| A | B |
|---|
| appellation | a name or title p. 3 |
| expediency | speed, meeting an urgent need p. 4 |
| climateric | a critical stage or period p. 9 |
| rector | a clergyman in charge of a parish p. 4 |
| apothecary | a place where drugs are prepared and sold p. 5,9 |
| vexed | annoyed or irritated p. 6 |
| plumbago pencil | graphite pencil p. 12,32 |
| frugal | thrifty, inexpensive, costing little p. 9 |
| rapier | a long, slender two-edged sword p. 10 |
| countenance | the expression of the face p. 6 |
| swards | lawn or meadow p. 18 |
| amiable | kind, pleasant, easy going p. 21 |
| curfew | a prescribed hour to come inside p. 20, 38 |
| matins | morning prayers p. 78,92 |
| chafed | worn away or irritated by rubbing p. 24 |
| dismounted | came down from a horse p. 25 |
| thrust | to push or drive forcibly or quickly p. 27 |
| farthing | 1/4 of a penny, of very little value p. 27 |
| bewilderment | a situation of confusion, tangle p. 29 |
| surreptitious | by secret or clandestine means, stealthy p. 31 |
| threadbare | worn, frayed, shabby p. 32 |
| novelty | newness, originality p. 33 |
| inconsolable | not able to be made to feel better p. 33 |
| victuals | meals, foodstuffs, provisions p. 34 |
| disdain | scorn, contempt, dislike p. 37 |
| noisome | smelly, foul, stinking, fetid p. 38 |
| reeking | smelling foul p. 39 |
| thronged | crowded, jam-packed, huddled p. 41 |
| desolate | barren p. 42 |
| derisive | mocking, sneering, scorning p. 42 |
| stagnant | not moving, still p. 43 |
| disembarked | alighted, got out of or off of p. 45 |
| audible | able to be heard p. 48, 111 |
| ostentatious | flaunting wealth, pompous, showing off p. 51 |
| brusquely | abruptly or curtly, often to the point of rudeness p. 26, 53 |
| incredulously | without believing, skeptically p. 38,55 |
| riveting (adjective) | engrossing, holding attention p. 60 |
| inexplicably | not able to be interpreted or explained p. 65 |
| huckle | hip bones p. 67 |
| brawny | strong and muscular p. 68 |
| grimacing | contorting the face in pain, contempt, or disgust p. 70 |
| disreputable | not worthy of respect, disgraceful p. 71 |
| strapping (adjective) | tall and sturdy |
| retrieve | get back, regain p. 73 |
| incriminating | pointing to involvement in a crime or wrongful act p. 74 |
| witty | very clever and humorous p. 74 |
| furtively | surreptitiously, in a shifty way p. 74 |
| dormer | a window projecting from a sloping roof, attic room p. 75 |
| exasperation | frustration, extreme anger or irritation p. 76 |
| sterling | British money especially the pound p. 77 |
| goldsmith | one who works with gold p. 77 |
| glover | one who makes or sells gloves p. 77 |
| ruddy-faced | red faced or with red complexion p. 78 |
| presumed | assumed to be true, took for granted p. 79 |
| drudgery | tedious, menial, or unpleasant work p. 80 |
| ken | to know (a person or thing) p. 81 |
| wrenching | twisting or turning forcibly p. 81 |
| sentiments | feelings p. 84 |
| passatas | fencing moves p. 85 |
| singlestick | a stick used to practice fencing p. 85, 88 |
| refrain | to hold oneself back p. 87 |
| hobble | limp, walk along haltingly, to cause to limp p. 87 |
| swaggard | strutted, bragged, or boasted p. 87 |
| diction | cjoice and use of words in speech or writing p. 89 |
| tiring-room | dressing room (comes from attire) p. 89 |
| convoluted | twisted, coiled, complicated p. 93 |
| innocuous | harmless, lacking significance p. 96 |
| hilt | top, handle p. 97 |
| squalid | sordid, filthy, repulsive p. 99 |
| fruitful | producing results p. 100 |
| indignantly | with anger because of an injustice p. 101 |
| donning | wearing, dressing in p. 103 |
| lissome | bendable, pliable, supple, limber p. 105 |
| jest (noun or verb) | speak playfully, joking or a jeering remark p. 106 |
| acquaintence | a person whom one knows p. 107 |
| chaw bones | jaws p. 107 |
| cursory | hastily and superficially done p. 108 |
| guffawed | laughed out loud like a donkey p. 109 |
| perturbed | uneasy or anxious, bothered p. 109 |
| bodice | the fitted part of a dress that covers the torso p. 111 |
| pensive | thoughtful, deep in thought p. 116,151 |
| renounce | to give up by formal announcement, reject, disown p. 118 |
| reminiscent | tending to recall or talk of the past p. 119 |
| squalling | scream or cry loudly or harshly p.119 |
| feign | to give a false appearance of, pretend p. 130 |
| contrive (verb) | to plan or devise with cleverness, scheme p. 136 |
| unyielding (adjective) | inflexible p. 139 |
| concocted | in |
| chamber pot | a portable vessel used as a toilet p. 143 |
| formidable (adjective) | awe-inspiring, difficult to defeat p. 57, 144 |
| interminably | seeming to be never ending p. 146 |
| pummeled | beaten, trounced p. 147 |
| melancholy | extreme sadness or depression p. 151 |
| veritable | unquestionable, true p. 153 |
| judgment (note spelling) | opinion based on evaluation p. 155 |
| dither | state of agitation and indecision p. 156 |
| sullenly | morosely and sulky, gloomily p. 158 |
| torso | the trunk of the human body, the upper body p. 159 |
| hoisted | lifted up p. 167 |
| fortnight | two weeks time p. 170 |
| scaffold | a temporary platform, raised wooden platform or staging p. 178 |
| plight | a condition of adversity, a struggle p. 198 |
| spewed | forced out in a stream, ejected p. 198 |
| dyeing (note spelling) | coloring p. 208 |
| repulsive | disgusting p. 208 |
| gawking | staring or gaping stupidly p. 210 |
| vehemently | forcefully or intensely p. 211 |
| gall | liver bile, also means bitterness of feeling p. 215 |
| jargon | a hybrid language or dialect p. 216 |
