apocryphal
Of questionable authorship or authenticity.
apothecary
One that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; a pharmacist.
baize
An cotton or woolen material napped to imitate felt and used chiefly as a cover for gaming tables.
balderdash
Nonsense.
blasphemous
Impiously irreverent.
blazoned
To adorn or embellish with or as if with a coat of arms.
cabinet
A small or private room set aside for a specific activity.
carbuncles
A deep-red garnet, unfaceted and convex.
cheval-glass
A long mirror mounted on swivels in a frame.
coquetry
Dalliance; flirtation.
cupola
A vaulted roof or ceiling.
Damon and Pythias
Greek mythology. According to a Greek legend: when Pythias was sentenced to be executed Damon took his place to allow Pythias to get his affairs in order; when Pythias returned in time to save Damon the king was so impressed that he let them both live.
diaphanous
Of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent; delicate.
ebullition
The state or process of boiling.
eddy
A current, as of water or air, moving contrary to the direction of the main current, especially in a circular motion.
exorbitant
Exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness.
hansom
A two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind.
imperious
Arrogantly domineering or overbearing.
incredulous
Skeptical; disbelieving.
infallibility
Incapable of erring.
insidiously
Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner.
Juggernaut
An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path.
lawny
Having a lawn; characterized by a lawn or by lawns; like a lawn.
maladies
A disease, a disorder, or an ailment.
malefactor
One that has committed a crime; a criminal.
mottled
To mark with spots or blotches of different shades or colors.
multifarious
Having great variety; diverse.
pall
A covering that darkens or obscures
penitence
The condition or quality of being penitent; regret for wrongdoing.
phial
A vial.
premonitory
A presentiment of the future; a foreboding.
protege
One whose welfare, training, or career is promoted by an influential person.
Sawbones
A physician, especially a surgeon.
stringent
Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe.
tabernacle
A place of worship.
tincture
A coloring or dyeing substance; a pigment.
troglodytic
A member of a fabulous or prehistoric race of people that lived in caves, dens, or holes, or a person considered to be reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish.
undemonstrative
Not disposed to expressions of feeling; reserved.
vainglorious
Characterized by or exhibiting excessive vanity; boastful.
vapour
Barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist, fumes, or smoke, suspended in the air.
