ablution
ritual washing
aloof
distant
anemone
a plant belonging to the buttercup family
antidote
something that counteracts the effect of something negative
ardent
full of passion
aspic
a savory jelly used as a garnish
austerity
severity or sternness
bezique
a card game, usually played with 64 or 128 cards
boorish
uncouth or ill-bred
bougainvillaea
a type of tropical shrub with red or purple flowers
bracken
a cluster of ferns
brazen
insolent or shameless
brusque
abrupt or curt
callous
unsympathetic
citronade
lemonade
complacent
self-satisfied
contingency
an uncertain event
degrade
to reduce in quality
deride
mock
desolate
deserted or lifeless
diffidence
timidity
dingy
shabby
discordant
dissonant
discretion
freedom of choice
disquiet
anxiety
divan
a long sofa
dubious
doubtful
encroach
to advance or trespass gradually
engender
produce
ennui
boredom
exult
to rejoice
farce
sham
fastidious
particular
faux-pas
a social blunder
forlorn
unhappy or sad
furtive
sly
futility
uselessness
gaucherie
social awkwardness
gaunt
thin or bony
genial
pleasant
gossamer
a delicate kind of gauze
impediment
barrier
impervious
impossible to injure or influence
incredulous
skeptical
indifferent
not caring
ineffectual
not effective; unsuccessful
infinitesimal
very small
ingratiating
charming
inquest
a legal investigation into the cause of a death
inscrutable
mysterious
insidious
deceitful
interloper
someone who meddles in someone else's affairs
interminable
unending
inviolate
untouched
jocular
playful or witty
jowl
the lower jaw and cheek
languorous
characterized by a lack of energy
lanky
straight and flat
listless
showing little interest in anything
lolling
to lounge in a lazy way
lorgnette
a pair of glasses mounted on a handle
mackintosh
a raincoat
malevolent
evil
mauve
a gray purple color
milieu
cultural or social surroundings
myriad
various
notorious
well-known in an unfavorable way
obstinate
stubborn in terms of one's opinion or beliefs
odious
hateful
ominous
foreboding
ornate
elaborately decorated
ostentatious
showy
pallid
pale
panacea
a remedy
perjure
to make a false statement under oath
placid
tranquil
pompous
arrogant
prim
formal or stiff
prodigal
wasteful
punctilious
precise in conduct and action
purge
to remove or empty
puritanical
strictly moral
querulous
complaining
sardonic
mocking
satyr
a lecherous man
scuttle
to sink a ship on purpose
sepulchre
a place for burial
spurious
phony
staccato
abrupt or disconnected
stockinette
a type of stretchy fabric
stolid
unemotional
succour
support or help
sullen
sulky or moody
tact
a sensitivity to the right thing to say or do
tedious
boring or tiresome
tenacious
persistent or stubborn
trousseau
a bride's possessions, i.e. clothing and linens
uncanny
odd or inexplicable
unobtrusive
not noticeable
unscathed
unharmed
vice
a fault or moral defect
winkle
an edible mollusk
writhe
to squirm or twist
