Word origins

• anteriorNearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.
• direWarning of bad consequences: ill-boding; portentous.
• urgencyThe quality or condition of being urgent.
• harmonicPertaining to harmony.
• joannaA piano.
• HerculesA Hercules beetle.
• immortalNot susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
• analogyA relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
• insomniaA sleeping disorder that is known for its symptoms of unrest and the inability to sleep.
• constituentBeing a part or component of a whole.
• auraA subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour.
• cecilA fried ball of minced meat, breadcrumbs, onions, etc.
• hamletA small settlement or a group of houses, often defined as a settlement smaller than a village or town with usually under two hundred people.
• excursionA brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way.
• vortexA whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
• equineOf, relating to, or reminiscent of horses.
• JaredA male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin; rare in the English-speaking world until the 1960s.
• requisiteEssential, indispensable, required.
• retrospectiveOf, relating to, or contemplating the past.
• spectatorOne who watches an event; especially, an event held outdoors.
• datumSomething known or assumed as fact, and is made the basis of reasoning or inference which an intellectual system of any sort (such as knowledge or theoretical framework) is constructed.
• extinctionThe action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
• recurrentRecurring; happening time after time.
• liquidityThe state or property of being liquid.
• SophiaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• phosphorusA chemical element (symbol P) with an atomic number of 15, that exists in several allotropic forms.
• proficientGood at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
• TitusThe seventeenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to Titus.
• suffixA morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
• octaveAn interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.
• suppressTo put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.
• precedentAn act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
• politeWell-mannered, civilized.
• perennialLasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.
• vitaA hagiography; a biography of a saint.
• benedictA newly married man, especially one who was previously a confirmed bachelor.
• arcadiaAn ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.
• TaurusSomeone with a Taurus star sign.
• iterationA recital or a second performance; a repetition.
• ibisAny of various long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, having long downcurved bills used to probe the mud for prey such as crustaceans.
• appendTo hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended.
• communicatorSomeone who, or something that communicates.
• horticultureThe art or science of cultivating gardens; gardening.
• sympatheticOf, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
• ordinatorOne who ordains or establishes; a director.
• veritasTruth, particularly of a transcendent character.
• tenaciousClinging to an object or surface; adhesive.
• terminatorSomeone who terminates or ends something, especially (in later use) an assassin or exterminator.
• adjunctAn appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
• PersiaIran, a country in West Asia.
• laxA salmon.
• renA kidney.
• simulateTo model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
• pneumaticOf, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
• deficientLacking something essential; often construed with in.
• contemptThe state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
• pollenA fine, granular substance produced in flowers.
• posteriorRelating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth.
• scarA permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.
• excavationThe act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.
• migrateTo relocate periodically from one region to another, usually according to the seasons.
• ammoniaA gaseous, toxic compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH₃, with a pungent smell and taste.
• imminentAbout to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
• stringentStrict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe.
• longevityThe quality of being long-lasting, especially of life.
• luxIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx
• amorAn asteroid that orbits between the orbits of Earth and Mars.
• fungiSpongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.
• prescribeTo order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).
• autographA person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
• anteSynonym of before, earlier in time, particularly used in historical dating.
• craterA hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object.
• practicableCapable of being accomplished; feasible.
• prevalentWidespread or preferred.
• climaxA rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
• custodianA person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.
• SenecaA member of a tribe of Native Americans in western New York state.
• oceanicOf or relating to the ocean.
• separatorAn object located between two or more things and hence separating them.
• concordiaA set of plotted points, appearing as a curve on a concordia diagram or isochron diagram, representing sample data from rock of the same age; the condition of being a member of said set (or on said curve).
• ambiguousOpen to multiple interpretations.
• instinctA natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.
• JonasA male given name from Hebrew.
• MatthiasThe Apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. (biblical character)
• saneBeing in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.
• persuadeTo successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.
• inhibitTo hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
• repetitionThe act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.
• insanityThe state of being insane; madness.
• clementLenient or merciful; charitable.
• tolerateTo allow or permit without explicit approval, usually if it is perceived as negative.
• dialysisA method of separating molecules or particles of different sizes by differential diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
• toriA protective, epidermal thickening derived from the stratum corneum and found in high friction areas (such as the foot sole of a dog).
• cryptA cave or cavern.
• militiaAn army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.
• deterTo prevent something from happening.
• tyreThe ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
• LinusA male given name from Latin.
• emeritusRetired, but retaining an honorific version of a previous title.
• suctionA force which pushes matter from one space into another because the pressure inside the second space is lower than the pressure in the first.