English 2

Popinjay

vain person or a parrot

Dotard

insult to an old man

Shrew

ill tempered woman

Noddy

a foolish person, also a tropical bird

Tow

a bundle of untwisted fibers (flammable object)

Fire and tow

setting fire to a match

Bigamy

marrying two people at once

Gloze

to make excuses for

Purgation

cleansing, expulsion

Whip

could mean a tool to torture people with, or it could mean a new tree, a tree without branches

Pernickety

fussy, picky

Wax

to get bigger, to grow

Quoniam

female genitals

Rake

gendered to male, a lecher, dissolute or immoral man, tends to womanize

Peradventure

perhaps

Cantankerous

grouchy

Gage

a valued object deposited as a guarantee of good faith.

Cockle

center, pit, or a clam

Wrangler

one who partakes in quarrels

Bonny

attractive, fair

Coltish

wild, frisky, lustful

Jugglery

manipulation or trickery, especially to achieve a desired result

Temerity

boldness

Amity

friendship

Pleach

entwined or interlaced tree branches to provide cover for an outdoor walkway

Mettlesome

courageous, full of bravery

Reft

to rob, to steal, to pillage

Dolour

pain

Trice

very quickly