abhorrence
a feeling of repugnance or loathing
adamantine
hard, impervious
ague
a fit of shivering or shaking
august
impressive; eminent
avarice
greed
calenture
a tropical fever
caprice
an impulsive change of mind
chimaera
an imaginary monster
circumspection
being prudent
clemency
a merciful, kind, or lenient act
commodious
spacious, roomy
coquetry
flirtation
declivity
a downward slope or bend
dexterity
skill in using hands or body
disapprobation
disapproval; condemnation
disconsolate
heartbroken, dejected
diuretic
a substance used to increase excretion of urine (also used as an adjective)
dram
a small measurement
ebullient
bubbly, happy
edict
decree or proclamation
edifice
a large building
effluvia
a small exhalation
encomiums
formal tributes
envoy
a diplomatic agent
equipage
a carriage
espalier
a plant trained to grow in a pattern
etymology
the derivation of a word
extenuation
a partial excuse
faction
a dissenting clique
hectoring
bullying
hermetically
completely sealed
hobgoblin
a source of fear
importunate
troublesome, annoying
impute
to attribute or ascribe
ingenuous
artless, innocent
laudable
commendable
lucid
clear
magnanimous
kind, benevolent
maliciously
cruelly, meanly
mercurial
inconstant, indecisive
misanthrope
a hater of humankind (Swift and Pope were both consindered misanthropes)
noxious
toxic, harmful to living things
odious
bad smelling
palisades
a line of cliffs
peccant
sinful, guilty
pecuniary
pertaining to money
perfidiousness
deceitfulness or general evilness
pernicious
causing insidious harm or ruin
prelate
a high-ranking member of the clergy
puissant
powerful; mighty
rapine
plunder
recompense
to award compensation for
retinue
attendants to a high-ranking person
rudiments
fundamental facts or elements
sagacity
mental discernment, wisdom
satire
a literary mode in which human shortcomings are held up to scorn and ridicule
scabbard
a sheath for a sword or dagger
scimitar
a curved sword
scrofulous
morally tainted
tincture
a dye or pigment
Tory
a member of the conservative political party in Great Britain (1679-1832)
usurper
a person who takes over a position
varlet
an attendant or servant
vernal
of or pertaining to spring
victuals
food supplies
virtuoso (pl. virtuosi)
a person who is a master of his or her field
Whig
a member of the liberal political party in Great Britain (1679-1832)
