Abhorrent
causing repulsion or strong disgust
Abjectly
with a degraded demeanor; lacking self-respect
Abscond
to hide away from the law, in haste and in secret
Alacrity
liveliness; eagerness
Assessor
a person with special expertise to evaluate, usually assisting or consulting a judge
Beatitude
perfect happiness
Bulkhead
partition standing upright to separate parts of a ship or airplane
Catacomb
underground burial place consisting of a series of chambers
Clamorous
noisy; loud, with a sense of confusion
Conjecture
a guess or conclusion based on incomplete evidence
Consternation
a state of shock and disappointment
Crepuscular
descriptive of twilight
Deferential
showing great respect
Diffusion
the process of being scattered, softened, or intermingled
Dormant
asleep; inactive
Dyspepsia
indigestion; discomfort caused by digesting food
Elucidate
to make clear; to explain
Entomologist
a person who studies insects
Expostulate
to argue with a person strongly and in earnest
Extortionate
excessive; exorbitant
Fecund
fertile; productive
Felicitous
suitable and pleasing to the occasion
Flaxen
like flax (pale yellow in color)
Foolscap
a sheet of writing paper
Fusillade
simultaneous and continuous discharge of firearms
Gale
a strong, howling wind
Half-caste
a person of mixed race or ancestry
Impel
to push; to propel; to urge
Imprecation
a curse
Inanition
condition of being exhausted of food or spirit; empty
Incognito
the state of having one's true identity concealed
Incontinently
with inability to control or restrain oneself
Indomitable
not easily conquered or discouraged
Inscrutable
mysterious; impenetrable
Jollity
a party; joyfulness
Lackadaisical
with lack of spirit; listless
Lank
lean
Lanyard
a short rope used to fasten something
Mongrel
of mixed breed or character (derogatory)
Monsoon
a seasonal wind that brings rain
Palaver
idle chatter; flattery
Peculate
to steal money; to embezzle
Perdition
Hell
Pestilence
plague; dangerous infectious disease
Placid
tranquil; satisfied
Propagate
to reproduce; to spread
Propitiatory
conciliatory; appeasing
Punkahs
large fans made from palm leaves, usually hung from the ceiling
Quay
a wharf for loading and unloading ships
Rapacious
seizing by force; greedy
Remonstrate
to protest or object
Renegade
outlaw; traitor
Rubicund
reddish; ruddy
Ruffian
a rowdy or lawless person
Sagacious
wise
Scintillate
to sparkle or flash
Sentient
to be conscious; to have sense perception
Shirk
to neglect
Sinuosity
having a wavy shape or movement
Stanchion
upright bar or post that provides support
Surreptitious
done in a secret or clandestine manner
Taffrail
the rail around the stern of a ship
Tenebrous
dark or gloomy
Totter
to sway or shake unsteadily, as if about to fall
Tractable
easily managed; malleable
Ungainly
clumsy; unattractive
Unpropitious
unfavorable; disadvantageous
Vagabond
a person who wanders aimlessly
Valise
a small suitcase
Verandah
an open balcony or porch, usually covered
Volubility
fluency of speech
Zenith
the highest point; the summit
