abaft
toward the stern
antediluvian
very old
approbation
expression of praise or approval
asperity
irritability
blanched
whitened
blatherskite
fool
brad-awl
tool that is used to make holes for screws
buncombe
insincerity
calaboose
a jail
calico
a bright-colored cloth
campanile
a bell tower
cartel
an agreement between warring parties
chaff
witty, teasing banter
chaffingly
playfully teasing
chary
cautious
chattel
personal property; slave
cipher
a person or thing of no value
clabber
spoiled milk
comely
attractive
conflagration
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
cur
coward
dirk
a dagger
draymen
cart drivers
expostulated
attempted to disuade someone through reason
flotilla
a small fleet
foetid
having a foul odor
fractious
cranky
funereal
mournful
furtively
stealthily; surreptitiously
gall
to vex; to irk
gaol
jail
gilded
high in quality
grandee
a person of high rank or nobility
grenadier
a soldier
haft
a handle, particularly of a tool or weapon
humbug
a hoax or fraud
in high feather
in excellent form, health, or humor
incommode
to disturb
indolent
lazy
injudicious
lacking wisdom
intrepidity
resolute courageousness
labrick
term used in Missouri during the 19th century; means something a bit stronger than ass but not as strong as idiot
loth
unwilling or reluctant
lummox
a stupid person
menagerie
a diverse group
minion
a dependent or follower
miscreant
an evildoer; a villain
mountebank
a flamboyant charlatan
obsequiousness
fawning
packet
a boat carrying passengers, freight, and mail
palliation
to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
palmistry
the practice or art of telling fortunes from the lines, marks, and patterns on the palms of the hands.
palsy
complete or partial muscle paralysis
peremptoriness
not allowing contradiction
pluck
spirit
profligate
wasteful or extravagant
raillery
ridicule or teasing
rheumatism
condition characterized by discomfort in the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, or nerves
sally
a quip
shad
type of fish
shucks
something worthless
skiff
a flatbottom boat propelled by oars, sail, or motor
surliness
sullen ill-humor
swag
stolen property
tarrying
a temporary stay
teetotaler
one who abstains completely from alcohol
tippling
to drink alcohol, especially to excess
torpor
apathy
torrid
intensely hot
transient
remaining in place only a brief time
trifling
frivolous
undulatory
wavelike
vivacity
liveliness
wanton
immoral or lewd
wheedling
urging through teasing or flattery
wonted
accustomed or used
