Adrift
Without guidance or purpose
Without power or anchor
Bandstand
An outdoor platform on which a band usually performs. At the Fair this is where Wilbur receives his medal.
Carousing
Drunken merrymaking
Crochet
Needlework done by forming and weaving loops in a thread with a hooked needle
Doily
A small ornamental mat, usually of lace or linen.
Forlorn
Feeling sad and lonely especially because of being left alone
Frolic
To play about happily
Gnaw
To bite or chew with the teeth; especially to wear away by repeated biting or nibbling
Gullible
Easily deceived
Idiosyncrasy
A way of behaving or thinking that is characteristic of a person
Languish
To become weak or waste away
Listless
Too tired or too little interested to want to do things
Magnum opus
Simply means "a great work" and refers to the greatest artistic achievement of an author, writer or composer
Monotonous
Unchanging and boring
Pummel
To pound or beat
Runt
An unusually small person or animal
Sedentary
Not migrating, i.e. settled
Slops
Liquid food
Untenable
Being such that occupation or habitation is impossible
