cabana
a small hut on a beach used as a bathhouse
cipher
a symbol or key
collude
to conspire, become part of a confederacy
consummate (adj.)
extraordinary
cupola
a small dome-like lookout set on a roof
debauch
to corrupt morally
degeneracy
corrupt behavior, especially refering to sexual deviance
germicide
a chemical to kill germs
gesticulate
to gesture wildly
gondola
a lightweight boat used to travel through the canals in Venice
gondolier
a man who paddles a gondola
imminent
coming immediately
ineluctable
inevitable
loden
a coarse woollen fabric
lucidity
clarity
nebulous
unclear, misty
pellucid
transparent
perverse
cranky, perverted
quarantine
a period of time during which a person, house, or entire city is isolated because it is believed to carry contagious disease
retraction
a notice in a newspaper stating previously reported information was false
rouge
blush, makeup
sirocco
a hot and humid south or southeast wind that blows through Italy
sobriety
the opposite of intoxication
tootle
lowbrow music
vaporetto
a motorboat for transporting people along the canals in Venice
