Word origins

• protectionThe process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
• potentialA currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
• physicalPertaining to the field of medicine; medical.
• populationThe people living within a political or geographical boundary.
• creativeTending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
• oralRelating to the mouth.
• essentialNecessary.
• anonymousLacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species .
• conductThe act or method of controlling or directing.
• legislationThe act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.
• annAn annate.
• contractorA person or company that builds or improves buildings or structures.
• extensiveHaving a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
• grayOf a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
• terminalA building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
• dramaA composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
• implementTo bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.
• typicalCapturing the overall sense of a thing.
• memorialMemory; recollection.
• plasmaA state of matter consisting of partially ionized gas and electrons.
• accessibilityThe quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
• accessibleEasy of access or approach.
• eraA time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
• ChristopherA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• syntaxA set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and sentences.
• annaA former Indian coin, being a 16th of a rupee.
• lauraA number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior
• phraseA short written or spoken expression.
• romanticOf a work of literature, a writer etc.: being like or having the characteristics of a romance, or poetic tale of a mythic or quasi-historical time; fantastic.
• suspensionThe act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.
• provenHaving been proved; having proved its value or truth.
• metropolitanA bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.
• quantumThe total amount of something; quantity.
• indicatorA pointer or index that indicates something.
• ethicalOf or relating to the study of ethics.
• melissaA plant of the genus Melissa, especially lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), often used medicinally.
• rachelSynonym of Rachel sandwich.
• mandatoryobligatory; required or commanded by authority.
• benjaminA balsamic resin from the bark of Styrax trees used in perfumes, incense, and medicine; benzoin resin.
• oasisA spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
• synopsisA brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
• millenniumA period of time consisting of one thousand years.
• indigenousNative to a land, especially before colonization.
• phiΦ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph".
• vulnerableMore or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
• polarOf, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
• incorporateTo include (something) as a part.
• beneficialHelpful or good to something or someone.
• ovalA two-dimensional one.
• productiveCapable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
• quantitativeOf a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.
• DianaA Diana monkey.
• gothicOf or relating to the Goths or their language.
• prefixA morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.
• systematicCarried out according to a planned, ordered procedure.
• anaA collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table
• phenomenonA thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
• introductoryIntroducing; giving a preview, idea or foretaste of.
• pileA mass of things heaped together; a heap.
• spinalOf or relating to the spine.
• renalPertaining to the kidneys.
• vacancyAn unoccupied position or job.
• compulsoryRequired; obligatory; mandatory.
• rationaleAn explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
• ASAThe third king of Judah mentioned in the Books of Kings who succeeded his father Abijah; the father of King Jehoshaphat. (Matthew calls him "Asaph" in Matthew 1:7.)
• clericalOf or relating to clerks or their work.
• transientPassing or disappearing with time; transitory.
• territorialOf, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory.
• topologyThe branch of mathematics dealing with those properties of a geometrical object (of arbitrary dimensionality) that are unchanged by continuous deformations (such as stretching, bending, etc., without tearing or gluing).
• elaborateComplex, detailed, or sophisticated.
• titanicOf or relating to the Titans, a race of gods in Greek mythology.
• starrA receipt given by Jews on payment of debt.
• incubusAn evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
• cooperateTo work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
• asphaltA sticky, black to brown and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen with small mineral particles, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
• dilemmaA circumstance in which a choice must be made between two or more alternatives that seem equally undesirable.
• competencyThe ability to perform some task; competence.
• spontaneousSelf-directed; happening or acting without external cause or instigation; proceeding from natural feeling, temperament, or momentary impulse.
• burgundyA dark red colour tinged with purple, like that of Burgundy (red) wine.
• rectangleAny quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.
• explanatoryIntended to serve as an explanation.
• susceptibleLikely to be affected by something.
• prismAn object having the shape of a geometrical prism (sense 1).
• gothA punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black and usually old fashioned clothing, associated with mournful and macabre music and attitudes.
• reflexAn automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
• descriptorA name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.
• saturationThe act of saturating or the process of being saturated.
• benedictA newly married man, especially one who was previously a confirmed bachelor.
• sensualInducing pleasurable or erotic sensations.
• additivePertaining to addition; that can be, or has been, added.
• choralOf, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus.
• edibleCapable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.
• bovineOf, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
• aromaA smell; especially a pleasant, spicy or fragrant one.
• causalOf, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.
• metropolisThe mother (founding) polis (city state) of a colony.
• liquidationThe act or process of winding up the affairs of a company; the selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.
• planarOf or pertaining to a plane.
• philanthropyBenevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of humankind.
• prostitutionEngaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.