Word origins

• summaryConcise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.
• agencyThe capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
• respectiveRelating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.
• documentationSomething transposed from a thought to a document; the written account of an idea.
• emergencyA situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
• currencyMoney or other items used to facilitate transactions.
• affiliateSomeone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.
• laboratoryA room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis.
• contemporaryFrom the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.
• interactionThe situation or occurrence in which two or more things act upon one another to produce an effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.
• accessoryHaving a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory.
• appreciateTo be grateful or thankful for.
• intermediateBeing between two extremes, or in the middle of a range.
• FrancisA male given name from Latin.
• facialOf or affecting the face.
• protectiveServing or intended to protect.
• CroatiaA country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Croatia. Capital and largest city: Zagreb. Part of Yugoslavia until 1991.
• ViennaThe capital and largest city of Austria.
• EstoniaA country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Official name: Republic of Estonia. Capital: Tallinn.
• coordinateOf the same rank; equal.
• incentiveSomething that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
• transparentSee-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
• chorusA group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.
• dietaryA regulated diet that excludes or constrains certain types of food, especially for health reasons; also, a book or similar setting out such regulations.
• lobbyAn entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
• algebraElementary algebra: A system for representing and manipulating unknown quantities (variables) in equations.
• AlbaniaA country in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Albania. Capital and largest city: Tirana.
• decimalConcerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.
• refrigeratorA household or commercial appliance used for keeping food fresh using refrigeration.
• disciplinaryHaving to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.
• transparencyThe quality of being transparent.
• evanescenceThe act or state of vanishing away; disappearance.
• conceptualOf, or relating to concepts or mental conception.
• quotationA fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.
• constructorA person who, or thing that, constructs.
• manuscriptHandwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
• tendencyA likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
• syllabusA summary of topics which will be covered during an academic course, or a text or lecture.
• validateTo render valid.
• influentialHaving or exerting influence.
• verbatimWord for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
• orbitalOf or relating to, or forming an orbit (such as the orbit of a moon, planet, or spacecraft).
• tentativeA trial; an experiment; an attempt.
• gestureA motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.
• intentionalIntended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.
• gradualProceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees
• embryoIn the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.
• superviseTo oversee or direct (a task or organization).
• propulsionThe process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.
• epochA particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
• punctuationA set of symbols and marks which are used to clarify meaning in text by separating strings of words into clauses, phrases and sentences; examples include commas, hyphens, and stops (periods).
• exhaustiveIncluding every possible element: fully comprehensive.
• depositoryA place where something is deposited, as for storage, safekeeping, or preservation.
• detrimentalCausing damage or harm.
• diversificationThe act, or the result, of diversifying.
• authenticateTo render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.
• exonAn officer of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
• credentialPertaining to or serving as an introduction or recommendation (to someone).
• originateTo cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing.
• coliseumA large theatre, cinema, or stadium.
• abrasiveProducing abrasion; rough enough to wear away the outer surface.
• insecurityA lack of security; uncertainty.
• asparagusAny of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
• assimilationThe act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
• synonymousHaving a similar (sometimes identical) meaning. (See Usage notes below)
• exhaustionThe point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
• ErasmusAn exchange student taking part in an Erasmus Programme.
• burglarA person who breaks in to premises with the intent of committing a crime, usually theft.
• sylvanPertaining to the forest, or woodlands.
• filamentA fine thread or wire.
• incarcerationThe act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
• populateTo supply with inhabitants; to people.
• carlingA piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.
• expatriateLiving outside of one's own country.
• feudA state of long-standing mutual hostility.
• infirmaryA place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
• assertiveBoldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.
• intimidateTo make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
• cautionaryServing to caution or warn; admonitory
• paraphernaliaMiscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity.
• reflexiveReferring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
• amalgamAn alloy containing mercury.
• substantiateTo verify something by supplying evidence; to authenticate or corroborate.
• inadvertentNot intentional; not on purpose; not conscious.
• bursaryA monetary award to university students that allows them to continue their studies.
• craniumThat part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
• inductorA passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit.
• infallibleA person who, or an object or process that, is taken as being infallible.
• bursaAny of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.
• ubiquityThe state or quality of being, or appearing to be, everywhere at once; actual or perceived omnipresence.
• nadirThe point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
• AnatoliaA peninsula in West Asia, comprising most of the modern Republic of Turkey. Bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Armenian Highland to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west.
• bursarThe treasurer of a university, college or school.
• accentuateTo pronounce with an accent or vocal stress.
• punctualOf an event, happening at the appointed time.
• connotationA meaning of a word or phrase that is (subjectively) suggested or implied (implicit), as contrasted with a denotation, which is the explicit and objective meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.
• bestiaryA medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals.
• promontoryA high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.
• recollectTo recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events.
• ScaniaA former province, historical region, and peninsula in Sweden, roughly coterminous with Skåne County and occupying the southern tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula.