Word origins

• antidoteA remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
• SCEEuropean Cooperative Society
• hystericalOf, or arising from hysteria.
• ominousOf or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.
• asterAny of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
• quaternaryOf fourth rank or order.
• signatoryOne who signs or has signed something.
• paraffinA petroleum-based thin and colourless fuel oil.
• resumptionThe act of resuming or starting something again.
• romneyOne of a particular English breed of small sheep with long wool and horns.
• ClaritinA brand of loratadine.
• rejuvenationThe process of rendering young again.
• vernacularThe language of a people or a national language.
• regenerateTo construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.
• AlbemarleIsabela Island, the largest of the Galápagos Islands.
• obsidianA type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.
• meuMeum athamanticum, a European herb.
• peregrineWandering, travelling, migratory.
• grateA horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
• demonicPertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.
• MesopotamiaA geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man.
• decedentA dead person.
• retributionPunishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance.
• sabbaticalRelating to the Sabbath.
• TullyA surname.
• belloA young man; sweetheart.
• cauliflowerBrassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable.
• illustriousAdmired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.
• populousHaving a large population.
• lustreUK standard spelling of luster (shine, etc.).
• amnesiaLoss of memory; forgetfulness.
• plexA building, such as a duplex or triplex, with a number of apartments (typically two to four) that all open directly to the outside.
• astuteQuickly and critically discerning.
• inflictTo thrust upon; to impose.
• cretaceousOf or relating to chalk.
• blackmailThe extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.
• AquilaA summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble an eagle. It includes the star Altair.
• spatThe spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
• intermissionA break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.
• consortThe spouse of a monarch.
• dissidentIn a manner that disagrees; dissenting; discordant.
• illegitimateNot conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards.
• janesA surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John.
• CapellaA bright double star in the constellation Auriga; Alpha (α) Aurigae.
• HoratioA male given name from Latin.
• projectileAn object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.
• imperviousUnaffected or unable to be affected by something.
• palatine(of an official or feudal lord) Having local authority and possessing royal privileges that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign.
• corneaThe transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
• TatianaA transliteration of the Russian female given name Татья́на (Tatʹjána).
• ingressThe act of entering.
• pecThe pectoralis major muscle.
• preemptionThe purchase of something before it is offered for sale to others.
• PerseusThe mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Zeus and Danae.
• gemmaAn asexual reproductive structure, as found in animals such as hydra (genus Hydra) and plants such as liverworts (division Marchantiophyta), consisting of a cluster of cells from which new individuals can develop; a bud.
• strenuousHaving great vigour or energy; forceful.
• SelenaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• emporiaAn unincorporated community in Volusia County, Florida, United States.
• transitiveMaking a transit or passage.
• actuaryRegistrar, clerk.
• evocativeThat evokes (brings to mind) a memory, mood, idea, feeling, or image; redolent or reminiscent.
• subcutaneousPertaining to the fatty layer under the skin.
• refrigerantA substance used in a heat cycle that undergoes a phase change between gas and liquid to allow the cooling, as in refrigerators, air conditioners, etc.
• BalearicOf, from or relating to the Balearic Islands, Spain.
• extraneousNot belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign.
• suburbiaThe suburbs as a whole and all that characterizes or pertains to them; (sometimes derogatory) the suburbs as encapsulated or represented by the typical characteristics or qualities of the people living there, especially complacency, conformity, conservativeness, dullness, etc.
• crucibleA cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures.
• styreneAn aromatic hydrocarbon; a colourless, oily liquid, used in the manufacture of polymers such as polystyrene.
• insurgentRebellious, opposing authority.
• lacticOf, relating to, or derived from milk.
• gracesThree sister goddesses in Greek mythology (Euphrosyne, Aglaia, and Thalia), in whom beauty was deified.
• projectiveprojecting outward
• precariousDangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
• CrispinA shoemaker.
• herbariumA collection of dried plants or parts of plants.
• summaA comprehensive summary of, or treatise on a subject, especially theology or philosophy.
• naveThe middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
• civicsThe study of good citizenship and proper membership in a community.
• cardinalityThe number of elements a given set contains.
• AUCAccording to the Roman era, which reckons the number of years passed from the foundation of the city of Rome by Romulus, now usually taken as 753 bc.
• pseudonymA fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.
• gubernatorialOf or pertaining to a governor or the office of governor.
• pelagicLiving in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
• dementedInsane; mentally ill.
• proverbialOf, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
• hexagonA polygon with six sides and six angles.
• altimeterAn apparatus for measuring altitude.
• CerberusThe giant three-headed dog who guards the entrance to Hades; and one of the many offspring of Echidna and Typhon.
• primordialFirst, earliest or original.
• chasmA deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss.
• AdriaticOf or pertaining to the Adriatic Sea.
• vivelively, animated
• inflateTo enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
• rigorA surname from Spanish.
• octagonA polygon with eight sides and eight angles.
• fruitionThe fulfillment of something worked for.
• CathayChina, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou.
• mutilationThe act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.
• paganismAny indigenous polytheistic religion.
• regressThe act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.