Vocabulary

Piazza

An open square, especially in an Italian town

Undulations

The action of moving smoothly up and down

Extremities

A limb of the body; extreme danger/critical need; an intense degree

Unwonted

Unaccustomed or unusual

Chintz

Printed multicolored cotton fabric with a glazed finish, used especially for curtains and upholstery

Frieze

A sculptured or richly ornamented band

Betrothal

Formal engagement to be married

Conflagration

A large disastrous fire; conflict/war

Apprehension

Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen

Bade

Past tense of bid; to command or order (someone) to do something

Spasmodically

Relating to or characterized by a spasm; acting or proceeding fitfully

Peremptory

Putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay

Appellatives

Relating to the giving of names

Speculatively

Involving, based on, or constituting intellectual speculation

Proffer

To offer or propose something to someone

Curio

A rare, unusual, or intriguing object

Unhallowed

Not formally thought of as sacred

Ostensibly

Seeming/said to be true or real but very possibly not true or real

Funereal

Mournful and somber character like a funeral

Floundered

To struggle to move or obtain footing: thrash about wildly OR to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually.