Word origins

• protectionThe process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
• potentialA currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
• anonymousLacking a name; not named, for example an animal not assigned to any species .
• conductThe act or method of controlling or directing.
• annAn annate.
• extensiveHaving a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
• grayOf a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
• 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.
• ChristopherA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• 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
• provenHaving been proved; having proved its value or truth.
• 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.
• 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.
• phiΦ, the 21st letter of the Euclidean and modern Greek alphabet, usually romanized as "ph".
• incorporateTo include (something) as a part.
• beneficialHelpful or good to something or someone.
• ovalA two-dimensional one.
• quantitativeOf a measurements and data types: based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality.
• gothicOf or relating to the Goths or their language.
• 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.
• pileA mass of things heaped together; a heap.
• rationaleAn explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
• clericalOf or relating to clerks or their work.
• 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).
• titanicOf or relating to the Titans, a race of gods in Greek mythology.
• starrA receipt given by Jews on payment of debt.
• 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.
• burgundyA dark red colour tinged with purple, like that of Burgundy (red) wine.
• rectangleAny quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.
• 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.
• 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.
• aromaA smell; especially a pleasant, spicy or fragrant one.
• 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.
• clementLenient or merciful; charitable.
• immersionThe total submerging of a person in water as an act of baptism.
• chaoticFilled with chaos.
• johannesA former Portuguese gold coin.
• DominicA male given name from Latin, best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order.
• orphanA person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
• ClemensA surname.
• indefiniteWithout limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
• maceA heavy fighting club.
• involuntaryWithout intention; unintentional.
• corollaryA gift beyond what is actually due; an addition or superfluity.
• astralRelating to or resembling the stars; starry.
• granularConsisting of, or resembling, granules or grains.
• moratoriumAn authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments.
• tabularHaving a flat (planar) horizontal surface at top.
• calvaryA life-size representation of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on a piece of raised ground.
• CyrilA male given name from Ancient Greek; best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs.
• discontinuityA lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap.
• septuagintA group of 70 people or a collection of 70 things.
• sarcasmUse of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using verbal irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and sneering.
• homologousIn corresponding proportion.
• cystA pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
• ovationA victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph.
• bronchitisAn inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
• basaltA hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
• apologeticsA systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrine.
• tectonicOf or relating to construction or to architecture.
• parallelismThe state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character.
• piqueTo wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
• OlympianOf or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there.
• legibleClear enough to be read; readable, particularly of handwriting.
• tropicEither of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.
• deviateTo go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
• actionableAble to be acted on; able to be used as the basis for taking action.
• burgBurgundy wine.
• bugleA horn used by hunters.
• binomialConsisting of two terms, or parts.
• menstruationThe periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.
• reiterateTo say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
• catechismA book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.
• retractTo pull (something) back or back inside.
• truncationThe act of truncating or shortening (for example, words are shortened to form blend words or portmanteaus).
• polygamyThe condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.
• mannaFood miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
• programmSame as programme.
• LilianA female given name from Latin.
• cloughA narrow valley; a cleft in a hillside; a ravine, glen, or gorge.
• CassellA surname.
• patriarchalCharacteristic of a patriarch; venerable.
• morelA true morel; any of several fungi in the genus Morchella, the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium.
• gonorrheaA sexually transmitted infection caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a species of bacteria (the gonococcus) that affects the mucous membrane of the genital and urinary tracts.