• rictus
    noun
    a fixed grimace or grin.
  • insalubrious
    adj
    unhealthy (usually refers to a climate or locality).
  • frisson
    noun
    a brief moment of emotional excitement.
  • largesse
    noun
    generosity in bestowing gifts/money upon others. Can also refer to said gifts/money given.
  • colonnade
    noun
    a row of columns supporting a roof.
  • pedant
    noun
    a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules.
  • ordure
    noun
    excrement; dung.
  • adjutant
    noun
    a military officer who serves as an assistant to a senior officer.
  • facinorous
    adj
    atrociously wicked.
  • torpor
    noun
    a state of physical or mental inactivity.
  • wastrel
    noun
    a good-for-nothing person.
  • temerity
    noun
    excessive boldness; audacity.
  • palanquin
    noun
    a covered litter for one passenger that is carried on two poles by four or six bearers.
  • gormless
    adj
    lacking sense; foolish.
  • bacchanal
    noun
    an occasion of drunken and wild revelry.
  • parlance
    noun
    a particular way of speaking or using words.
  • insouciant
    adj
    showing a lack of concern.
  • askance
    adv
    with a look of suspicion or disapproval.
  • inamorata
    noun
    a woman with whom one is in love or is intimate with.
  • demurral
    noun
    an act of disagreeing politely.