Vocab for Rebecca

Insidious

Something that is harmful, proceeding in a gradual.

Inviolate

Free or safe from injury of violation

Mullioned

A vertical bar between the panes of glass in a window

Sepulchre

A small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or burried

Spurious

Not being what it purports to be, false or fake

Tenacious

Tending to keep a firm hold of something. Clinging or adhering closely.

Ablutions

The act of washing oneself. Often used for humorously formal effect.

Deride

Express contempt for; ridicule

Ennui

A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation of excitement.

Furtive

Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive

Gaucherie

Awkward, embarrassing, or unsophisticated ways

Hide-bound

Unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention.

Lorgnette

A pair of glasses or opera glasses held in front of a person’s eyes by a long handle at one side.

Panacea

A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

Raucous

Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise

Succour

Assistance and support in times of hardship and distress

Vistead

Possessed of, forming, or affording a view

Bezique

A trick taking card game for two, played with double pack of 64 cards, including the seven to ace only in each suit

Milieu

A person’s social environment

Derision

Contemptuous ridicule or mockery

Diffident

Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

Shingle

A mass of small rounded pebbles, especially on a seashore

Placid

Not easily upset or excited

Au fait

Having a good or detailed knowledge of

Fastidious

Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Gaiters

A government similar to leggings, worn to cover or protect the ankle or lower leg

Punctilious

Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

Stolid

A person who is calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.

Lee

The sheltered side of something of something; the side away from the wind

Scuttle

A metal container with a sloping hinged lid and a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire

Prophetic

Accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future

Seacock

A value in opening through a ship’s hull below or near the waterline

Gaol

A prison or place to confine individuals in lawful custody

Quay

A concrete, stone, or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships