battered
injured by repeated blows
lanky
long
strands
thin lengths of material
ebb
movement out to sea
palatial
massive; spacious and splendid
punctuating
interrupt or intersperse with
gorging
eating greedily
boisterous
loud
copacetic
in good order
proprietress
female store owner
intricate
complex
languid
slow and relaxed
bourgeois
characteristic of the upper middle class, typically used in a critical manner
salvation
state of being saved
fending
to look after
frizzy
messy, used to describe hair
expanse
wide space
speculative
expressed thoughts based on predictions
impromptu
unannounced
hearty
wholesome and substantial
