UNDARLING: nice, lovable servant.

SERMONK: member of a religious community in charge of giving talks on a religious subject.

SEAFARI: expedition to observe large mammals like dolphins and whales.

RESULTAN: successor to a previous Muslim sovereign.

REQUIET: do or give something in return in a discreet, unassuming manner.

REPLICAR: exact copy of an old automobile.

REGUARDLESS: without paying attention to the person (soldier, policeman or prison officer) who is watching over something.

RECOGNATION: acknowledge as people living in a particular country under one government.

REASHORE: restore confidence in the safety of a beach.

REARWORDS: of words towards the end of a paragraph.

RAMSOM: price demanded for the release of a stolen male sheep.

PALESTONIAN: person who has double nationality, Palestinian and Estonian.

PADDUCK: small field where ducks are held.

ONWORDS: Re: "My new words", which grow in number from day to day.

HORNITHOLOGY: study of horns.

UNCOMING: departing.

OMEAGRE: a very lower case Greek letter omicron.

OMBUSMAN: person appointed by a bus company to investigate passenger complaints.

BOATMEAL: dish consisting mainly of mashed oats mixed with other food ingredients and served on board a motor launch.

NATURORALLY: spoken in a natural manner.

MULTIAPPLICATION: way of saving time and effort by emailing one's CV simultaneously to various employers when applying for a job

MOUNTAINUOUS: long, uninterrupted mountain range.

MINIMOM: small sized mother

MILITORYSM: absolute confidence in the policies of the British Conservative Party

MAGNANIMOUSE: rare species of small, generous rodent who of his own accord decides not to nibble on food or clothes

MAGISTRAIGHT: incorruptible law officer who would never accept a bribe

LEGINTIMATE: give legal status to close personal relations