adroitly
cleverly skilled; ingeniously.
assizes
a judicial inquiry.
attitudinizing
posing for effect.
cant
insincere expressions of piety or righteousness.
chatelaine
a clasp worn at the waist by women, for suspending keys or other trinkets.
dissimulation
a feigned act or statement; hypocrisy.
distempered
painted in a whitewash.
impetuous
rash or impulsive.
inducement
something meant to lure or stimulate.
inexorable
not to be persuaded, unyielding.
irresolutely
doubtfully, without conviction.
jocularly
jokingly, in jest.
mantle
a loose cloak.
paling
a picket fence.
peremptoriness
dictatorial, leaving no room for disagreement or refusal.
querulousness
full of complaints.
remonstrating
pleading in protest.
snivelling
weeping, crying, or whining.
suavity
having courteous actions or manners.
tripos
one of various final honors examinations at Cambridge University.
unction
an excessive, earnest manner when speaking.
wrangler
a person placed in the first class in the mathematics tripos at Cambridge University.
