Moby Dick V1

Circumambulate

To walk all the way around something

Spleen

An organ in the left side of the abdomen, filtering blood and part of the immune system

Decoction

The process of extracting the essence of something

Zephyr

A breeze from the west

Tempestuous

Violent, particularly in reference to weather

Euroclydon

A cyclonic tempestuous northeast wind blowing in the Mediterranean, mostly in autumn and winter

Skrimshander

A person who creates carved or engraved articles from whale ivory

Fain

Willing

Arrantest

Superlative of arrant - being notoriously without moderation, excessive

Toper

A person who drinks alcoholic beverages, especially to excess

Obstreperous

Noisy and difficult to control

Rejoinder

A reply, especially a quick, witty, or sharp one made in response to a comment or statement

Counterpane

A bedspread or blanket

Ablution

The act of washing

Sallied

To make a military sortie, coming out from a defensive position

Stalwart

Loyal, reliable, and hardworking

Dandy

A man unduly devoted to style, neatness, and fashion in dress and appearance; sharp-dressed; pretty boy

Hay-seed

A person from the country, especially a simple, unsophisticated one

Patrician-like

Aristocratic or noble

Dower

To give a dowry, property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage

Lee

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

Cenotaphs

A monument or structure erected in honor of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere, serving as a memorial

Phonological

The study of the sound patterns of a particular language or languages, related to phonology, a branch of linguistics

Vitiated

To have destroyed or impaired the legal validity of something

Bumpkin

A derogatory term to describe a person who is perceived as unsophisticated, rustic, or socially awkward

Clove (Cleave)

To adhere firmly and closely or loyally; to separate or split, especially along a natural line or grain

Terraqueous

Consisting or formed of land and water

Larboard

An archaic term for port/left (right/starboard)

Tophet

Hell or underworld

Sanguinary

Involving or causing much bloodshed