pup
An Irish slang term for someone who is arrogrant or a jerk
belle
A beautiful woman, usually the most beautiful woman at a particular event
rasher
a kind of bacon or ham typically eaten for breakfast
muffler
A thick scarf worn around the face and neck
Dutch courage
A slang term for the confidence that comes with drinking alcohol
churben
A Yiddish word for the Holocaust
forbearance
Tolerance, patience, endurance
garish
obtrusively bright, lurid
sporadic
Occasional, irregular, periodical
Rudimentary
Elementary, basic
Incarnate
Embodiment, representation
Precise
Accurate, specific, exact.
dowdy
Unfashionable, drab, frumpy.
spry
lively, energetic
brazenly
boldly, shamelessly
blotched
Spotted, speckled
chilblains
sores or lesions that sometimes occur after exposure to cold temperatures
gramophone
a device used to play music, like an early record player
Demure
Modest, unassuming
Ascertain
Confirm, deduce, determine
