Word origins

• imperiousDomineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
• ApusA constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a bird of paradise.
• cornusAny of the genus Cornus of dogwoods.
• dentateHaving teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.
• CarinthiaA former duchy and historical region of Central Europe, now split politically between Austria and Slovenia.
• ClunyA commune in Saône-et-Loire department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, eastern France.
• halitosisThe condition of having stale or foul-smelling breath.
• PaschaPassover (biblical, Israelite, Jewish, or Christian Passover; this term also includes Quartodeciman Passover, observed on Nisan 14, especially by Christians in Asia Minor)
• marsupialA mammal of the infraclass Marsupialia, including those where the female has a pouch in which it rears the young through early infancy, such as kangaroos, koalas, wombats and opossums, as well as the pouchless shrew opossums.
• catechesisReligious instruction given orally to catechumens.
• coeliacRelating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.
• vasculatureThe blood vessels or their arrangement in the body, or within an organ.
• augurA diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
• hyssopAny of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally.
• idyllAny poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus's short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
• sulcusA furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the convolutions of the surface of the brain.
• MordredThe illegitimate son of King Arthur, who ultimately killed him in battle.
• sebaceousOf or relating to fat, sebum.
• feminaA wing feather from a female ostrich.
• animatrixA female animator (one who animates something, brings something to life).
• FelicianaAn unincorporated community in Graves County, Kentucky, United States.
• liliumA kind of Roman pit trap set in front of defences as an extra obstacle.
• rubidiumThe chemical element (symbol Rb) with an atomic number of 37. It is a soft, highly reactive alkali metal.
• obtrusiveOf a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering; pushy; also, ostentatious.
• LauroA surname.
• civitasthe social body of the citizens united by law
• malleyA gardener.
• cinereaThe grey matter of the brain
• sigilA seal, signature or signet.
• bullaA blister, vesicle, or other thin-walled cavity or lesion, as
• sinuousHaving curves in alternate directions; meandering.
• tuberculousTubercular: having or relating to tuberculosis.
• rhombusA parallelogram having all sides of equal length.
• HortenseA female given name from French.
• parallelogramA convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.
• pruritusItching; especially, severe itching of undamaged skin; caused by allergy, infection, lymphoma, etc.
• demersalThat lives near the bottom of a body of water.
• OctavianA male given name from Latin, particularly (historical) the Roman emperor Augustus.
• jejunumThe central of the three divisions of the small intestine which lies between the duodenum and the ileum
• latitudinalRelating to latitude.
• rumpusA noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a noisy quarrel or brawl.
• derelictionWillful neglect of one's duty.
• dracA shape-shifting water sprite, imp, or malevolent demon that haunts rivers.
• scopateHaving a scopa (tuft of hairs on the surface)
• divertimentocomposition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century.
• CadmusA Phoenician prince, son of king Agenor of Tyre. Was sent by his royal parents to seek and return his sister Europa after being abducted from Phoenicia by Zeus. Credited with founding Greek city of Thebes and inventing Greek alphabet.
• nominatorOne who nominates, the enactor of a nomination.
• studiousGiven to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative.
• nuptialsA wedding ceremony.
• poneA writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.
• annasA Jewish high priest known for having four sons and a son-in-law (Caiaphas) succeed him in his lifetime; and for cooperating with Caiaphas to have Jesus Christ crucified.
• extortTo take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.
• omniscienceThe capacity to know everything.
• TertullianOf, relating to, or in the style or manner of Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus from Carthage.
• fastidiousExcessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
• CyprianCypriot
• sessilePermanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.
• nisusA mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving.
• defectorOne who defects.
• florescentFlowering or budding.
• impiousNot pious.
• robustaAny plant of the species Coffea canephora of coffee plants, native to Africa, cultivated widely in Brazil.
• palatinateThe office or rank of a palatine.
• nostrumA medicine or remedy in conventional use which has not been proven to have any desirable medical effects.
• torquesSynonym of torque (“collar or necklace of twisted metal”).
• amphoraA large, two-handled vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.
• AntiochusA transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἀντίοχος (Antíokhos), notably borne by the thirteen kings of the Seleucid dynasty.
• scandiascandium oxide
• HieronymusEusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome.
• sibylA pagan female oracle or prophetess, especially the Cumaean sibyl.
• acclamationA shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.
• ductusThe number of strokes that make up a written letter, and the direction, sequence and speed in which they are written (Compare graph; see also aspect.)
• portationThe act of carrying or transporting something; transportation.
• calamusSweet flag (Acorus calamus).
• sistTo stay (e.g. judicial proceedings); to delay or suspend; to stop
• perviousOften followed by to: capable of being penetrated by another body or substance, such as air or water; admitting passage.
• axilThe angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.
• androgynousPossessing the sex organs of both sexes.
• deltoidThe deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
• crystallizeTo make something form into crystals.
• octaviusA male given name from Latin, in occasional use.
• vapidOffering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
• primulaAny plant of the genus Primula; the primroses.
• indignitydegradation, debasement or humiliation
• Zoroastriana follower of Zoroastrianism
• inebriatedBehaving as though affected by alcohol including exhilaration, and a dumbed or stupefied manner.
• ValeriusA male given name from Latin, of mostly historical use in English.
• lanceolateHaving the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex.
• subsumptionThe act of subsuming.
• vociferousMaking or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.
• coitusSexual intercourse, especially that involving penile–vaginal penetration.
• dentitionThe set of natural teeth of an individual.
• conscriptOne who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
• tropeSomething recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif.
• qualeAn instance of a subjective, conscious experience.
• fraterA monk.
• imprimaturAn official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies.
• AcheronA river in the infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets, it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf.
• peritoneumIn mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
• campanellaA smallish suspended bell used in medieval monastic cloisters.