Antimacassar — a piece of cloth put over the back of a chair to protect it from grease and dirt or as an ornament
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
Ballast — heavy material, such as gravel, sand, iron, or lead, placed low in a vessel to improve its stability
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
Consternation — feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected
Deliquesce — become liquid, typically during decomposition
Dishabille — the state of being only partly or scantily clothed
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
Greensward — grass-covered ground
Impecunious — having little or no money
Insouciance — casual lack of concern; indifference
Mendacity — untruthfulness
Nacreous — relating to or consisting of mother-of-pearl. having the lustre of mother-of-pearl
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
Plimsoll — a light rubber-soled canvas shoe, worn especially for sports
Postprandial — during or relating to the period after dinner or lunch
Rakish — having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance
Reticent — not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily
Semaphore — a system of sending messages by holding the arms or two flags or poles in certain positions according to an alphabetic code
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
Umbrage — offense or annoyance
