arbitary
random
Bouquet
bunch of flowers arranged attractively to be presented as gifts usually in a ceremony
Cannons
big field guns
Conceit
self-importance
Conceiving
imagining or picturing
Coroner
an official who is responsible for protecting the treasury of the Crown in England
Crammed
packed
Cynicism
distrust
Daresay
assume
Diplomatically
cautiously
Docility
obedience
Dread
fear
Enlightened
open-minded
Enormous
huge
Evident
obvious
Extravagant
excessive
Foundry
a factory for casting metal
Humbugged
misled
Humility
humbleness
Idolaters
someone who worships idols
Inevitable
to be anticipated
Infatuation
fascination
Interfere
get in the way
Intrusive
meddling
Inquest
enquiry
Ironic
mocking
Matron
a woman who is responsible domestic and medical arrangements in a boarding school
Opulence
richness
Pauper
a very poor person
Peremptory
decisive
Perversity
behaving in an unacceptable way
Philanthropists
generous contributor
Profane
irreligious
Secularist
seperation of State, that is, the government and religious institution
Teetotaller
someone who doesn't drink alcohol
Treacle
a thick dark syrup made from partly refined sugar