| Term | Definition |
|---|
| oneiric | pertaining to or suggestive of dreams. |
| execrable | detestable; extremely bad. |
| patina | a superficial layer. |
| provenance | origin; source. |
| caveat | a warning or caution. |
| nonage | a period of youth or immaturity. |
| atelier | a workshop; a studio. |
| fetid | stinking. |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place. |
| conurbation | an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities. |
| equipoise | equilibrium; also, counterbalance. |
| coruscate | to give off or reflect bright beams or flashes of light. |
| voluptuary | a person devoted to luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites. |
| harridan | a scolding, vicious woman. |
| ambit | circuit or compass; also, sphere of action or influence. |
| rapport | relation characterized by sympathetic understanding. |
| pandemic | affecting a whole people or a number of countries. |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authority or authenticity. |
| cormorant | a gluttonous or greedy person. |
| microcosm | a smaller, representative system having analogies to a larger system. |
| harbinger | a precursor; one that presages what is to come. |
| censure | to criticize severely; also, an expression of disapproval. |
| capricious | whimsical; changeable. |
| sporadic | occurring singly, or occasionally, or in scattered instances. |
| wassail | an expression of good wishes on a festive occasion, especially in drinking to some one. |
| quidnunc | a gossip; a busybody. |
| impassible | incapable of suffering; also, unfeeling or not showing feeling. |
| gloaming | twilight; dusk. |
| manse | a large and imposing residence. |
| Grub Street | the world or category of impoverished literary hacks. |
| Hogmanay | the name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year. |
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