The Christmas Party

Chalet

Wooden house or cottage

Blinkered

Wearing blinders

Cottoned

Begin to understand

Sardonic

Grimly mocking or cynical

Amorous

Showing, feeling or relating to sexual desire

Gee

Exclaim: Mild expression typically of surprise, enthusiasm or sympathy

Chignon

Knot or coil of hair arranged on the back of a women’s head

Aghast

Filled with horror or shock

Bessoted

Strongly infacuated

Cajole

Persuade someone to do something sustained by coaxing or flattery

Raucous

Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise

Effusive

Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure or approval in an unrestricted or heartfelt manner

Escone

Establish or settle someone in a comfortable safe or secret place

Perfunctory

Carried out with minimum effort or reflection

Gilded

Covered thinly with gold leaf/paint

Lapping

Accept or receive something eagerly and enthusiastically