Baize
A green, wooly material resembling felt, mostly used to cover card and billiard tables
Nip
A small quantity of alcohol or liquor
Maraschino
A liqueur obtained from distilling a specific type of cherry
Compunction
A feeling of guilt or moral tumult that follows an act of wrongdoing
Tokay
A sweet white wine from Hungary
Derision
Contempt for or ridicule of someone or something
Filial Piety
Respect for one's parents and ancestors
Crown
Also "Krone"; the unit of Norwegian currency
Chamberlain
An officer who manages the home or affairs of a noble person
Dainties
Delicacies; small things to eat
Capital
Here, suggestive of quality or excellence
Garret
A top floor or attic, especially a small one
Pariah
A social outcast
Contrivance
The use of skill to create or produce something; a scheme
Car-de-visits
Here, a mispronunciation of carte de visite, small photographic business cards exchanged between friends in the 19th century
Dæmonic
Fiendish or relating to demons; subversive in a broader sense
Constitution
A person's composition or physical state; vitality
Groveling
Lying before another abjectly or subserviently
Portmanteau
A large trunk or suitcase that opens into two equal parts
Hurly-burly
Commotion or disarray
