ague – malaria or other illness involving fever or shivering
apprise – inform or tell
contumaciously – stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient
descry – to catch sight of
execrating – to detest, utterly abhor, abominate
farinaceous – gritty, mealy, starch-like
hale – to drag or draw forcibly
imprecation – a spoken curse
interlocutor – a person who takes part of a dialogue or conversation
lachrymose – tearful or given to weeping
myrmidon – a follower or subordinate of a powerful person, typically one who is unscrupulous or carries out orders unquestioningly
nevy – nephew
ophthalmic – relating to the eye, ocular
rantipole – an unruly, rude, young person. a rakish person
suppositious – based on assumption rather than fact