating to numbers, especially the characters 0 to 9.
• obesityThe state of being obese.
• pamThe jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards.
• secretariatThe office or department of a government secretary.
• reservoirA place where anything is kept in store.
• mentorA wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
• helicopterAn aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft.
• concordA state of agreement; harmony; union.
• colonThe punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
• carolineSynonym of Carolean (“relating to the time of Kings Charles I and II of England or Charles III of the United Kingdom, or of the kings themselves”).
• orgasmA spasm or sudden contraction.
• picnicAn informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
• nigerAn Ethiopian herb (Guizotia abyssinica), grown for its seed and edible oil.
• municipalityA district with a government that typically encloses no other governed districts; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village.
• psychiatryThe branch of medicine that focuses on mental and behavioral health by subjectively diagnosing, treating, or preventing mental disorders (mental illnesses) and behavioural conditions.
• oxideA binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
• NaplesA port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy.
• adaptationThe process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification.
• glucoseA simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C₆H₁₂O₆; a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.
• playbackThe replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images.
• communistOf, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.
• GrenadaAn island and country in the Caribbean. Capital: St. George's.
• kenoA gambling game, a variety of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.
• SyracuseA type of red wine.
• michelA male given name from French, equivalent to English Michael.
• limeAny inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
• hygieneThe science of health, its promotion and preservation.
• bouquetAn arrangement or bunch of cut flowers; a nosegay.
• departmentalOf or relating to a department.
• terminologyA treatise on terms, especially those used in a specialised field.
• fibreA single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.
• conditionalLimited by a condition.
• BhutanA country in South Asia, in the Himalayas. Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan. Capital: Thimphu.
• computeTo reckon, calculate.
• cologneA type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water.
• laosGalangal
• arborA shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
• racismThe belief that there are distinct human races with inherent differences which determine their abilities, and generally that some are superior and others inferior.
• liaisonA thickening for sauces, typically based on egg yolks.
• fatigueA weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.
• graniteA group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
• lynchTo execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob.
• francAny of several units of currency.
• similarityCloseness of appearance to something else.
• coupeA shallow glass or glass dish, usually with a stem, in which sparkling wine or desserts are served.
• BeninPeople's Republic of Benin, from 1975 to 1990
• OceaniaA continental region composed of the islands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, principally divided into Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
• pileA mass of things heaped together; a heap.
• viableAble to live on its own (as for a newborn).
• manipulationThe practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
• plushVery extravagant.
• inactiveNot active, temporarily or permanently.
• dentistA medical doctor who specializes in teeth.
• dominoA tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.
• symbolicPertaining to a symbol.
• adhesiveSticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
• corridorA narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.
• gramA unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
• telegraphSynonym of telegraphy, any process for transmitting arbitrarily long messages over a long distance using a symbolic code.
• BoiseA river in Idaho; flowing 102 miles from the confluence of the North and Middle forks in the Sawtooth Range into the Snake near Parma.
• breezeA light, gentle wind.
• loyalHaving or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
• torrentA violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
• foilTo apply the FOIL algorithm to.
• critiqueThe art of criticism.
• coefficientCooperating.
• DjiboutiA country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Djibouti.
• ambulanceAn emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
• moleculeThe smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
• prestigeThe quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.
• culinaryRelating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.
• beigeA colour, variously defined from a pale brown, to a yellow greyish off-white.
• elasticCapable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released.
• torqueA rotational or twisting effect of a force; a moment of force, defined for measurement purposes as an equivalent straight line force multiplied by the distance from the axis of rotation (SI unit newton-metre or N·m; imperial unit pound-foot or lb·ft, not to be confused with the foot pound-force, commonly "foot-pound", a unit of work or energy)
• AvrilA female given name from French, equivalent to English April.
• degradationThe act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
• hahaAn onomatopoeic representation of laughter.
• ClaudeA male given name from Latin.
• batonA staff or truncheon, used for various purposes.
• PolynesiaA continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them.
• credibilityA reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
• rejectionThe act of rejecting.
• quartetA group of four people or things, particularly
• commencementThe first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
• DeniseA female given name from French, Latin, or Ancient Greek.
• papaDad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
• bankerOne who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.
• vibrationThe act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
• ventAn opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
• accelerationThe act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
• RhodesAn island of the Dodecanese, Greece in the Aegean Sea.