alacrity
prompt or eager readiness
aliment
something that feeds, sustains, or supports something else
assiduity
great care and attention in doing something
bilious
bad-tempered, irritable
blandishments
pieces of flattery intended to persuade somebody to do something
bowers
shady shelters
connubial
relating to marriage
consanguinity
relationship by descent from the same ancestor
contumely
contemptuous or scornful language
curricle
a light, two-wheeled open carriage drawn by horses
declensions
the processes of gradually declining or deteriorating
disputatious
argumentative
dross
something that is worthless
ductile
able to be molded or shaped; malleable
elysium
paradise; ideal place or condition
emolument
payment for work done
erudite
very knowledgeable through study
factotum
somebody employed to do a variety of jobs for someone else
finny
having fins
flagitious
cruel or wicked; notorious
flagons
containers for beverages, usually associated with alcoholic drinks
galligaskins
loose-fitting breeches or stockings worn by men
gambols
playful leapings
garish
overly ornamented or elaborate
grampus
a large gray dolphin
grapples
hooks, or holds with a hooked device
hoydens
an offensive term that deliberately insults young women’s self-control and thoughtfulness
indigence
destitution; extreme poverty
inimical
unfavorable to something; hostile
insuperable
impossible to overcome or get rid of
inveteracy
tendency to be fixed in a habit or practice that is firmly established
invidious
unjust or unpleasant because likely to produce jealousy, resentment or hatred in others
irruption
a sudden, often violent appearance of something
jerkin
a man’s close-fitting sleeveless tunic, often made of leather
junto
a small group of people, especially one secretly assembled for a common goal
mendicant
living on charity
obsequious
submissive; excessively eager to please or obey
palsied
muscularly frozen, unable to be moved
peregrinations
journeys
pestilent
annoying or infuriating
piscatory
related to fish or fishing
probity
absolute moral integrity
prodigally
generously; extravagantly
quaffed
drank quickly or heartily
refulgence
brilliant shining
roysters
ones who carouse or celebrate rowdily
rubicund
rosy-skinned
shoal
a large group of sea animals swimming together
spar
a thick, strong pole used to support rigging on a ship
splenetic
bad-tempered, spiteful
termagant
an offensive term used to insult a woman’s temperament, suggesting a propensity for arguing, criticizing, and quarreling
torpor
lack of mental or physical energy
uncouth
ill-mannered or awkward
verdure
the vivid green of vegetation
verger
a church official who acts as a caretaker and attendant
vernal
in spring
vicissitudes
unexpected changes, particularly in somebody’s fortunes
virago
an offensive term that deliberately insults a woman by implying that her temperament or behavior is violent
visages
faces
waits
a band of musicians who play and sing Christmas carols in the streets
weltering
surging, rolling
