fleecy
Either covered in fleece or resembling the textile fabric.
beleaguered
Beset by multiple problems or difficulties
spasmodically
Behaving erratically in a series of fits and stop.
ascetic
Austere in appearance.
parapet
The low overhanging of a high wall.
turret
The enclosure surrounding a heavy gun within an armored vehicle.
breastwork
The fortified bulwark on a parapet.
paroxysm
A sudden uncontrollable outburst if involuntary movement.
gibber
Speaking incomprehensibly.
curveting
To prance about.
turbulently
Done in a violently ferocious manner.
pedigree
A claim to having good breeding or impressive ancestry.
rheumatism
An older term for an arthritic condition causing pain in the joints.
protracted
Extended or prolonged.
curate
A parish priest.
henceforth
From this point forward.
convolutions
Making swirling rotating movements.
crooning
To hum or sing in a soft manner.
snigger
A barely concealed laugh.
scraggy
Rough, uneven, and unkempt.