A

alacrity (hint: Agila Base) :: n. cheerful readiness

anodyne :: adj. painkiller; not likely to offend

C

caparison :: n. ornamental covering for a horse

caveat emptor :: n. principle: buyer responsible to check quality and suitability of goods before purchase.

chafe :: v. irritate, vex

chancel :: n. part of church near altar reserved for clergy and choir

charred :: v. burned

clink :: n. prison

cobble :: n. small round stone covering road surfaces

convalescence :: n. recuperation

D

dappled :: adj. spotted

debenture :: n. a form of bond

divest :: v. To take away something from a person

dole out :: v. distribute charitably

dribs and drabs :: adj. in small or sporadic amounts

if one had one's druthers :: if one had a choice

E

enrapture :: v. give intense pleasure or joy to

ensorcel :: v. enchant

eschew (hint: Young People Ask) :: v. shun

execrate :: v. express great loathing

F

finagle :: v. obtain something dishonestly

flaxen :: adj. hay-like

frock :: n. outer garment of monks and friars

fumble (hint: Philippines) :: v. handling something clumsily

fubar (hint: school in Dagupan) :: adj. confused, disordered, damaged

G

gable :: n. triangular part of a wall that holds the roof

gaffer :: n. old man

gaudy (hint: Jen's blue rice) :: adj. extravagant or tasteless showiness

geld (hint: Doji) :: v. to castrate (an animal); to deprive of an essential part

glen :: n. a narrow valley

goatherd :: n. one who tends goats

gutful :: n. quantity of food or drink sufficient to fill one's stomach.

H

haar (hint: temp) :: n. a cold wet sea fog

halloo :: n. used to incite dogs to the chase during a hunt

hubris :: n. excessive pride

I

impressionable :: adj. easily impressed

J

jerkin :: n. sleveless jacket

jetty (hint: Somewhere in LB) :: n. small pier

juxtapose :: v. to place different things side by side for a purpose

L

languor :: n. weariness

largesse :: n. generosity

lassitude :: n. languor

lip service :: n. words unbacked by actions

lisp :: n. speech defect where \s\ and \z\ are pronounced as \th\

lush (informal) :: n. habitual heavy drinker

luxuriate (hint: Sir Ado) :: v. to indulge luxuriously

M

madcap (hint: Flame) :: adj. reckless

maelstrom :: n. powerful whirlpool; something that resembles it

mauve :: n. purple

mendicant :: n. beggar

mien :: n. demeanor

minuet :: n. a slow graceful dance

moor :: v. anchor

N

nave (hint: Vigan) :: n. hub of a wheel; main interior of a church

nondescript :: adj. uninteresting

O

ochre :: n. earthy red or yellow

onanism :: n. masturbation

P

paisley :: adj. feather-shaped patterns

picaresque (hint: Kobe) :: adj. relating to episodic fiction about a dishonest but appealing hero

pithy (hint: core) :: adj. concise and forcefully expressive

pitter-patter :: n. sound of quick light steps

poplar :: n. a tree

portentous (hint: gas) :: adj. done in an overly solemn manner to impress

propitious :: adj. favorable

punctilio :: n. a small detail of procedure

punctilious :: adj. showing great attention to detail or correct behavior

pundit :: n. expert

R

ratiocination :: n. reasoning

refectory :: n. dining hall in an educational or religious institution

S

sandal :: v. to walk on sandals

scrawl :: v. to write or draw carelessly

shams :: n. decorative pillow case

shudder :: v. tremble due to fear

shutter :: n. window cover

smothered :: v. to kill by depriving of air

sonder :: n. the realization that each passerby has a life as complex as your own

spire (hint: San Pedro) :: n. pinacle

stall :: v. to stop or delay

stoop :: v. bend one's body forward and downward

strew (hint: rice) :: v. to spread by scattering

surly :: adj. irritable

T

taut (hint: sounds lik "s _ _ _ _") :: adj. concise and controlled

thrall (hint: Naz Reid) :: n. the state of submission

tinny :: adj. resembling tin

transept - part of a cruciform church that crosses at right angles to the greatest length between the nave and the apse or choir

U

undergrowth :: n. growth of plants on the forest floor

unkempt :: adj. uncombed; unclean; unpolished

upbraid :: v. scold

V

vilify :: v. to defame

voile :: n. thin, semitransparent fabric

W

waft :: v. to move lightly on a buoyant medium

whittle :: v. to shape by cutting

wonk :: n. nerd