ascertain
find something out for certain
bewail
express great regret
blues
feelings of melancholy, sadness, or depression
cautious
attentive to potential problems or dangers
commence
begin, start
help to bring about
help to bring about
confederate
joined by an agreement or treaty
countenance
a person's face or facial expression
counterfeit
made in exact imitation of something valuable or important with the intention to deceive or defraud
deign
do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity
dingy
gloomy and faded out
discomfiture
confusion
disdain
the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect
dunno
do not know
espy
catch sight of
falter
speak in a hesitant or unsteady voice
fastidious
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail
gratify
give someone pleasure or satisfaction
haughtily
arrogantly
havoc
widespread destruction
inferior
lower in rank, status, or quality
liable
responsible by law
munch
eat something with a continuous and often audible action of the jaws
precarious
dependent on chance
procure
obtain something, esp. with care or effort
prosperous
successful in material terms, flourishing financially
put on airs
try to look important
resolve
decide
scanty
small or insufficient in quantity or amount
shrewd
having or showing sharp powers of judgment
sly
having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature
swindler
cheat , trickster
transient
lasting only for a short time
vagabond
a person who wanders from place to place without a home or job
verdant
of the bright green color
