- brine: water containing salt
- bureaus: dresser/chest of drawers
- ciphering: use figures in calculating
- condescension: attitude or behavior/ stoop to a lower level
- diversion: to distract
- epithets: word or phrase
- gauzy: a transparent fabric
- gavotte: french dance
- impertinence: a rude act or remark
- indignant: expressing anger
- lentil: a bean
- malice: intention of doing harm
- odius: causing hatred or strong dislike
- plaited: braid
- ramrod: very straight
- reined: control or stop
- ridicule: make fun of
- rouge: red powder
- sublime: impressive beauty
- succumb: to yield to force pressure
- sustenence: a supply necessary for life
- swathed: bind or wrap
- undulating: form move in waves
- vile: disgusting/bad