idle
Lazy, indolent and given to wasting time.
vanity
Extremities of pride in or admiration in one's own looks or accomplishments.
deportment
The carriage of a person's behavior or manners in public.
transpired
Something that happened or proved to be the case.
mercenary
Mainly concerned with making money; putting the profit motive ahead of every other motivation.
amiable
Characterized by having a very pleasant and agreeable outward manner.
uncanniness
Possessing properties of a mysterious or unexplained provenance which cannot be adequately explained by science.
transmigration
The transcendent movement of a soul from one body to another after death.
blackleading
The act of covering or polishing a surface with graphite.
picturesque
Unusually vivid or attractive as if one were looking at a painting rather at real life.
frivolous
Lacking any seriousness or valuable purpose.
mouldering
Decaying or rotting.
gainsay
To contradict or deny a saying, attitude or belief.
eloquence
The exhibition of influential or persuasive speech or writing.
melancholy
An oppressive and depressing emotional sense pensive sadness that is most often not accompanied by or stimulated by a specific cause.
testimonial
A formal statement affirming the quality of another's character.
careworn
Miserable and fatigued as a result of worrying.
wretched
Existing in a very poor and miserable state, usually after a sharp decline in fortune.
seminary
A private school for educating women only.
quaint
Old-fashioned or outdated, but in an interesting way that provokes nostalgic feelings.
