lugubrious
looking or sounding very sad, gloomy, or depressing
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Outlander S4E8: English vocabulary
Season 4, Episode 8DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
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artless
simple and natural, without pretension or deceit
paroxysm
a sudden strong burst of emotion or activity
sorrowed
feeling or showing deep sadness, especially after a death or loss
jesting
joking or intended as a joke
billow
a large wave or a swelling mass of water, smoke, or fabric
redcoat
a British soldier, especially one from the 18th century, who wore a red uniform coat
dignify
to make someone or something seem more important, serious, or worthy of respect
kerchief
a small square cloth worn on the head or around the neck
bairn
a child
ceaseless
continuing without stopping
haggle
to argue about the price of something in order to get a lower one
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encamp
to set up a camp and stay there for a time
worser
an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse
apportion
to divide something and give each part to someone or something
protrusion
a part that sticks out from a surface
coachman
a man whose job is driving a horse-drawn coach or carriage
mooned
to show your bare buttocks to someone as a joke or insult
rearer
a person who breeds and cares for animals
leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
wanton
deliberately cruel, violent, or harmful
jest
a joke or playful remark
hitherto
up to this time; until now
arbiter
a person or group that decides a dispute or settles an argument