gaudy 
gather; store up 
decorate 
talkativeness 
excessively talkative, especially about unimportant subjects; loquacious; wordy 
science of preparing and serving good food 
clumsy; boorish 
flashy; showy 
lean and angular; barren 
stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe 
official publication 
record of descent; lineage 
vague statement 
characteristic of an entire class or species 
beginning; origin 
cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy 
particular variety of art or literature 
well-bred; elegant 
those of gentle birth; refinement 
people of standing; class of people just below nobility 
bend the knee as in worship 
pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand 
pertaining to a germ; creative 
cause to sprout; sprout 
government ruled by old people 
change in voting district lines in order to favor a political party 
evolve, as in prenatal growth 
motion; gesture 
horrible 
nonsense; babbling 
mock 
light-hearted; dizzy 
very carefully 
distance around something; circunference 
essence 
like a glacier; extremely cold 
highly conspicuous; harshly bright 
cover with a thin and shiny surface 
gather leavings 
fluent 
shine erratically; twinkle 
express evil satisfaction; view malevolently 
over explain away 
brief explanation of words used in the text 
smooth and shining 
scowl 
overstock; fill to excess 
sticky; viscous 
someone who eats too much 
twisted 
dwarf; underground spirit 
urge on 
narrow canyon; steep, rocky cleft 
stuff oneself 
bloody 
sheer; like cobwebs 
tear out 
epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink 
connoisseur of food and drink 
arraged by degree (of height, difficulty, etc.) 
storehouse for grain 
impressiveness; stateliness; majesty 
pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language 
imposing; impressive 
form into grains 
pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described 
wrestle; come to grips with 
make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred 
please 
free 
given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for 
tip 
seriousness 
sociable 
cause of complaint 
question severely 
a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc. 
ghastly 
fantastic; comically hideous 
small cavern 
complain; fuss 
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate 
unwilling; reluctant; stingy 
thin, liquid porridge 
exhausting 
grisly 
rough-mannered 
boisterous laughter 
deceit; duplicity 
without deceit 
appearance; costume 
easily deceived 
affecting the sense of taste 
enjoyment; enthusiasm 
windy 
apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc. 
hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog 
commonplace; trite 
wasted away; gaunt 
