Every Man in His Humour

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quarelled

to argue angrily

sojourning

stay somewhere temporarily

slander

to defame someone

impetuous

impulsive

plague

a contagious bacterial disease

sumptuously

luxurious and lavish

villainous

to be wicked in nature

squib

a short, funny speech or news item

frippery

showy, ornate garments or accessories

scurrilous

vulgar, evil, abusive

viaticum

an allowance, provisions as for a journey

truss

to secure tightly

Scanderbag

An Albanian nobleman and military commander; here used as an insult

gelt

money

costermonger

a person hawking fruits or vegetables

petronel

a portable firearm

linstock

a staff having a pointed foot (as for sticking into the ground) and a forked tip and formerly used to hold a lighted match for firing cannon (m-w)

caract

an archaic term for mark, trait

scrivener

a professional copier, writer, scribe

cullion

a base person

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