Word origins

• AegeanOf or relating to the Aegean Sea or the regions bordering it.
• ReginaldA male given name from the Germanic languages derived from a Latinized form of Reynold.
• bataviaA variety of lettuce with broad flat leaves.
• nitThe egg of a louse.
• laureateCrowned, or decked, with laurel.
• pantheonA temple dedicated to all the gods.
• testicularPertaining to one or more testicles; of the testicle(s).
• primusOne of the bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church, who presides at the meetings of the bishops, and has certain privileges but no metropolitan authority.
• choleraAny of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain strains of the Vibrio cholerae bacterium through ingestion of contaminated water or food, usually marked by severe gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration.
• DariusAny of several kings in Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, 6th to 4th century BCE.
• deflectionThe act of deflecting or something deflected.
• stratumOne of several parallel horizontal layers of material arranged one on top of another.
• ovationA victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph.
• versoThe back side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal;
• absorbentHaving the ability or tendency to absorb; able to soak up liquid easily; absorptive.
• qhquaque hora: every hour - used in medical pharmacy prescriptions usually with a numeral defining hours between doses. "q4h" read as: "taken every 4 hours". Also common is the format: "3 caps q4h" read as" means "Take 3 capsules every 4 hours."
• OsirisThe Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld.
• distractTo divert the attention of.
• colosseumThe largest stadium in the Roman empire, located near the center of Rome.
• stipulationThe act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
• colossusA statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of Nero in Rome and the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
• frivolousSilly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a caprice or whim.
• phoneticRelating to the sounds of spoken language.
• dominatrixA dominating woman; a female dominator.
• perjuryThe deliberate giving of false or misleading testimony under oath.
• NessusA centaur killed by Heracles, whose tainted blood in turn killed Heracles.
• apprehensionThe physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing.
• egressAn exit or way out.
• lusterThe ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
• conglomerateA cluster of heterogeneous things.
• innovateTo alter, to change into something new; to revolutionize.
• proportionateIn proportion; proportional; commensurable.
• codonA handbell used for summoning monks.
• fluctuationA motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; an irregular rising and falling.
• germinationThe process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth from a seed or spore; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable.
• serraA saw, or saw-like part.
• decencyThe quality of being decent; propriety.
• gestationThe period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.
• plenumA space that is completely filled with matter.
• labiaThe folds of tissue of the vulva, at either side of the vulval vestibule.
• amitTo lose.
• SilasThe companion of Paul in the New Testament, also called Silvanus.
• hyperbolicOf or relating to hyperbole.
• foreskinThe nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis in humans and some other mammals.
• auralOf or pertaining to the ear.
• margoborder, margin
• sepiaA dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
• triumphantHaving achieved victory; victorious, conquering.
• rigidityThe quality or state of being rigid; lack of pliability; the quality of resisting change of physical shape.
• MariusA male given name from Latin.
• pelvisThe large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.
• intersectTo cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts.
• echinaceaAny of several plants, of genus Echinacea, having pinkish-purple flowers.
• frigidaireTrademark for a refrigerator.
• beneA prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.
• alumnusA male pupil or student.
• corinthA small fruit; a currant.
• defunctNo longer in use or active, nor expected to be again.
• resectionThe surgical removal of part or all of a tissue, organ, tumor, or body part.
• intramuralWithin the walls; within one institution, particularly a school.
• noxiousHarmful; injurious.
• salinaA salt marsh, or salt pond, enclosed from the sea.
• antidoteA remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
• SCEEuropean Cooperative Society
• transactTo do, carry through, conduct or perform.
• 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.
• affectionateHaving affection or warm regard; loving; fond.
• interstitialOf, relating to, or situated in an interstice.
• deciduousDescribing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
• fasciaA wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.
• lumenIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm.
• imitateTo follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
• piousOf or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
• hesitantTending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
• moduloGiven a specified modulus of.
• quidThe inherent nature of something.
• 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.
• CorneliaA female given name from Latin in quiet use since the 18th century.
• romneyOne of a particular English breed of small sheep with long wool and horns.
• evacuateTo leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from.
• ClaritinA brand of loratadine.
• nimbusA circle of light; a halo.
• turbidityThe state of being turbid; turbidness.
• candaceTitle of any Nubian (Kush) queen or queen mother.
• adjuvantProviding assistance or help; assistive, facilitative, helpful.
• acceptabilityThe quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
• distortTo bring something out of shape, to misshape.
• emphysemaAn abnormal accumulation of air or other gas in tissues, most commonly the lungs.
• rejuvenationThe process of rendering young again.
• basilicaA Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory.
• dracoA short-barreled Kalashnikov-pattern rifle.
• galenaA mineral, lead sulphide (PbS), mined as an ore for lead.
• olfactoryConcerning the sense of smell.
• vernacularThe language of a people or a national language.
• expendTo consume, exhaust (some resource).