| Term | Definition |
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| 1. lumbered | To walk or move with heavy clumsiness |
| 2. corset | a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, esp. by women, to shape and support the body; stays |
| 3. cupola | a dome, esp. one covering a circular or polygonal area |
| 4. cloche | a woman's close-fitting hat with a deep, bell-shaped crown and often a narrow, turned-down brim |
| 5. galoshes | A waterproof overshoe |
| 6. apprehension | anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil |
| 7. placard | a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer |
| 8. transfixed | having your attention fixated as though by a spell or amazement, awe, terror, etc |
| 9. stout | bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat |
| 10. malice | feeling a need to see others suffer |
| 11. suffuse | to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc |
| 12. animated | full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous |
| 13. rennet | the rennin-containing substance from the stomach of the calf |
| 14. verification | evidence that establishes or confirms the accuracy or truth of something |
| 15. guileless | free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank |
| 16. indulgence | gratification of desire |
| 17. Rumpelstiltskin | a dwarf in one of the fairy stories of the brothers Grimm; tells a woman he will not hold her to a promise if she can guess his name and when she discovers it he is so furious that he destroys himself |
| 18. Flunky | A person of slavish or unquestioning obedience; a lackey |
| 19. Hampered | To prevent the free movement, action, or progress of |
| 20. Complicity | the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing |
| 21. Bodice | the part of a woman's dress covering the body between the neck or shoulders and the waist |
| 22. Odiousness | deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable |
| 23. Corset | a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, esp. by women, to shape and support the body; stays |
| 24. Onyx | black, esp. a pure or jet black |
| 25. Melancholy | a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression |
| 26. Curlicue | an ornamental, fancy curl or twist, as in a signature |
| 27. Propriety | conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners |
| 28. Tetter | any of various eruptive skin diseases, as herpes, eczema, and impetigo |
| 29. Calamity | a great misfortune or disaster, as a flood or serious injury |
| 30. Charade | a blatant pretense or deception, esp. something so full of pretense as to be a travesty |
| 31. Gristle | cartilage, esp. in meats |
| 32. Careening | lurching or tipping over |
| 33. Unkempt | not combed |
| 34. Pervading | to become spread throughout all parts of |
| 35. Fermenting | to be in an excited or agitated state; seethe |
| 36. Flatiron | nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc |
| 37. Lurk | lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner |
| 38. Reminisced | to recall past experiences, events, etc |
| 39. Lithe | bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible |
| 40. Buffoon | a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and postures, etc |
| 41. Acolyte | someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service |
| 42. Pompous | characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance |
| 43. Iridescent | displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow |
| 44. Drudge | a person who does menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work |
| 45. Shrew | a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant |
| 46. Atrocities | Appalling condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness |
| 47. Litany | a recitation or recital in liturgical ceremonies |
| 48. Uproariously | characterized by or in a state of uproar; tumultuous |
| 49. Fluttery | apt to wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner |
| 50. Eccentricities | an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct |
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