His Dark Materials: The Northern Lights Day 4

Crudely

not carefully or skillfully made.

Confounded

bewildered; confused; perplexed.

Plump

pleasantly fat; nicely rounded.

Sly

clever in deceiving; secretive; not telling one's intentions.

Repentances

sincere regret or remorse.

accusatory

indicating or suggesting that one believes a person has done something wrong.

Saunter

(v.) to stroll; walk in an easy, leisurely way; (n.) a stroll.

ostentatiously

In a showy or exaggerated way.

Grandeur

splendor and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style.

Sumptuousness

involving great expense; costly; lavish.

Extravagant

spending, costing, or using more than is required.

Contemptuous

Feeling hatred; scornful.

Appalled

horrified, shocked.

Precipitated

to cause something to happen; to bring about quickly or suddenly.

Deplorable

Deeply regrettable; unfortunate.

Desultorily

jumping from one topic to another.