Word origins

• sentientExperiencing sensation, thought, or feeling.
• ferociousMarked by extreme and violent energy.
• monsOne of the fleshy areas at the base of the fingers; a mount.
• negateTo deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
• sacrificialRelating to sacrifice.
• refrigerateTo make (someone or something) cool; to cool down.
• vulvaThe external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.
• fortisRelatively strongly articulated, hence voiceless and possibly aspirated; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.
• crotonAny of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil.
• tribusSynonym of tribe.
• dominaThe head of a nunnery.
• armamentA body of forces equipped for war.
• aspergerAn aspergillum.
• expanseA wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.
• reticulumA network. For example, the endoplasmic reticulum forms a network of cellular components that functions as a transportation system within the cell.
• contemporaneousExisting or created in the same period of time.
• irritabilityThe state or quality of being irritable; quick excitability.
• homophobiaHatred, fear, aversion, or prejudice towards homosexuals.
• RemusThe legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Romulus.
• carinaA longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
• calorimeterAn apparatus for measuring the heat generated or absorbed by either a chemical reaction, change of phase or some other physical change.
• secessionThe act of seceding.
• stagnationThe state of lacking flow or motion, usually causing a lack of freshness or health; (countable) an instance of this.
• lyraThe middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain.
• simianOf or pertaining to apes and monkeys.
• BereaA district of Lesotho.
• OptimusA pet name for a device, such as a car, computer, or robot.
• caperA playful leap or jump.
• pecuniaryOf, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.
• LorentzA surname.
• novellaA short novel or long short story.
• nascentEmerging; just coming into existence.
• quadraThe plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal, podium, water table, or the like.
• deliriousBeing in the state of delirium.
• PaulinaA pupil or alumna of St Paul's Girls' School, London, England.
• berylliumThe chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
• spatulaA kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.
• nolaA very small bell used in the choir during consecration.
• TamarA daughter-in-law of Judah.
• immerseTo place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).
• hirsuteCovered in hair or bristles; hairy.
• LombardyAn administrative region in northern Italy, where its capital and the largest city Milan is founded in the Po Valley.
• oxonAny organic compound derived from another in which a phosphorus-sulfur bond in the parent has been replaced by a phosphorus-oxygen bond in the derivative.
• arduousNeeding or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
• fulcrumThe support about which a lever pivots.
• CassiopeiaProud wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda, queen of Ethiopia. When she boasted that her beauty was equal to that of the Nereids, she was punished by Poseidon.
• vestalOf or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth.
• AdriaA town and comune of Rovigo, Veneto, Italy, situated on the site of an Etruscan city of the same name.
• ClaudiusA male given name from Latin.
• spinaA spine; the backbone.
• concatenationA series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.
• expelTo eject.
• introspectionA looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of its own acts and states.
• divisiveHaving a quality that divides or separates.
• ValentinaA female given name from Latin, Italian, or Spanish, masculine equivalent Valentine, Valentinus, and Valentino.
• decaThe anabolic steroid nandrolone decanoate.
• brevityThe quality of being brief in duration.
• stimulatorA person, device or substance that stimulates.
• conjugationThe coming together of things; a union.
• larvaAn early stage of growth for insects and some amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
• obstetricOf or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after pregnancy).
• LeanderThe lover of Hero who swam every night across the Hellespont to meet her, and finally was drowned.
• diurnalHappening or occurring during daylight, or primarily active during that time.
• precipitateTo make something happen suddenly and quickly.
• prophylacticA medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
• instillTo cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
• malignancyThe state of being malignant or diseased.
• PompeiiA ruined Roman town in Italy, destroyed by Vesuvius (a volcano) in AD 79.
• CourtenayA female given name.
• herbaceousNot woody, lacking lignified tissues.
• inclementStormy, of rough weather; not clement.
• salvoAn exception; a reservation; an excuse.
• epitomeThe embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
• cuspA sharp point or pointed end.
• inhaleTo draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
• transcendentSurpassing usual limits.
• lichenAny of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow-to-blue–green patches on rocks, old walls, etc.
• semifinalA playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.
• falciparumThe parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria
• cariesThe progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.
• indulgentDisposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing.
• alibiThe plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.
• CopernicusA surname in Latin, notably borne by Renaissance polymath Nicolaus Copernicus.
• recessiveGoing back; receding.
• esseEssence, essential nature.
• fistulaAn abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
• irreverentLacking respect; not having or not showing respect for or seriousness towards something that is usually treated with respect; going against conventional precepts.
• femurA thighbone.
• inoculationThe introduction of an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body to produce immunity to a specific disease.
• admixtureAn instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
• convolutionA twist or fold.
• coniferA plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.
• insularOf, being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands.
• affixA bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.
• sensuousAppealing to the senses, or to sensual gratification.
• aberrationThe act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
• calcareousResembling, containing, or composed of calcium carbonate or limestone; chalky.
• dieteticRelating to diet.
• reteA network of blood vessels or nerves.
• albanPertaining to the ancient Latin city of Alba Longa.