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casuistry: specious or deceptive reasoning, esp. in questions of morality.

busticate: to break into pieces.

behemoth: any creature or thing of monstrous size or power.

nitid: bright; lustrous.

potlatch: a ceremony at which gifts are bestowed on the guests in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.

don: to put on or dress in.

zaftig: full-bodied; well-proportioned.

fulgurate: to flash or dart like lightning.

morganatic: pertaining to a form of marriage where a person of high rank weds someone of lower station without claim to the property of the high-ranking partner.

occlude: to shut in, out, or off.

impedimenta: baggage or other things that retard one's progress

philogyny: love of or liking for women (opposite of misogyny.)

acedia: sloth.

palladian: pertaining to wisdom, knowledge, or study.

undercast: something viewed from above through another medium, as of clouds viewed from an airplane.

brannigan: a carouse.

spoor: a track or trail, esp. that of a wild animal pursued as game.

vestigial: relating to a body part that has become small and lost its use.

subtilize: to make (the mind, senses, etc.) keen or discerning.

aeromancy: the prediction of future events from observation of weather conditions.