aesthetic
concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
anachronism
a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, esp. a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned
debilitate
make someone weak and infirm
decency
behavior that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability
feudalism
the dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants were obliged to live on their lord's land and give him homage, labor, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection
furnace
an enclosed structure in which material can be heated to very high temperatures, e.g., for smelting metals
industrialism
a social or economic system built on manufacturing industries
ineradicable
unable to be destroyed or removed
jolting
shaking
liable
responsible by law, legally answerable
lucrative
producing a great deal of profit
monstrosity
something that is outrageously or offensively wrong
preliminary
denoting an action or event preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important
quid
a lump of tobacco for chewing
reverence
deep respect for someone or something
sinewy
brawny, muscular
spurious
false or fake
virtuous
having or showing high moral standards
