Word origins

• caesarA title of Roman emperors.
• stellarOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of stars.
• monogramA picture drawn in line only, before the colour and/or shading is applied; an outline sketch.
• refrigerationThe process of transferring heat from an object in order to cool it.
• lethalOf, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
• terrestrialA ground-dwelling plant.
• stoolA seat for one person without a back or armrests.
• cohortA group of people supporting the same thing or person.
• allocateTo set aside for a purpose.
• continuumA continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other.
• locusA place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
• HillaryA female given name from Latin Hilaria.
• SylviaA female given name from Latin, a popular spelling variant of Silvia.
• anxiousNervous and worried.
• evolveTo move (something) in regular procession through a system.
• facsimileA copy or reproduction.
• cannabisA tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers.
• etherealPertaining to the presupposition of an invisible air-like element permeating all of space, or to the higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere.
• scalarHaving magnitude but not direction.
• ductA pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another.
• annotateTo add annotation to.
• helixA curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.
• addictA person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.
• anticipateTo act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.
• avianCharacteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
• exhibitorSomeone who exhibits something.
• rotateTo spin, turn, or revolve.
• JeremiahA person who is pessimistic about the present and foresees a calamitous future; a prophet of doom.
• referendumA direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment.
• stoleA garment consisting of a decorated band worn on the back of the neck, each end hanging over the chest, worn in ecclesiastical settings or sometimes as a part of graduation dress, corresponding to the Eastern epitrachelion.
• coronaA large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.
• erectionThe act of building or putting up or together of something.
• quasiResembling or having a likeness to the named thing.
• longitudinalRunning across a set direction of an object.
• triviumThe lower division of the liberal arts in a medieval university; grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
• basilA plant (Ocimum basilicum).
• dominateTo govern, rule or control by superior authority or power.
• inferenceThe act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
• GilesA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• successiveComing one after the other in a series.
• nexusA form or state of connection.
• symmetricSynonym of symmetrical
• appellateThat can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.
• commaThe punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
• seminaryA theological school for the training of rabbis, priests, or ministers.
• contiguousConnected; touching; abutting.
• reluctantNot wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.
• magnumA bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.
• ClaudiaA female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Claudius.
• tertiaryOf third rank or order; subsequent.
• vaccinationInoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.
• perimeterThe sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
• honoraryGiven as an honor, with no duties attached, and without payment.
• parityEquality; comparability of strength or intensity.
• aggregationThe act of collecting together, of aggregating.
• QuincyA kind of dry white wine made from Sauvignon blanc grapes grown near Quincy in the Loire valley.
• repetitiveHappening many times in a similar way; containing repetition; repeating.
• imperativeEssential; crucial; extremely important.
• disruptionAn interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
• converseTo talk; to engage in conversation.
• inferiorLower in rank, status, or quality.
• incumbentChiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.
• IthacaAn island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.
• predictiveUseful in predicting.
• cortexThe outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
• compensateTo do (something good) after (something bad) happens.
• hemisphereHalf of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
• MirandaA Miranda warning.
• unanimousBased on unanimity, assent or agreement.
• condominiumJoint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.
• peculiarOut of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
• larsA male given name from Latin occasionally given to Anglophones.
• obsessionThe quality of being obsessed; an unshakeable feeling that one topic or activity must be pursued above other interests.
• splendidPossessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright.
• laurenceSynonym of lowrie.
• violaAny of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
• SinatraA surname.
• dexterRight; on the right-hand side. (In heraldry, specifically the bearer's right, which is the viewer's left.)
• traumaticOf, caused by, or causing trauma.
• dismissTo discharge; to end the employment or service of.
• lexTo perform lexical analysis; to convert a character stream to a token stream as a preliminary to parsing.
• tandemA carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing pulling power but only the animal in front being able to steer.
• dementiaA progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Areas particularly affected include memory, attention, judgement, language and problem solving.
• indiesThe East Indies, including India, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and adjacent lands.
• remedialcurative; providing a remedy
• remunerationSomething given in exchange for goods or services rendered.
• inceptionThe creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
• medicinalHaving the properties of medicine, or pertaining to medicine; medical.
• annumA one-year period, particularly (finance) a fiscal year or (sciences) a Julian year of exactly 365.25 days.
• canineOf, or pertaining to, a dog or dogs.
• JuliusA male given name from Latin.
• limbA major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
• intestinalRelating to the intestines.
• muteNot having the power of speech; dumb.
• metreThe basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
• TheresaA female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Teresa.
• serenaA female given name from Latin.
• stimulusAn external phenomenon that has an influence on a system, by triggering or modifying an internal phenomenon; for example, a spur or incentive that drives a person to take action or change behaviour.
• tenseThe property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
• prudentialCharacterised by the use of prudence; arising from careful thought or deliberation.