Word origins

• intactLeft complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied, or otherwise damaged.
• inevitableImpossible to avoid or prevent.
• initiationThe act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced.
• propagationThe multiplication or natural increase in a population.
• horoscopeThe position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth; a diagram of such positions.
• plantationA large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.
• clarificationThe act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from impurities via the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.
• esteemAssessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard.
• humiliationThe act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
• hostileNot friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
• amusementEntertainment.
• regimentA unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units.
• solicitationthe action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal
• reviseTo review, alter and amend, especially of written material.
• dynastyA series of rulers or dynasts from one family.
• caratA metric unit of mass equal to exactly 200 mg, chiefly used for measuring precious stones and pearls.
• competitorA person or organization against whom one is competing.
• lieuA place or stead.
• transplantationThe medicosurgical specialty (field) concerned with such operations.
• ounceAn avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
• amnestyForgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
• impulseA thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
• encouragementThe act of encouraging
• tangibleTouchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.
• amplitudeThe measure of the size of something, especially its width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
• lientendon
• battalionAn army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
• externA person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.
• cavityA hollow area within the body.
• turquoiseA sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.
• insistTo hold up a claim emphatically.
• comprehensionA thorough understanding.
• fragileEasily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
• emulationThe endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.
• ministerialRelated to a religious minister or ministry.
• bowelA part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
• massacreThe killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
• problematicDifficult to overcome, solve, or decide.
• adorableBefitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
• paroleOriginally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner under certain conditions, especially the promise of good behaviour.
• aggressionThe act of initiating hostilities or invasion.
• monarchThe ruler of an absolute monarchy or the head of state of a constitutional monarchy.
• paradoxAn apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.
• sincereGenuine, honest, and free from pretense or deceit; heartfelt.
• tulipA type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
• illuminationThe act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
• infertilityThe condition of being infertile; of having poor fertility.
• viperA venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
• scholasticA member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.
• vogueThe prevailing fashion or style.
• absurdContrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly.
• muleThe generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
• cessationA ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
• auditionA performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
• miserableIn a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
• reclamationThe act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
• confrontTo stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
• valetA man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
• postureThe way a person holds and positions their body.
• pedestalThe base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.
• sterileUnable to reproduce (or procreate).
• intermittentStopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
• reverendWorthy of reverence or respect.
• cavalryThe military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
• annalsA relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.
• irritationThe act of irritating or annoying.
• cavalierLacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed.
• heroicOf or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.
• coincidenceThe property of being coincident, occurring at the same time or place.
• enumerationThe act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
• audibleAble to be heard.
• convexCurved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere.
• paragonA person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others.
• persistTo go on stubbornly or resolutely.
• indispensableAbsolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.
• bazaarA marketplace, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, and often covered with shops and stalls.
• intuitionImmediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
• atheistA person who does not believe in deities or gods.
• intangibleIncapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal.
• modalOf, or relating to a mode or modus.
• artisanA skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
• preferableBetter than some other option; preferred.
• pristineUnspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
• traitAn identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
• ottomanAn upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc.
• impartialTreating all parties, rivals, or disputants equally; not partial; not biased.
• compressTo make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
• factionA group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
• pragmaticPractical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
• bourneA boundary; a limit.
• sultanThe holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph.
• viscosityThe state of being viscous.
• incapableNot capable (of doing something); unable.
• luminousEmitting light; glowing brightly; shining.
• glutenFibrin (formerly considered as one of the "animal humours").
• abdomenThe fat surrounding the belly.
• punitiveInflicting punishment; punishing.
• vergeA rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
• nomadA member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
• famineExtreme shortage of food in a region.