Aberration
Departing from the norm
Abject
Wretched, miserable
Agitation
Disturbed, excited
Anemia
Deficiency in the blood
A.R.P.
Acronym of Air Raid Patrol. Group of citizens in wartime London who would warn Londoners about impending night time air raids by the German Air Force; the warning would be sounded by whining alarm
Disconsolate
Forlorn
Dissipate
Disperse, scatter
Evacuation
Removal from a place of danger to a place of safety, for example, in this novel removal from London to the countryside
Evacuee
A person being evacuated
Fervid
Intense
Fraught
Causing anxiety
Fripperies
Showy, unnecessary ornamentation
Ghastly
Horrible, frightful
Hitherto
Up until now
Inane
Silly, senseless
Lurcher
Thief
Mackintosh
A type of raincoat
Molasses
Uncrystallized syrup deriving from raw sugar during the refinement process
Nuances
Subtle differences in shade, color or meaning
Pervasive
Spreading throughout. An entire area
Preposterous
Utterly ridiculous
Rivulet
Small stream
Romany
Gypsy whose roots are in Eastern Europe
Sundial
Stone ornament with a bronze top used for telling the time
Tenterhooks
In suspense
Tranquil
Calm, serene
A.V.S.
Acronym of Women's Volunteer Service, an prganization that enabled women during World War One in England to fill roles that were left by men fighting on the front line
