laird
a landed proprietor in Scotland
droll
dryly witty
unguent
an ointment; an oily substance for a wound
risibility
ability to laugh or be provoked to mirth
anathemas
curses
acrimony
bitterness
obstreperousness
difficulty to control; unruliness
strumpet
woman of ill-repute; prostitute
recreant
coward
reprobation
a state of damning, condemning, or rejecting
noxious
dangerous; harmful; repulsive
blackamoor
dark-skinned person
coxcomb
fool
asservations
firm statements and assertions
farrago
a random collection; a hodgepodge
approbation
approval
antipathy
strong dislike
concomitant
happening at the same time as something else is happening
anent
about; concerning
rectitude
morality
