Literature H/Y W/M list

Nigh

Nearly

Staunchest

Most loyal or dependable

Freckled

Speckled

Dykes

Embankments built along the side of rivers

Buoyant

Floating, afloat

Valiant

Brave or courageous.

Vile

Extremely unpleasant or morally bad.

Eloquence

Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing.

Derived

Developed from; came from a particular source

Retainers

Servants or followers in the pay of a person of high rank

Fray

An argument or fight

Exhort

To urge strongly

Admonish

To caution

Phial

A small glass bottle

Draught

A dose of medicine

Apprise

To inform or give notice

Apothecary

A pharmacist

Enmity

Hatred between enemies

Indigo

A deep blue color or dye.

Proprietor

The owner of a business or property.

Adept

Very skilled or proficient.

Remnants

Small remaining parts or fragments.

Kindred

Related by blood or similar in character.

Sprawling

Spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way.

Furtively

Secretively or stealthily.

Inscrutable

Difficult to understand or interpret.

Incumbent

Currently holding a specified office such as the postmaster.

Angleworm

Worm that is used as bait for fishing.

Abroad

Over a wide area

Plashless

Without splashing or without making noise

Names of pip’s brothers

Alexander, Bartholomew, Abraham, Tobias and Roger