brambles
Prickly shrubs that can be leave scratches when contact is made against bare skin.
wily
Sneaky; clever and cunning.
extravagant
Lavish and overstated; overly generous with money; excessive and slightly tasteless.
prickly
Sensitive; emotionally touchy; cantankerous in one’s old age; a difficult situation.
crone
A withered old person endowed with a sense of the sinister.
photostat
A copy made by a photographic copy machine; a Xerox.
stage whisper
A high volume whisper of the sort that actors do on stage to give the illusion of whispering to another character while still allowing the audience to hear what they are saying.
corona
A radiant halo effect that can be either a literal or figurative description.
high dudgeon
A feeling and demonstration of extreme resentment taken toward great offense.
cremation
The facility were dead bodies are burned at high temperature for the sake of cremation.
motes
Small particles; specks; spots.
hubbub
A wild tumultuous racket; probably a shorter a version of hullabaloo.
petticoat
Old-fashioned women’s garment worn under a large, flowing gown or dress.
rowdy
Raucous and out of control.
lucidity
A state of clear-minded rationality.
obstinate
Stubborn to the point of mulish; pig-headed; inflexible.
petrol
British and Australian term or automobile gasoline.
elucidate
To clarify; explicate.
brooch
An ornamental piece of jewelry attached to clothing by a pin or clasp.
laudanum
A form of prepared opium which was a quite popular recreational drug the 1800s.
