deign
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
vesper
a late afternoon or evening worship service
dissolute
unrestrained by convention or morality
cannon fodder
soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire
prowl
move about in or as if in a predatory manner
fumble
feel about uncertainly or blindly
delectation
a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
languid
lacking spirit or liveliness
rigging
formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel
cant
a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
pinnace
a boat for communication between ship and shore
gully
deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)
smithereens
a collection of small fragments considered as a whole
unction
anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
prow
front part of a vessel or aircraft
somersault
an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
manure
any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material
soot
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
chink
a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
cleave
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
door latch
spring-loaded doorlock that can only be opened from the outside with a key
nary
(used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'
scab
the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
girth
the distance around a person's body
swig
a large and hurried swallow
bog
wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
dote
shower with love; show excessive affection for
scot free
free from harm or penalty
alms
money or goods contributed to the poor
thatched roof
a house roof made with a plant material (as straw)
