Marriage A-La-Mode

Marriage A-La-Mode Glossary

arbor (noun)

a shady garden alcove with sides and a roof formed by trees or climbing plants trained over a wooden framework.

vow (noun)

a commitment to do something

lute (noun)

a plucked stringed instrument with a long neck bearing frets and a rounded body with a flat front that is shaped like a halved egg.

pithy (adjective)

concise and forcefully expressive.

covetous (adjective)

having or showing a great desire to possess something belonging to someone else.

prodigal (adjective)

spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.

lucre (noun)

money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful or gained in a dishonorable way.

ubiquitary (adjective)

a person or entity existing everywhere.

hamlet (noun)

a small settlement, generally one smaller than a village.

maladroit (adjective)

ineffective or bungling; clumsy.

grand mond (noun)

fashionable society; high society.

basta (exclamation)

An Italian word meaning "enough!"

dunce (noun)

a stupid person.

cozen (verb)

trick or deceive.

matrimony (noun)

marriage.

termagant (adjective)

a term for a harsh-tempered or overbearing woman.

fortnight (noun)

A period of two weeks.

sot (noun)

a habitual drunkard.

grotto (noun)

a small picturesque cave, especially an artificial one in a park or garden.

pass muster (idiom)

be accepted as adequate or satisfactory.