avidity
a state of eagerness, alertness
ribald
coarse, uncouth
reprobate
a scoundrel
pallor
paleness, as of one's face
enmity
extreme hatred
guileless
naive
sot
someone who is always drunk
foppish
dressing like a dandy; a man who is a bit effeminate
strident
loud, intense
scrupulous
possessing integrity
surreptitious
doing something stealthily, clandestinely
gallant
chivalrous, heroic in attitude
harlot
a term for a whore/slut
salacious
scandalous, lustful
unctuously
in an oily, sycophantic manner
chanty
a sailors' song
repose
rest
palaver
a discussion, conference
diabolical
of the devil, evil
volubly
talking loudly, quickly, and intensely