rife
abundant
to surfeit
to indulge to satiety
tome
a large book
elegy
a poem lamenting the dead
despot
a cruel and unjust dictator
denigrate
attack someone's reputation
penchant
strong liking
licentious
lacking moral discipline
to impinge
to infringe upon something
inexorable
something which is impossible to resist
taut
tight
galoshes
overshoes worn for snow and slush
redcap
a baggage porter
offal
waste trimmings of butchered meat
pompadour
a hairstyle with a mound of hair in the front combed back
brevity
quality of being succinct, concise
equidistant
equally distant
cephalitis
(alt. spelling of encephalitis) inflammation of the brain that is caused especially by infection with a virus (such as herpes simplex or West Nile virus) or less commonly by bacterial or fungal infection or autoimmune reaction (m-w.com)
laudanum
opium
raucous
wild and unruly
