Word origins

• tingeA small added amount of colour; (by extension) a small added amount of some other thing.
• defectionAn act or incidence of defecting.
• ArachneA woman famous for her skill at weaving. She was changed into a spider by the goddess Athena.
• BuriA Germanic tribe dwelling near the territory of the Marcomanni
• mnaMember of the National Assembly
• emeritaA female person who is retired from active service or an occupation, especially one who retains an honorific version of a previous title.
• subductionThe action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.
• proletarianOf or relating to the proletariat.
• hallucinationA sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in delirium tremens.
• reclineTo cause to lean back; to bend back.
• fluvialOf, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream.
• candelaIn the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10¹² hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian. Symbol: cd
• SophoclesA Greek dramatic poet (ca. 497 BCE – 405 BCE); Sophocles was one of the three greatest Greek tragedians. In the Athenian dramatic competitions of the Festival of Dionysus, he won more first prizes (around 20) than any other playwright, and placed second in all others he participated in. He is best remembered for his Oedipus Cycle of plays.
• mutateTo undergo mutation.
• tepidLukewarm; neither warm nor cool.
• cardoThe basal joint of the maxilla in insects
• novationReplacement of a contract with one or more new contracts, in particular in financial markets the replacement of a contract between a particular buyer and seller with contracts between the clearing house and each party.
• DaedalusGreek mythological figure who crafted the waxen wings of Icarus.
• DemosthenesA transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Δημοσθένης (Dēmosthénēs), famously borne by Demosthenes, the Athenian statesman and orator of 4th century BC.
• fissileAble to be split.
• xeniumA gift or offering.
• ZachariasA male given name from Koine Greek, alternative form of Zechariah and Zachary.
• blasphemousLacking piety or respect for the sacred; resembling blasphemy.
• decennialSynonym of decade, a ten-year period.
• docentInstructive; that teaches.
• effervescentGiving off bubbles; fizzy.
• ferritinAny of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits; the key protein of intracellular iron storage.
• regnumA rank in the classification of organisms, below dominium and above divisio.
• eludeTo evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
• cicadaAny of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.
• spondylitisInflammation of the spine.
• PythagoreanA follower of Pythagoras; someone who believes in or advocates Pythagoreanism.
• archeThe first principle of existing things in pre-Socratic philosophy, initially assumed to be of water.
• emigrateTo leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.
• alleluiaA liturgical or variant form of hallelujah.
• excrementHuman and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
• sanctusA prayer in Christian liturgy, beginning “Holy, holy, holy …” and typically said or sung as a hymn shortly before the anaphora.
• ditionDominion; rule or power.
• dominusmaster; sir; a title of respect formerly applied to a knight or clergyman, and sometimes to the lord of a manor, castle or an academic master
• DiogenesA transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Διογένης (Diogénēs).
• Ardennesforest, geographic region and low mountain range in France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg; in full, Ardennes Forest, Ardenne Forest, or Forest of Ardennes.
• purpuraThe appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.
• ruminantChewing cud.
• dyspneaDifficult or laboured breathing.
• salicylicDerived from salicin.
• interpolateTo introduce (something) between other things; especially to insert (possibly spurious) words into a text.
• rumenThe first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants.
• specieType or kind, in various uses of the phrase in specie.
• patellaThe sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.
• relegationMoving from one division to a lower one, due to finishing the season with fewer points than others.
• inflorescenceA group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches.
• dionediketone
• morticianAn undertaker or funeral director; especially, one who is also the embalmer or cremator.
• CalistaA female given name from Latin.
• AtticusA male given name from Latin.
• coronavirusA member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA.
• infarctAn area of dead tissue caused by a loss of blood supply; a localized necrosis.
• corroborateTo confirm or support something with additional evidence; to attest or vouch for.
• connexTo connect; to fasten together.
• altheaAny of several plants of the genus Althaea; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia.
• loteTo lurk; lie hidden
• annihilateTo reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
• callusA hardened area of the skin (especially on the foot or hand) caused by repeated friction, wear or use.
• ODOA male given name of historical usage.
• fossaA pit, groove, cavity, or depression.
• gregariousWho enjoys being in crowds and socializing.
• adjudicateTo decide, rule on, or settle as a judge.
• pulverPowder.
• barbarousNot classical or pure.
• duxThe top (male or female) academic student in a school, or in a year of school; the top student in a specified academic discipline.
• renateReborn or reincarnated.
• triplicateMade thrice as much; threefold; tripled.
• pectoralOf or pertaining to the breast, or chest.
• curiaAny of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome
• octavoA sheet of paper 7 to 10 inches (= 17.78 to 25.4 cm) high and 4.5 to 6 inches (= 11.43 to 15.24 cm) wide, the size varying with the large original sheet used to create it. It is made by folding the original sheet three times to produce eight leaves.
• PericlesAn Ancient Greek politician.
• algaAny of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
• gustyOf wind: blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous.
• decileAny of the values in a series that divides the distribution of individuals in that series into ten groups of equal frequency.
• officiateTo perform the functions of some office.
• substantiationThe act of substantiating.
• capitationPerforming a headcount; the counting of people.
• eccean interjection used to draw attention to something or someone; behold!
• antebellumOf the time period prior to a war.
• argonautAny of several species of shelled octopods of the family Argonautidae (of which only the genus Argonauta is not extinct).
• vertebraAny of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.
• emanateTo come from a source; issue from.
• animusThe basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
• levitationThe raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind.
• supineLying on its back.
• vindictiveHaving a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.
• splenicOf, related to, or located near the spleen.
• tricepsAny muscle having three heads.
• arbitrateTo make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter
• pontificalOf or pertaining to a bishop; episcopal.
• NiceneOf or pertaining to Nicaea.
• SocraticOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of the philosopher Socrates or his philosophy or methods.
• inguinalOf or pertaining to the groin.
• soleusA broad, flat muscle that extends behind the gastrocnemius along the back of the calf.
• germinateOf a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.