Windward Heights Glossary

Windward Heights Glossary

Procession

A large group of people gathered for a religious ceremony

Breeches

Short trousers, worn during formal ceremonies

Spindly

Tall and skinny

Guava

An exotic fruit

Molars

Back teeth

Famished

Very hungry

Sombrero

A style of hat that originated in Mexico

Haughtily

Arrogantly; with a lot of pride

Throng

An extremely large, crowded group of people

Edifice

A large building

Idle

Lazy

Cabildos

A building where the town's leaders gather, like a town hall

Dishevelled

Untidy and messy

Worldly

Sophisticated and knowledgable; knowing a lot about the world

Motley

Colourful

Cavort

To dance and run in a joyful fashion

Bacchanal

Relating to the Ancient Roman god Bacchus (equivalent to the Greek god Dionysus). Bacchus / Dionysus was associated with community, alcoohol and festivals

Facade

The outside of a building

Of great renown

Well known and respected

Residence

Home

Successor

A person who will take on the position of a person before them

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