Word origins

• DurbanA city and seaport in KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa.
• CheyenneA member of an indigenous people of the Great Plains in North America.
• blocA group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
• villeA Vietnamese village.
• parfumFragrance; perfume.
• volcanicOf or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes.
• pimpSomeone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
• cyclicCharacterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals; cyclical
• litreThe metric unit of fluid measure, equal to one cubic decimetre. Symbol: L, l, or ℓ.
• coutureThe production of high-end, custom-made clothing.
• MiquelonThe northernmost of the islands making up the territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
• JacquelineA female given name from French.
• thermometerAn apparatus used to measure temperature.
• zaireThe unit of currency of Zaire from 1967 to 1998.
• wigA head of real or synthetic hair worn on the head to disguise baldness, for cultural or religious reasons, for fashion, or by actors to help them better resemble the character they are portraying.
• tolerantTending to permit, allow, understand, or accept something.
• saxophoneA single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
• isolateTo set apart or cut off from others.
• baysBaize.
• figurineA small carved or molded figure; a statuette.
• petitPetite: small, little.
• friesFinished; hopeless. Likely originating from "put the fries in the bag".
• foundryA facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.
• toxicologyThe branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature, effect, detection and treatment of poisons and poisoning.
• pointeThe tip of the toe; a ballet position executed with the tip of the toe.
• marcelA hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.
• OlivierA surname from French, equivalent to English Oliver.
• complimentAn expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
• caterTo provide, particularly
• bacA broad, flat-bottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a rope.
• incompatibleOf two or more things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.
• equivalenceThe condition of being equivalent or essentially equal: the status of being interchangeable.
• nitrateAny salt or ester of nitric acid.
• trillionA million (times a) million: 1 followed by twelve zeros, 10¹².
• chemistA person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level.
• propaneAn aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₃H₈, a constituent of natural gas.
• collagenThe main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues of many animals.
• lionellion cub
• motA witty remark; a witticism; a bon mot.
• baroqueFrom or characteristic of the Baroque period.
• exciseA tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
• apologyAn expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
• cartonAn inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
• tammyA kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often highly glazed, used for curtains, sieves, strainers, etc.
• communalPertaining to a community or a commune.
• inauguralOf inauguration; as in a speech or lecture by the person being inaugurated.
• diligenceSteady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
• PaulineOf or relating to Paul the Apostle, his writings, his doctrines, and the form of Christianity that arose from them.
• quartA unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
• refrainTo hold back, to restrain (someone or something).
• micronSynonym of micrometre (“one-millionth of a metre”).
• cabernetCabernet Sauvignon, a wine.
• SimoneA female given name from French.
• toutSomeone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
• AnnetteA female given name from French.
• biopsyThe removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
• festiveHaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
• secretionAny substance that is secreted by an organism.
• pastelAny of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender.
• conciergeAn employee of a hotel who attends to the requirements and wishes of guests.
• adhesionThe ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
• ticA sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.
• MississaugaA member of an Algonquian people now living in southern Ontario, Canada; also a member of this race.
• CaroleA female given name from French, variant of Carol
• puntA narrow shallow boat, square at both ends, traditionally propelled by a pole.
• souvenirAn item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.
• effluentFlowing out; outflowing.
• polarizationThe production or the condition of polarity.
• accomplishmentThe act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
• nouveauNew, fashionable.
• grilleA rectangular stencil allowing words to be written, then read, through its apertures, with the text further disguised by filling the remaining space with irrelevant words.
• AlainA male given name from French, equivalent to English Alan.
• repertoireA list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform or display.
• ToulouseThe capital city of Haute-Garonne department and of the larger Occitania region, France.
• crusadeAny of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars.
• deteriorationThe process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
• aridVery dry.
• nicotineAn alkaloid (C₁₀H₁₄N₂), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant.
• AlexandreA male given name from French or Portuguese, equivalent to English Alexander.
• myriadTen thousand; 10,000
• stainsA city in Seine-Saint-Denis department, France.
• barreA handrail fixed to a wall used for ballet exercises.
• soleilsun
• polytechnicThat teaches applied arts, sciences, technology, engineering and other academic subjects.
• emuleTo emulate.
• sauvignonAny of several grape varieties and associated wines originally from France
• feminismA social theory or political movement which argues that legal and social restrictions on women must be removed in order to bring about equality of the sexes in all aspects of public and private life.
• illicitNot approved by law, but not invalid.
• kioskA small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
• basqueA member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain.
• silhouetteAn artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting a piece of black paper, filling in an outline with a solid colour (usually black), etc.
• bardA professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
• caliberDiameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.
• BelgradeThe capital city of Serbia; the former capital of Yugoslavia; the former capital of Serbia and Montenegro.
• marquisA nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke, but above a count. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by letters patent or letters close.
• lymphPure water.
• chromiumA chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.
• aerobicLiving or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
• modernizationThe act, process, or result of modernizing.
• rangA long strip of rectangular lots of land in Quebec.