- transmute - to change in form, nature, or substance
- marchioness - wife or widow of a marquess/marquise
- harridan - A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman
- besmirch - Damage the reputation of (someone or something) in the opinion of others
- imputation - a statement attributing something dishonest
- blackball - to reject
- peregrination - A travel or journey, especially by foot
- elucidate - Make (something) clear; explain
- yuletide - Christmas: period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
- masticate - to chew
- boor - A rude, ill-mannered person
- spittoon - A metal or earthenware pot typically having a funnel-shaped top, used for spitting into
- tureen - A deep covered dish from which soup is served
- bedlamite - an archaic term for a lunatic
- jibboom - a spar that extends the bowsprit (on a ship)
- Diogenes - Greek philosopher. The most noted of the Cynics, he emphasized self-sufficiency and the need for natural, uninhibited behavior, regardless of social conventions
- pisco - A white brandy made in Peru from muscat grapes
- vouchsafe - Give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner
- emollient - Attempting to avoid confrontation or anger; soothing or calming
- polymath - A person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning
- scrimshander - The manufacture of handcrafts by sailors on long voyages, especially as whittled from wood or bone
- schooner - A sailing ship with two or more masts, typically with the foremast smaller than the mainmast, and having gaff-rigged lower masts
- careen - Turn (a ship) on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repair
- blithely - happily: in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily"
- circumvallate
- ingress
- lee
- bovine
- torpor
- pockmark
- pustular
- hoarfrost
- excoriate
- nephrite
- swill
- bordello
- debaucher
- ursine
- astraddle
- in flagrante delicto - latin for "in blazing offence"
- riotocracy - violent or disorderly rule
- remonstrate
- filly
- abase
- poxed
- obdurate
- rota
- demotic
- arcana
- somnambulant
- tatterdemalion
- renegado
- quadroon
- repast
- nomenclature
- hugger-mugger
- importune
- evince
- woebegone
- terraqueous
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