| Term | Definition |
|---|
| conjecture | the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof. |
| languidly | lacking spirit |
| dogwager | A widow who holds a title or property derived from her deceased husband |
| tedious | boring |
| trivial | of little importance |
| ensconced | to settle securely or snugly |
| petulant | irritable or ill-tempered |
| philanthropy | effort or inclination to increase the well being of humankind |
| maladies | undesirable conditions or disorders |
| hedonism | devotion to pleasure as a way of life |
| caprice | an inclination to change ones mind impulsivley |
| panegyric | formal or elaborate praise |
| uncouth | awkward, clumsly |
| entreat | to ask a person earnestly |
| lucrative | producing wealth; profitable |
| protege | one whos welfare is promoted by an influential person |
| facile | easily done |
| mediocrity | state of being ordinary |
| follies | foolishness |
| disengaged | free from a pledge or obligation |
| expound | set forth or set in detail |
| waincoting | wood-lining of an interior wall |
| aphorisms | tersely phrased statements of truths or opions |
| myrid | a very great number of persons |
| sordid | filthy or dirty; foul |
| tawdry | gaudy; showy or cheap |
| pathos | feeling of sympathy or pity |
| crucible | severe; searching test or trial |
| turbid | clouded; opage; obscured |
| prudence | caution with regard to practical matters; discretion |
| espial | act of watching, especially in secret |
| enthrall | captivate or charm |
| parasols | light. usually small unbrellas carried as protection fro the sun |
| omnibus | vehicle carrying many passengers, used for public transport |
| desolate | feeling abanoned; forlorn |
| incorrigible | difficult or impossible to control or manage |
| prig | self-righteous person who demands pointless conformity |
| degradation | a decline to a lower condition, quality or level |
| invariability | without variation or change |
| brougham | closed four-wheeled carraige with an open drivers seat in the front |
| hansom | two-wheeled covered carraige with the drivers seat above and behind |
| pompous | characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity |
| elocution | person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public |
| interminable | endless |
| fiasco | complete failure |
| disdain | feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy |
| portico | structure consisting of a roof supported by colums or piers, usually attached to the building as a porch |
| affinity | natural liking or attraction to a person, place or thing |
| sanguine | cheerfully optimistic |
| epigrams | concise, clever |
| vulganity | act or expression that offends good taste or property |
| asphodel | various plants of the lily family |
| lurid | gruesome, horrible, revolting |
| haggard | having gaunt, wasted or exausted appearance |
| ennui | feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from society or lack of interest, boredom |
| misanthrope | hater of humankind |
| induce | to bring about, produce or cause |
| incarnation | assumption of human form or nature |
| impassive | without emotion, apthathetic, unmoved |
| censure | critize |
| impecuniosity | having no money, poor |
| tarnished | diminished or become tainted |
| flaccid | soft and limp; not sirm; flabby |
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