abode
home
acrid
irritating to the senses
acrimonious
bitter in nature
affable
pleasant
aloof
reserved or indifferent
analogous
similar
animadversion
strong disapproval
antipathy
strong dislike or aversion
aperture
a small opening, i.e. crack or hole
artifice
trickery
ascendancy
domination or control
aspirant
an individual who hopes
assiduous
diligent and attentive
austere
severe or serious
aversion
a strong feeling of dislike
azure
light blue
bane
a source of ruin
becalmed
to make motionless through lack of wind
benignant
kind
bilious
irritable
billow
to swell or rise
bleak
dreary and desolate
bleared
blurry
brackish
salty
burgh
an incorporated town with some degree of independence
calico
a cotton fabric with a printed pattern
canzonette
a song for voice and accompaniment
captious
difficult to please
caviller
an individual who makes unnecessary and irritating objections
celerity
speed
censure
a strong statement of disapproval
cessation
stopping
charnel
a room in which dead bodies and bones are deposited
chiding
scolding
chintz
a printed cotton fabric
choler
anger
civility
politeness
coax
to persuade sweetly
congeal
to solidify
consecration
blessing given by a sacred office
conspicuous
easily noticed
consternation
amazement or fear that causes confusion
consumption
a nineteenth-century term for tuberculosis
conveyance
the act of transporting; also, communication
convolvuli
any plant belonging to the Morning Glory family, characterized by twining plants and trumpet-shaped flowers
cordiality
friendliness
cormorant
a type of seabird
corporeal
bodily
covet
to desire wrongfully
croquant
a cake made from crisp pastry
cumbrous
unwieldy or bulky
damask
a lustrous fabric with satin patterns
dexterous
skillful
diablerie
witchcraft
diffidence
shyness
dispense
to deal out
disposition
personality
docile
mild or gentle
dreg
a small amount
ecclesiastical
relating to the church
effigy
an image or likeness
effluence
an outward flow
effluvia
a vapor, often an unpleasant one
enigma
mystery
equipage
a carriage drawn by horses
etiolated
to drain of color or life
evince
to display
execration
the act of cursing
exigency
urgency
fagging
exhausting
fastidious
very particular or demanding
ferret out
to discover
fervid
fiery
fervour
warmth of feeling
festoon
a decorative garland
fetid
foul-smelling
flaxen
a pale, yellow color, i.e. corresponding to the color of flax
flog
to beat
forlorn
unhappy or depressed
fury
a violent woman
gaunt
bony
girdle
a sash worn at the waist
gradation
a process that goes through a series of degrees or stages
gregarious
outgoing
hamlet
a small town
hardy
sturdy
hebdomadal
occurring every seven days
heterogeneous
varied
hiatus
a break or pause
holland
a cotton cloth with an opaque finish
homily
a sermon
humble
lowly or inferior
ignominious
humiliating
imbibe
to consume or absorb
imperious
masterful
impromptu
not rehearsed
impudent
disrespectful
incredulous
unbelieving
indefatigable
untiring
indemnity
protection against damage
indigence
poverty
inestimable
priceless
inferiority
lower in status or position
influx
flowing in
ingenuous
innocent or naive
insuperable
impossible to overcome
interlocutrice
a female individual who takes part in a conversation
irate
angry
ire
wrath
irid
iris of the eye
irksome
annoying
judicious
sensible
lamentable
regrettable
licence
British spelling of the term "license
limpid
clear
lineaments
a feature of the face or body
lurid
hideous
manifestation
demonstration
mediatrix
a woman who mediates between two groups
mercenary
an individual who acts solely for money or reward
meridian
the highest point or culmination
merino
wool from a particular breed of sheep
mien
manner or presence
moreen
a heavy wool or cotton fabric
mullioned
a vertical division between a window or door
muslin
a cotton fabric, often printed or embroidered
mutiny
an uprising against authority
noxious
dangerous
obtrusive
pushy
obviate
avoid or ward off
opaque
unclear or concealed
opprobrious
shameful
orthodox
traditional
ostensible
superficial
paltry
very small
pelisse
a woman's long cloak
penality
an act involving punishment
pendent
hanging
penurious
cheap
peremptory
imperious or commanding in tone
perfidy
disloyalty or treachery
peruse
to study carefully
pervious
open to argument or reason
pettish
disagreeable
petulant
grouchy
physiognomy
the face or outward appearance
piety
reverence for God
pinafore
a child's apron
piquant
lively
poltroon
coward
prattle
chatter
precocious
unusually mature in development or intelligence
presentiment
foreboding
preternatural
abnormal
privation
a state of hardship or need
promontory
a bluff or peak
pungent
biting or sharp to the senses
quaint
picturesque
rancid
rotten
redolent
fragrant
redundant
unnecessary repetition
repast
meal
repletion
fullness from food or drink
resurgam
a Latin term meaning, "I shall rise again"
retaliation
an act of revenge or repayment
reverberation
an echo
ribaldry
characterized by crudeness or vulgarity
rigor
severity
rill
a small brook
ruddy
having a healthy red color
ruth
pity
salient
prominent or eye-catching
sallow
a sickly yellow complexion
salubrious
healthful
sanguine
optimistic or cheerful
scapegoat
an individual blamed for the actions of another
scrutinize
to examine closely
sentient
conscious or aware of the senses
sequester
to separate or move into seclusion
shrubbery
a group of bushes or shrubs
skein
a coil of yarn or thread
slatternly
untidy
solace
comfort
sombre
dark and depressing
soporific
characterized by sleepiness
spar
to dispute or argue
sprightly
lively
stagnation
to become idle and unchanging
sublunary
characterized by the earth; also, mundane
supplication
plea
surtout
a woman's hood
sweetmeats
any type of candied delicacy, often made with fruit and nuts
tabernacle
a place of worship
tenacious
stubborn
thwart
to defeat or frustrate
timorous
fearful
torpid
dull or sluggish
torpor
inactivity or laziness
totter
stagger
transient
temporary
truculent
hostile
tucker
a piece of linen or muslin worn around a woman's shoulders
tumult
a noisy outbreak or disturbance
turbulent
stormy
typhus fever
an infectious disease characterized by a headache and red spots on the skin
uncongenial
unpleasant
unimpeachable
faultless
usury
lending money with an excessive rate of interest
vermilion
bright red
visage
face
zealous
dedicated
