Abattoir — a slaughterhouse
Abeyance — a state of temporary disuse or suspension
Acerbic — sharp and forthright
Antimacassar — a piece of cloth put over the back of a chair to protect it from grease and dirt or as an ornament
Appurtenance — an accessory or other item associated with a particular activity or style of living
Arcana — secrets or mysteries
Ardor — enthusiasm or passion
Asceticism — severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons
Avarice — extreme greed for wealth or material gain
Baize — a coarse, typically green woolen material resembling felt, used for covering billiard and card tables
Baldachin — a ceremonial canopy of stone, metal, or fabric over an altar, throne, or doorway
Ballast — heavy material, such as gravel, sand, iron, or lead, placed low in a vessel to improve its stability
Barmy — mad; crazy; extremely foolish
Benight — to envelop in intellectual, moral, or social darkness
Bilboquet — a device having a cup or spike at the top of a stick to which is attached a ball on a string
Bollard — a short, thick post on the deck of a ship or on a wharf, to which a ship’s rope may be secured
Bonhomie — cheerful friendliness; geniality
Bowsprit — a spar extending forward from a ship’s bow, to which the forestays are fastened
Breviary — a book containing the service for each day, to be recited by those in orders in the Roman Catholic Church
Carbolic — pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from coal tar and other sources; as, carbolic acid
Chancel — the part of a church near the altar, reserved for the clergy and choir, and typically separated from the nave by steps or a screen
Chirurgeon — a doctor or a surgeon
Cicatrice — the scar of a healed wound
Coiffure — a person’s hairstyle, typically an elaborate one
Consternation — feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected
Corpulent — fat
Coterie — a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people
Deliquesce — become liquid, typically during decomposition
Depilate — remove the hair from
Desultory — lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
Digitalin — a drug containing the active constituents of digitalis
Dishabille — the state of being only partly or scantily clothed
Expectorate — cough or spit out (phlegm) from the throat or lungs
Fauteuil — a wooden seat in the form of an armchair with open sides and upholstered arms
Filial — of or due from a son or daughter
Flotsam — the wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on or washed up by the sea
Foment — instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)
Freshet — the flood of a river from heavy rain or melted snow
Friable — easily crumbled
Fustian — thick, durable twilled cloth with a short nap, usually dyed in dark colors
Greensward — grass-covered ground
Habiliment — clothing
Impecunious — having little or no money
Insouciance — casual lack of concern; indifference
Intaglio — a design incised or engraved into a material
Irremediable — impossible to cure or put right
Mellifluous — (of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear
Mendacity — untruthfulness
Morass — 1) an area of muddy or boggy ground, 2) a complicated or confused situation
Nacreous — relating to or consisting of mother-of-pearl. having the lustre of mother-of-pearl
Ochre — an earthy pigment containing ferric oxide, typically with clay, varying from light yellow to brown or red
Panoply — a complete or impressive collection of things
Parterre — 1) a level space in a garden or yard occupied by an ornamental arrangement of flower beds
Pellucid — translucently clear
Pendulous — hanging down loosely
Pennon — a long triangular or swallow-tailed flag, especially one of a kind formerly attached to a lance or helmet; a pennant
Peregrination — a journey, especially a long or meandering on
Piscina — a stone basin near the altar in Catholic and pre-Reformation churches for draining water used in the Mass
Plaudit — an expression of praise or approval
Plimsoll — a light rubber-soled canvas shoe, worn especially for sports
Potation — the action of drinking alcohol
Postprandial — during or relating to the period after dinner or lunch
Postulant — a candidate, especially one seeking admission into a religious order
Prestidigitation — magic tricks performed as entertainment
Protuberance — a thing that protrudes from something else
Prow — the portion of a ship’s bow above water
Rakish — having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance
Remuneration — money paid for work or a service
Reticent — not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily
Sartorial — relating to tailoring, clothes, or style of dress
Saturnine — slow and gloomy
Scimitar — a short sword with a curved blade that broadens toward the point, used originally in Eastern countries
Scintilla — a tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling
Semaphore — a system of sending messages by holding the arms or two flags or poles in certain positions according to an alphabetic code
Simulacrum — an unsatisfactory imitation or substitute
Squamosal — the squamous portion of the temporal bone, especially when this forms a separate bone which, in mammals, articulates with the lower jaw
Stentorian — loud and powerful
Stevedore — a person employed, or a contractor engaged, at a dock to load and unload cargo from ships
Subversive — seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution
Tarpaulin — heavy-duty waterproof cloth, originally of tarred canvas
Teetotaler — a person who never drinks alcohol
Transom — the flat surface forming the stern of a boat
Turbot — a European flatfish of inshore waters, which has large bony tubercles on the body and is prized as food
Umbrage — offense or annoyance
Unexpurgated — complete and containing all the original material; uncensored
Vellum — fine parchment made originally from the skin of a calf
Viscera — the internal organs in the main cavities of the body, especially those in the abdomen, e.g. the intestines
Voluptuary — a person devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure
Widdershins — in a direction contrary to the sun’s course, considered as unlucky; counterclockwise
