jauntily
in a jaunty fashionable manner
meander
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
soddy
a house built of sod or adobe laid in horizontal courses
envelop
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
interminable
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
frond
compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad
indiscriminate
failing to make or recognize distinctions
transfiguration
the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify
stealthy
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
clamber
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
forsake
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
insolent
marked by casual disrespect
foul
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
languid
lacking spirit or liveliness
indifference
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
vexation
anger produced by some annoying irritation
flail
an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
pastoral
relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle
personify
attribute human qualities to something
onomatopoeia
using words that imitate the sound they denote
allude
make a more or less disguised reference to
dearth
an insufficient quantity or number
compulsive
caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
tone
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
intrusion
entrance by force or without permission or welcome
menace
something that is a source of danger
boisterous
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
allegory
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
allegorical
used in or characteristic of or containing allegory
