Word origins

• applauseThe act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
• CyrusAn ancient king of Persia, Cyrus the Great.
• plausibleSeemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; conceivably true or likely.
• narratorOne who narrates or tells stories.
• infectTo bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.
• VivianA male given name from Latin.
• normaA norm.
• depletionThe act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion.
• liraThe basic unit of currency in Turkey.
• recessA depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening.
• discriminateTo make distinctions.
• noxThe period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; a night.
• AriesSomeone with an Aries star sign.
• cryptographyThe discipline that embodies the principles, means, and methods for transforming data to hide its semantic content, prevent unauthorized use, or detect modifications, while also ensuring information security through confidentiality, integrity, authentication, and nonrepudiation.
• ligandSuch an entity that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex.
• recessionThe act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
• ScandinaviaA geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden collectively and sometimes Finland, Iceland, Åland and the Faroe Islands.
• interceptTo stop, deflect or divert (something in progress or motion).
• AntonyA male given name from Latin, a mostly British spelling variant of Anthony.
• alecAn anchovy or herring, especially pickled or dried.
• blandHaving a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
• fungusA eukaryotic organism of the kingdom Fungi typically having chitin cell walls but no chlorophyll or plastids. Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular.
• intricateHaving a great deal of fine detail or complexity.
• disseminateTo sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
• devoteto give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.
• riparianOf or relating to the bank of a river or stream.
• curtBrief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
• AquariusSomeone with an Aquarius star sign
• indulgeTo yield to a temptation or desire.
• genoaGenoa cake.
• estimatorA person who estimates, especially one who estimates costs
• lupusAny of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.
• incubationSitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process.
• vertigoA sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.
• HelveticaA popular and influential sans-serif typeface.
• pomonaA treatise on fruits.
• inscriptionThe act of inscribing.
• subtractTo remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number.
• CorneliusA male given name from Latin.
• staminaThe energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.
• materMother.
• dictateAn order or command.
• maximaA music note typically equal to two longae (eight semibreves).
• homologyspecifically, such relationship in the context of the geometry of perspective.
• AngliaA geographic region of England, more properly called East Anglia.
• AbileneOf or relating to Abila
• sineIn a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.
• globusA lump in the throat; the sensation of having such a lump present.
• translucentAllowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.
• vergeA rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger.
• nomenclatureA set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences.
• damascusThe capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE.
• HoraceQuintus Horatius Flaccus, a poet and philosopher of the Roman Augustan Age (65–8 BCE).
• tangentA straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there.
• petrastone, a weight equal to 14 pounds.
• discrepancyAn inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
• MagnusA male given name from Latin of mostly Scottish and Scandinavian usage.
• quaas; in the capacity of; acting as
• deviousCunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
• jurisprudenceThe theoretical study of law.
• dictatorAn authoritarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
• infarctionThe process which causes an infarct.
• disruptTo throw into confusion or disorder.
• extensibleCapable of being extended.
• sylvesterA ratchet device for pulling out pit props.
• uvaGrape, raisin, grape-like fruit.
• phoebeAny of several birds of the genus Sayornis.
• aegisA mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.
• octopusAny of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers.
• felineOf or pertaining to cats.
• atriumA central room or space in ancient Roman homes, open to the sky in the middle; a similar space in other buildings.
• parmaA dish cooked in the parmigiana style.
• opiumA yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine.
• migratoryMigrating.
• musculusA muscle.
• UticaAn ancient Phoenician colony on the African coast, near Carthage.
• deductTo take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
• biennialHappening every two years.
• transducerA device that converts energy from one form into another.
• intestineThe alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.
• converge(said of two or more entities) To approach each other; to get closer and closer; to become a unified whole; to come to share a similarity.
• gymnasiumA large room or building for indoor sports.
• lumbarRelated to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.
• inertiaThe property of a body that resists any change to its uniform motion; equivalent to its mass.
• VirgoSomeone with a Virgo star sign.
• emitTo send out or give off.
• potencyPower, authority.
• reconcileTo restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony.
• dubiousArousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
• mammalA vertebrate animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having fur or hair and producing milk with which to feed their young.
• corollaThe outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused.
• eradicationThe act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
• podiumA platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit; any low platform or dais.
• AmadeusA male given name from Latin.
• codexAn early manuscript book, especially one bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll.
• TerenceA male given name from Latin, popular in the U.K. in the mid-twentieth century.
• transductionThe transfer of genetic material from one cell to another, typically between bacterial cells, and typically via a bacteriophage or pilus.
• transfusionThe transfer of blood or blood products from one individual to another.
• ingestionThe process of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.
• temperateModerate; not excessive.