Word origins

• palliativeServing to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
• bileA bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.
• eccentricNot at or in the centre; away from the centre.
• deviseTo use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
• provocativeServing or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
• orthogonalOf two objects, at right angles; perpendicular to each other.
• uterineOf or pertaining to the uterus.
• seductionThe act of seducing.
• allegationAn assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
• immatureOccurring before the proper time; untimely, premature (especially of death).
• disparateComposed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
• revokeTo cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.
• deitySynonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.
• calenderA machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance; it consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating.
• caviarRoe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
• advantageousBeing of advantage, beneficial.
• tranquilFree from emotional or mental disturbance.
• resentTo feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.
• distractionSomething that distracts.
• reimburseTo compensate (someone) with payment; especially, to repay money spent on someone's behalf.
• masqueradeAn assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
• sereneCalm, peaceful, unruffled.
• cadenceThe act or state of declining or sinking.
• ruptureA burst, split, or break.
• abolitionThe act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
• specterA ghostly apparition, a phantom.
• lobeAny projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
• narcoticAny substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
• occupantA person who occupies an office or a position.
• syringeA device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
• embarkTo go aboard a craft or vessel for transportation.
• sonnetA fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.
• admissibleCapable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable.
• complicationThe act or process of complicating.
• raptureExtreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.
• nocturnalOf a person, creature, group, or species, primarily active during the night.
• harlequinA pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes, used as a stock character in commedia dell'arte and other genres.
• CarthageAn ancient city in North Africa, in modern Tunisia.
• perturbationAgitation; the state of being perturbed.
• inaccessibleNot able to be accessed; out of reach; inconvenient.
• miraculousBy supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.
• prefectureThe office or position of a prefect.
• attestTo affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
• occidentalOf, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western.
• castorA hat made from the fur of the beaver.
• provokeTo cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
• futileIncapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
• affluentSomeone who is wealthy.
• propheticHaving the ability to prophesize; prescient.
• rayonA manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
• consequentFollowing as a result, inference, or natural effect.
• DanubeA river in Europe; flowing 2,850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, through Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Ukraine, into the Black Sea.
• implantationThe way in which an organ, bone, muscle etc. becomes inserted into its set place.
• marmotAny of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
• braveryBeing brave, courageousness.
• evictionThe act of evicting.
• feralWild; untamed.
• parmesanA hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma or its neighboring province Reggio Emilia.
• ingeniousOf a person, displaying genius, ingenuity or brilliance; inventive.
• lamentAn expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.
• disgustTo cause an intense dislike for something.
• tactileTangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
• carnageDeath and destruction.
• peripheryThe outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
• conveneTo come together; to meet; to unite.
• rarityA measure of the scarcity of an object.
• harmoniousShowing accord in feeling or action.
• regularityThe condition or quality of being regular
• mountainousHaving many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.
• armoireA type of cupboard, cabinet, or wardrobe, originally used for storing weapons.
• vigilanceAlert watchfulness.
• grandeurThe state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
• coagulationThe precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size by any of several physical or chemical processes.
• populaceThe common people of a nation.
• annihilationThe act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.
• fraternalOf or pertaining to a brother or brothers.
• ureUse, practise, exercise.
• emirA prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.
• excretionThe process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
• tunicA garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
• farceA style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.
• haggardLooking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition
• impeccablePerfect, without faults, flaws or errors
• diversifyTo make (something) diverse or varied in form or quality; to give variety to (something) to distinguish by numerous aspects or differences.
• dexteritySkill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
• viscousHaving a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).
• comradeA mate, companion, or associate.
• inconvenientnot convenient
• skepticSomeone who doubts beliefs, claims, plans, etc. that are accepted by others as true or appropriate, especially one who habitually does so.
• infernalOf or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
• defamatoryDamaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.
• modestyThe quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
• sumptuousExtremely costly; suggesting great expense.
• formularyA list of formulas; a collection of set forms to be followed, especially in religious belief.
• irrevocableUnable to be retracted or reversed; final.
• invalidateTo make invalid (especially in to contract law)
• calamityAn event resulting in great loss.
• unifyCause to become one; make into a unit; consolidate; merge; combine.
• tiburonA shark; now specifically, Sphyrna tiburo or Negaprion brevirostris.
• rencontreA chance or unexpected meeting or encounter.