Word origins

• paclitaxelA taxane antineoplastic drug C₄₇H₅₁NO₁₄ originally isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew, Taxus brevifolia, but now typically derived as a semisynthetic product of the English yew; it interferes with microtubule function and inhibits cell division, and is used in the treatment of some cancers, especially those of the breast and ovary.
• destructTo intentionally cause the destruction of.
• AmmonAn ancient nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan.
• unaryConsisting of or involving a single element or component.
• aviaryA house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
• AureliusA male given name from Latin; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.
• cognateAllied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (law) related on the mother's side.
• moresA set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.
• indignantShowing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.
• venterA woman with offspring.
• omicronThe 15th letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (16th in Ancient and Old Greek), used in ordering lists as in naming (astronomy) the 15th star of a constellation or (epidemiology) the 15th discovered major variant of a disease.
• colloquialCharacteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
• callousEmotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
• resurrectTo raise from the dead; to bring life back to.
• positSomething that is posited; a postulate.
• obligateTo bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie.
• EuphratesA river in West Asia, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf. It forms the Western edge of classical Mesopotamia.
• decorumAppropriate social behavior.
• detritusPieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
• SelinaA female given name from Latin.
• sensuin the sense of
• gttdrop
• pantomimeA Classical comic actor, especially one who works mainly through gesture and mime.
• effluxThe process of flowing out.
• magusA magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster.
• medullaThe soft inner part of something, especially the pith of a fruit.
• regressiveThat tends to return, revert or regress.
• silexFlint.
• cassiaThe spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon.
• laminaAny of a number of layer or plate-like structures in human or animal bodies.
• arealOf or pertaining to an area or geographic region.
• alternationThe reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence
• RemiA Belgic tribe dwelling in the Aisne, Vesle and Suippe river valleys during the Iron Age and the Roman period.
• PoitouA geographic region and former province of France, whose capital was Poitiers; now split between the administrative regions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire.
• oratoryA private chapel or prayer room.
• lemurAny strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
• terseOf speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.
• insistentStanding or resting on something.
• triteused so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
• prolapseTo move out of place; especially for an internal organ to protrude beyond its normal position.
• CharonAny ferryman.
• innuendoA derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.
• ruckusA raucous disturbance and/or commotion.
• antithesisA proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.
• caretA mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point.
• ferricPertaining to, derived from, or containing iron.
• CappadociaA historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey.
• aggravateTo make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.
• lacunaA small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone.
• sorptionEither of the processes of absorption and adsorption; sorbing.
• testaA seed coat.
• pestilenceAny epidemic disease that is highly contagious, infectious, virulent and devastating.
• belligerentEngaged in warfare, warring.
• SardisFormer name of Sart: a town in Manisa Province, Turkey; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Lydia, in western Asia Minor.
• excruciatingCausing great pain or anguish, agonizing
• bonifaceThe proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
• EmmausA town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament, where Jesus is said to have appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two disciples. Various locations have been suggested.
• scrotumThe sac of skin and muscle that contains and protects the testicles in most placental mammals.
• ficusAny plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant, of species Ficus elastica.
• culpaNegligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit, fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect of intellect, dolus to defect of heart.
• subsideTo sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
• retaliateTo do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront.
• CanisiusA surname from Latin.
• oryxAny of several antelopes, of the genus Oryx, native to Africa, which have long, straight horns
• prunusA type of traditional decoration on porcelain that depicts the leaves and branches of the Chinese plum, Prunus mume.
• foliarOf, pertaining to, or via the leaves.
• juridicalPertaining to the law or rule of law, legal; judicial, related to the administration of justice (as to jurisprudence, or to the function of a judge or court).
• EtruscanOf or pertaining to the region and culture of Etruria, a pre-Roman civilization in Italy.
• hilarityA great amount of amusement, usually accompanied by much laughter.
• precociousCharacterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
• ByzantiumA dark shade of purple, close to Tyrian purple and palatinate purple.
• VoightA surname from German.
• repressTo forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
• AfricanaCollectible objects, such as maps, documents and artifacts, peculiar to Africa, especially Southern Africa.
• ligninA complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer present in all wood.
• statorThe stationary part of a motor or other machine.
• abackTowards the back or rear; backwards.
• stoicProponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
• montaneOf, inhabiting, or growing in mountain areas; specifically, the cool, moist upland slopes below the timberline.
• quartoA size of paper (7.5"-10" x 10"-12.5" or 190-254 x 254-312 mm). Formed by folding and cutting one of several standard sizes of paper (15"-20" x 20"-25" or 381-508 x 508-635 mm) twice to form 4 leaves (eight sides).
• incipientIn an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.
• objectorA person who objects to something.
• extenuatingThat attenuates or lessens the seriousness of something, e.g. by providing a mitigating excuse for it.
• taurinePertaining to a bull; bull-like.
• tibialOf or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.
• predominateTo dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.
• scalpelA small straight knife with a very sharp blade used for surgery, dissection and craftwork.
• caudalPertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.
• lupineWolfish (all senses); wolflike.
• pyreneA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon containing four fused benzene rings; first isolated from coal tar
• situsThe position, especially the usual, normal position, of a body part or part of a plant.
• triennialHappening every three years.
• indiciaIndications or signs.
• astragalusSynonym of anklebone.
• viticultureThe agricultural practice of growing vines, particularly grape vines.
• circumventionThe act of evading or going around (bypassing).
• PamplonaA city in Navarre, northern Spain, famous for the running of the bulls.
• PlutarchAny specific edition of a work by Plutarch, often specifically Plutarch's Lives
• SyriacA speaker of the Syriac language (see above).
• obverseTurned or facing toward the observer.