Word origins

• estimatorA person who estimates, especially one who estimates costs
• penetrateTo enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
• stupidityThe property of being stupid.
• lupusAny of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.
• inversionThe action of inverting.
• presumptionThe act of presuming, or something presumed.
• ConstantineA male given name from Latin.
• replicateTo make a copy (replica) of.
• 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.
• fluentThat flows; flowing, liquid.
• vimReady vitality and vigour.
• HelveticaA popular and influential sans-serif typeface.
• triadA grouping of three.
• 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.
• toxinA toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.
• 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.
• SocratesA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• materMother.
• fiduciaryRelating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.
• dictateAn order or command.
• precludeTo remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.
• reminiscentOf, or relating to reminiscence.
• anonymityThe quality or state of being anonymous (nameless or unidentified).
• 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.
• lexicalConcerning the vocabulary, words, sentences or morphemes of a language.
• AbileneOf or relating to Abila
• uterusA reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
• emergentEmerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.
• nautilusA marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nautilus is the type genus.
• morbidityThe quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause.
• ambulatoryOf, relating to, or adapted to walking.
• QuentinA male given name from Latin.
• antiquaA style of typeface used to mimic styles of handwriting or calligraphy common during the 15th and 16th centuries.
• sineIn a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse.
• gallImpudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
• globusA lump in the throat; the sensation of having such a lump present.
• translucentAllowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.
• scorpionAny of the order Scorpiones of arachnids related to spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting at the end.
• simplexHaving a single structure; not composite or complex; undivided, unitary.
• infraDiscussed later.
• 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.
• invadeTo move into.
• BritanniaA female personification of Britain or the United Kingdom.
• 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.
• compendiumA short, complete summary; an abstract.
• monotoneHaving a single unvaried pitch.
• 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
• bacillusAny of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.
• curvatureThe shape of something curved.
• deviousCunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank.
• estuaryA coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
• jurisprudenceThe theoretical study of law.
• existentexisting; having life or being, current; occurring now
• dictatorAn authoritarian leader of a country, nation, or government.
• mammaThe milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
• infarctionThe process which causes an infarct.
• disruptTo throw into confusion or disorder.
• deodorantAny agent acting to eliminate, reduce, mask, or control odor.
• 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.
• colloquiumA colloquy; a meeting for discussion.
• verboseContaining or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy.
• locoA direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
• pancreasA gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion.
• 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.
• XenaA tough, physical, confident woman.
• araThe great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).
• felineOf or pertaining to cats.
• zephyrA light wind from the west.
• CATOA male given name from Latin.
• 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.
• irrationalNot rational; unfounded, nonsensical or wrong-headed.
• BeatriceA female given name from Latin.
• migratoryMigrating.
• musculusA muscle.
• UticaAn ancient Phoenician colony on the African coast, near Carthage.
• roryCovered by dew.
• RufusEither of two persons mentioned in the New Testament (in Mark 15:21 and Romans 16:13).
• serineA nonessential amino acid, CH₂OH.CH(NH₂)COOH, found in most animal proteins, notably silk.
• insigniaA patch or other object that indicates a person's official or military rank, or membership in a group or organization.
• faberA surname.
• adrenalPertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom.
• deductTo take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.