skeered
scared
parlor
a sitting room
mourn
to express sorrow at the death of someone
trestle
an open braced framework used to support an elevated structure
Aimless
purposeless
Oblivious
not be aware of
Fling
to throw something forcefully
Tolerate
to barely withstand something
wistful
A sweet, longing desire with a just a slight tinge of sadness.
tirade
A prolonged angry rant, often of a political nature, usually expressed in public.
resplendent
Beautifully impressive and admirable beyond all conventional expectations.
prodigal
Recklessly extravagant and wasteful.
testimonial
An homage to an admired person or a public event of remembrance.
lockjaw
Muscular seizure symptomatic of tetanus.
dumbfounded
Bewildered and confused; perplexed.
dote
Expressions of unconditional love visited upon the object of the emotion.
goaded
Provoked into doing something, often against one's will or best interests.
sacrilege
Disrespect shown toward an object of belief that people consider sacred.
suffrage
The right to vote.
annulled
Declared invalid and retroactively considered to have never taken place or existed.
high-strung
Tense, jittery and anxious.
itinerant
Moving from place to place.
philanderer
Someone who moves from one shallow and short-term sexual relationship to another.
plaudit
Excessivey enthusiastic approval.
refurbished
Restored or updated.
Ellis Island
Island in New York where new immigrants first arrived for processing into the United States.
