sizzling
very hot
territory
an area of land under jurisdiction of a ruler
squelch
forcibly silence or suppress
squiggle
squirm and wriggle about
barghest
a ghost or goblin appearing in the form of a large dog
ravine
a deep, narrow, gorge
gospel
a teaching or revelation
porpoise
a small toothed whale with a blunt snout
scalp
the skin covering a head
droppings
the excrement of certain animals
bilberry
the small berry of the bilberry shrub, closely related to the blueberry
pheasant
a large showy game bird
witchophile
one who studies witches
conker
a horse chestnut tree
vile
horrid, gross, disgusting
tommyrot
nonsense, rubbish
chambermaid
a maid who cleans bedrooms, normally in a hotel
currant
a small dried fruit made from a type of grape
nits
the eggs of a louse or other parasitic small organism
turpentine
a volatile oil distilled from pine wood
cankered
infected, rotted
frumptious
to be angry or sad
mackerel
a migratory fish, used for food
ruddy
euphemism for bloody, as an expletive
flagstones
a flat stone slab used in paving
bosom
a woman's chest
sherry
a dry wine, often used for cooking
twerp
an annoying person
