Word origins

• gibbonA small, arboreal ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which they use to travel through tropical rainforests by swinging from branch to branch.
• NicosiaThe capital city of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus.
• epitaphAn inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.
• AlgerA male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Elgar.
• indiceindex
• reversionThe act or process of reverting something.
• sobrietyThe quality or state of being sober.
• embolismAn obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream.
• scallopAny of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.
• cadeabandoned by its mother and reared by hand
• primacyThe state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, preference etc.
• BeaulieuA village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3802).
• renounceAn act of renouncing.
• searDry; withered, especially of vegetation.
• archetypeAn original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned.
• drabA fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
• BlaiseA male given name from French.
• MarseillesA kind of fabric made from two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming a double cloth, quilted in the loom.
• curtailTo cut short the tail of (an animal).
• latimerSynonym of interpreter.
• MowbrayA surname.
• hypocriteSomeone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.
• benevolenceDisposition to do good.
• molestationThe act of molesting.
• gulliverone's head.
• villThe smallest administrative unit of land in feudal England, corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon tithing and the modern parish.
• AventA surname from Anglo-Norman.
• debatableOpen to debate; not fully proved or confirmed.
• BainesA surname.
• parentageThe identity and nature of one's parents, and in particular, the legitimacy of one's birth.
• sorelA young buck (deer) in the third year.
• TyrrellA surname.
• husseyA habitational surname from Norman.
• PatonA surname transferred from the given name.
• desirousFeeling desire; eagerly wishing; eager to obtain.
• apothecarySynonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
• DoreA diminutive of the male given name Isidore.
• tumultuousCharacterized by loud, confused noise.
• BritonAn inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.
• glebeTurf; soil; ground; sod.
• motteA raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.
• MansellA surname from Old French.
• seditionOrganized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.
• succumbTo yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
• inquisitiveEager to acquire knowledge; acquisitive.
• camberA slight convexity, arching or curvature of a surface of a road, beam, roof, ship's deck etc., so that liquids will flow off the sides.
• rutterA horseman or cavalryman, especially a German one, associated with the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries.
• currantA small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape.
• displeasureA feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
• gavelRent.
• valerianA hardy perennial flowering plant, Valeriana officinalis, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers.
• dialecticAny formal system of reasoning that arrives at a truth by the exchange of logical arguments.
• grammerA surname from Old French.
• teilThe lime tree, or linden.
• barbicanA tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town.
• AdelineA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• perniciousCausing much harm in a subtle way.
• CottrellA surname from Old French.
• tartarA red compound deposited during wine making, mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate; wine stone — a source of cream of tartar.
• SisleyA surname originating as a matronymic.
• ParrottA surname transferred from the given name.
• superstitiousSusceptible to superstitions.
• frayedUnravelled; worn at the end or edge.
• litanyA ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.
• discontinuanceThe occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending.
• warrA surname.
• matrimonyMarriage; the state of being married.
• currierA specialist in the leather processing industry, who dresses the leather by beating, rubbing, scraping and colouring.
• incurableOf an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
• priseTo force (open) with a lever; to pry.
• trebuchetA medieval siege engine consisting of a large pivoting arm heavily weighted on one end.
• pyriteThe common mineral iron disulfide (FeS₂), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.
• impotentLacking physical strength or vigor; weak
• quinA quintuplet.
• ChaffeeA surname from Old French.
• FrippA surname from Old French.
• defensibleCapable of being defended against armed attack.
• perrierA short mortar used for throwing stone shot.
• MontaguA surname from Old French.
• cardamomAn herb, native to India (Elettaria cardamomum).
• CastelA surname.
• sanctificationThe (usually gradual or uncompleted) process by which a Christian believer is made holy through the action of the Holy Spirit.
• tauntTo make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
• laboriousRequiring much physical effort; toilsome.
• ochreA clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide.
• dilatationProlixity; diffuse discourse.
• taffetaA crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
• haroAn exclamation of distress; alas.
• gastTo frighten.
• efficaciousEffective; possessing efficacy.
• bedouinA member of nomadic Arab tribes dwelling in the desert.
• faeA gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to singular they, and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
• affluenceAn abundant flow or supply.
• pumiceA light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.
• derogationAn act which belittles; disparagement.
• imperfectionThose qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.
• pleatA fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.
• turpinAny terrestrial tortoise.
• rosinA solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.
• pliableSoft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.