Word origins

• lowSituated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
• memoryThe ability of the brain to record information or impressions with the facility of recalling them later, usually at will.
• committeeA body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.
• RobertA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• improveTo make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
• quiteWith verbs, especially past participles.
• massA quantity of matter cohering so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.
• failureState or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
• mixTo stir together.
• vendorA person or a company that vends or sells.
• expandTo change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
• plainFlat, level.
• assetA thing or quality that has value, especially one that generates cash flows.
• pursuantThat pursues.
• kissTo touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
• ordinaryA person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.
• royA king.
• oddDiffering from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
• drewA diminutive of the male given name Andrew.
• cottageA small house.
• tuitionThe training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor.
• pendantA supporting post attached to the main rafter.
• WallaceA Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.
• surviveTo continue to live; to remain alive.
• mergerOne that merges.
• contributorA benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause.
• levyTo impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
• waiverThe act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
• auditorOne who audits bookkeeping accounts.
• terrierA dog from a group of small, lively breeds, originally bred for the hunting of burrowing prey such as rats, rabbits, foxes, and even otters; this original function is reflected in some of their names (e.g. rat terrier).
• feasibleAble to be done in practice.
• bluntHaving a thick edge or point; not sharp.
• maintainerSomeone who keeps or upholds something; a steward.
• paramountHighest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.
• nounA word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, word, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea: one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
• maximA self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
• mercerA merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.
• moralityRecognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.
• successorA person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
• AveryA surname originating as a patronymic.
• descentAn instance of descending; act of coming down.
• pretendTo speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
• claimantOne who claims; one who makes a claim.
• imprisonmentA confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.
• pedigreeA chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding.
• rocheOne of various types of rock or geological strata.
• visitationThe act of visiting, or an instance of being visited.
• KeynesAn English surname from Old French.
• vengeanceRevenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.
• repealTo cancel, invalidate, annul.
• installmentOne of a series of parts, whether equal or unequal to the other parts of the series, of a given entity or a given process, which part presents or is presented at a particular scheduled interval.
• burgessAn inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen.
• lureSomething that tempts or attracts, especially one with a promise of reward or pleasure.
• outrageousViolating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
• peckTo strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
• penthouseA structure or annexe (especially one with a sloping roof) extending from the side of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather.
• waiveTo relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.
• resignTo give up; to relinquish ownership of.
• mouldCommonwealth standard spelling of mold.
• easementAn interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).
• lesseeAn individual or a corporation who has the right of use of something of value, gained through a lease agreement with the real owner of the property.
• ancestralOf, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors.
• plumeA feather of a bird, especially a large or showy one used as a decoration.
• tourneyA tournament.
• splendorGreat light, luster or brilliance.
• CorbettA surname from Anglo-Norman.
• remnantA small portion remaining of a larger thing or group; part of a former whole.
• resemblanceThe quality or state of resembling.
• countessThe wife of a count or earl.
• ArchibaldA male given name from the Germanic languages.
• recountNarration, account, description, rendering.
• summonTo call people together; to convene; to convoke.
• MaitlandA surname from Anglo-Norman.
• rouseTo cause (something) to be (more) active or to move; to agitate, to stir up.
• carcassThe body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.
• molineThe crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.
• prioryA monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress.
• LovellA surname from Anglo-Norman; variant forms Lowell, Lovel.
• troveA treasure trove; a collection of treasure.
• vultureAny of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
• obitThe death of a person.
• traversacross; athwart
• indentureA contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice).
• LovettA surname from Anglo-Norman.
• grantorA person who grants something.
• peaseTo make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile.
• larcenyThe unlawful taking of personal property as an attempt to deprive the legal owner of it permanently.
• FitzroyA patrilineal surname from Anglo-Norman.
• prerogativeA right, especially when due to one's position or role.
• amenableWilling to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
• rainesA type of fine linen once imported from France.
• abateTo lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
• stoverFodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.
• entitleTo give a title to.
• punyOf inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak.
• laityPeople of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
• MachenAn English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation].
• oustTo expel; to remove.
• tantamountEquivalent in meaning or effect; amounting to the same thing in practical terms, even if being technically distinct.
• reprisalAn act of retaliation.